Published by: UDON EntertainmentWritten by: Yasuke TanakaIllustrated by: Yasuke TanakaISBN: 9781772942439Ages: 15+ If they make it to July 24th, it all ends… Shinpei Ajiro and the rest of the residents of Hitogashima have endured the shadow sickness for too long. Our heroes enter the boss battle in the sixth and final Volume of SUMMERTIME RENDERING…
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Graphic Novel Review: Summertime Rendering Volume 5
Published by: UDON EntertainmentWritten by: Yasuke TanakaIllustrated by: Yasuke TanakaISBN: 9781772942422Ages: 15+ “It’s not about how long you live, it’s about how you use that life.” When those words are spoken in this penultimate Volume of SUMMERTIME RENDERING, we readers will know that we are officially in the endgame. But before that… We begin with…
Graphic Novel Review: Summertime Rendering Volume 4
Published by: UDON EntertainmentWritten by: Yasuke TanakaIllustrated by: Yasuke TanakaISBN: 9781772942415Ages: 15+ Looping… looping… each time with less time to solve the mystery. Can Shinpei figure it all out in time? The Fifth Loop begins and Ushioh is able to restart this one with Shinpei. Using her scan and copy skills, their friends and companions…
Graphic Novel Review: Summertime Rendering Volume 3
Published by: UDON EntertainmentWritten by: Yasuke TanakaIllustrated by: Yasuke TanakaISBN: 9781772942408Ages: 15+ The shadows lengthen and some become clearer… Shinpei’s return to Hitogashima was supposed to be for the funeral of his foster sister. What it has turned into is a time-travelling adventure fighting against shadow clones of his friends and family. Each time around…
Graphic Novel Review: The Dragon Universe
Published by: AblazeWritten by: VariousIllustrated by: VariousISBN: 9781950912506Ages: 16+ When you ask anyone to describe a dragon, you’ll get many different answers. Some will describe a huge winged majestic creature who is ageless and wise and to be respectfully feared. Others will tell you of a greedy, violent and dark beast, hiding on a pile…
Graphic Novel Review: The Fairy Universe
Published by: AblazeWritten by: Olivier LedroitIllustrated by: Laurent and Olivier SouilléISBN: 9781950912513Ages:16+ Fairies are such a unique creature in the realm of fantasy. We could talk about archetype used in gaming (like Dungeons and Dragons), that are known as a magical being of the Fae, resembling a small winged elf-like creature. We could also discuss…
Graphic Novel Review: Ordinary Gods Vol. 1: God Spark
Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Kyle HigginsIllustrated by: Joe Clark, Jana TropperISBN: 9781534321052Ages: 13+ Once upon a time, there was a land of Gods. The land was divided into thirteen territories, each ruled by a different god. Above all of them was their ruler, the One King. It all worked for a long time… …Then…
Graphic Novel Review: Crueler Than Dead Vol. 2
Published by: Ablaze MangaWritten by: Tsukasa SaimuraIllustrated by: Kozo TakahashiISBN: 9788822611062Ages: Maki Agaki, our heroine from the first Volume, continues her journey to Tokyo Dome with the young boy Shota, impulsive Miura, and criminal Yugo. Bringing a vaccine to counteract the zombie curse that has overtaken the world, she expected to be welcomed with open…
Graphic Novel Review: Fine Print Vol. 1
Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Stjepan ŠejićIllustrated by: Stjepan ŠejićISBN: 9781534320703Ages: 18+ Meet Merryl Alaris. Strong, confident, female bookstore owner who always seems to know exactly what her patrons need. As we watch her work, we catch glimpses of something, possibly magical, under the surface. Only when a young woman named Rachel enters the store…
Graphic Novel Review: Punderworld Vol. 1
Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Linda ŠejićIllustrated by: Linda ŠejićISBN: 9781534320727Ages: 13+ Taking an adorably cute spin on the story of Hades and Persephone, PUNDERWORLD VOLUME 1 brings humor and a sense of humanity to the chaos of the Greek Pantheon. Hades, “not in charge of death, only accounting for it”, has been noticing many…