Published by: Black Panel Press Written by: Verity Holloway Illustrated by: Ivo De Jeger ISBN: 9781990521096 Ages: 16+ Imagine your favorite fandom. Think about all the times you rewrote lyrics of a song, recast actor’s parts in the movie/show, or rewrote sections of the book. Part of the fun of being so involved with fandoms,…
Author: Adam Fisher
Adam Fisher has worked for more than a decade at Lane Libraries in Fairfield, Ohio, where he is a Reference Associate. He creates and leads programming for all ages, manages the graphic novel, sci-fi/fantasy, and magazine collections at his branch, and has recently seen great success with his self-created Escape Room programs. He writes reviews for everything he reads and can be found on Goodreads @FisherAd80 and on Twitter @adamreadscomics.
Graphic Novel Review: Witch of Mine Volume 1
Published by: Ablaze Written by: Haeyoon Illustrated by: Mas ISBN: 9781684971060 Ages: 15+ “If you are just a little smart or different from the others, if you sing, dance, or draw well, or if you are in any way excessively good or bad at something, or if you are extremely beautiful …you will be called…
Graphic Novel Review: Belit & Valeria Volume 1: Swords Vs Sorcery
Published by: Ablaze Written by: Max Bemis & Robert E Howard Illustrated by: Rodney Buchemi ISBN: 9781684970988 Ages: 18+ Robert E Howard is most known for his character Conan the Barbarian. A wandering warrior, he travels the world of Hyboria as a mercenary, known for his lethality with a blade and the strength of his…
Graphic Novel Review: I Escaped A Chinese Internment Camp
Published by: Insider Written by: Zumrat Dawut, Anthony Del Col Illustrated by: Fahmida Azim ISBN: 9781988247960 Ages: 16+ Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting, this non-fiction graphic novella is the true story of Zumrat Dawat, a Muslim woman who was living in China. Arrested and removed from her family just for being Muslim, she had…
Graphic Novel Review: Public Domain Volume 1: Past Mistakes
Published by: Image Comics Written by: Chip Zdarsky Illustrated by: Chip Zdarsky ISBN: 9781534324572 Ages: 14+ Long ago, Jerry and Syd created a comic book character known as “The Domain”. It ran for a long time, and became popular. Just like in our world, when a superhero becomes popular, it will eventually head for the movie screen. Jerry…
Graphic Novel Review: The Darkness We Brought Back
Published by: AfterShock Written by: Rex Ogle, Alex Segura Illustrated by: Joe Eisma ISBN: 9781956731279 Ages: 14+ Most of us have been to a “haunted” house or seen/held a “cursed” item. The existence and proof of the supernatural is a constant pursuit for some. Overall, I believe that there are supernatural elements to the world we live in,…
Graphic Novel Review: Beware the Eye of Odin
Published by: Image Comics Written by: Doug Wagner Illustrated by: Tim Odland ISBN: 9781534324527 Ages: 15+ For a Viking, many tales and myths guide their everyday lives. One such tale tells of the Eye of Odin, and should anyone find themselves in possession of it, they must get it back to its rightful owner before the next…
Graphic Novel Review: Life Zero
Published by: Ablaze Written by: Stefano Vietti Illustrated by: Marco Checchetto ISBN: 9781684970865 Ages: 18+ In the snowy city of New Easton, Derek Shako waits in prison. The halls are quiet, except for the shuffling feet and light moans of the recently infected walking dead. The cloud that caused the conversion has moved on, but the threat is…
Graphic Novel Review: Slumber Vol. 1
Published by: Image Comics Written by: Tyler Burton Smith Illustrated by: Vanessa Cardinali ISBN: 9781534323360 Ages: 15+ Three detectives show up at a crime scene. With the strange symbols written on the walls in blood, as well as the message “I seek the DREAM EATER”, they know that another of the Sleepwalker Killings has happened. A random series…
Graphic Novel Review: The Closet
Published by: Image Comics Written by: James Tynion IV Illustrated by: Gavin Fullerton ISBN: 9781534323254 Ages: 16+ There are the monsters we see… and the ones we don’t. Thom, his wife Maggie, and their son Jamie are packing for a move to Portland, Oregon, leaving New York City behind them. For several weeks, Jamie has been complaining about…