A Man Among Ye Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Stephanie PhillipsIllustrated by: Craig SermakISBN: 9781534316911Ages: 12+ From the very cover of this book, you know what you are getting into: high seas adventure, treasure, and lady pirates! Anyone familiar with pirates at all knows a few names like maybe Blackbeard, Long John Silver, or the…
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 Reviews: Money Shot Volume 1
Money Shot Volume 1 Published by: Vault ComicsWritten by: Tim Seeley, Sarah BeattieIllustrated by: Rebekah IssacsISBN: 9781939424600Ages: 18+ In 2027, aliens visit the planet Earth and make contact, offering their help and inviting us to join The Covalence, an intergalactic alliance of many worlds. Soon after, for unknown reasons, they rescind their offer and…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Money Shot Volume 2
Money Shot Volume 2 Published by: Vault ComicsWritten by: Tim Seeley, Sarah BeattieIllustrated by: Rebekah Issacs, Kurt Michael RussellISBN: 9781939424730Ages: 18+ The XXXplorers are back with a second Volume! The “Adults Only” universe of MONEY SHOT operates on a unique premise: scientists, who have become human-on-alien porn stars, use their pay-per-view money to fund a…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Sera and the Royal Stars Volume 1
Sera and the Royal Stars Volume 1 Published by: Vault ComicsWritten by: Jon TsueiIllustrated by: Audrey MokISBN: 9781939424570Ages: 10+ When we look up into the night sky and see the stars in their constellations, some of their shapes and names are known to us. But what if each of those stars was actually a deity,…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Sera and the Royal Stars Volume 2
Sera and the Royal Stars Volume 2 Published by: Vault ComicsWritten by: Jon TsueiIllustrated by: Audrey MokISBN: 9781939424693Ages: 10+ Sera’s mystical quest continues in Volume 2. At the end of the last Volume, needs of her Kingdom weighing heavy on her heart, Sera has left the Royal Stars and headed home. Aldebaran, Antares, and…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Rise of the Candy Creeper
John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids : Grimms Town Terror Tales Rise of the Candy Creeper Published by: Storm King ProductionsWritten by: Neo Edmund, Sandy KingIllustrated by: Renae De Liz, Janice ChiangISBN: 9781733282161Ages: 10+ When you think about comic books for kids, I would almost guarantee that the name John Carpenter would not come to…
Graphic Novel Review: Disaster Inc.
Disaster Inc. Published by: Aftershock ComicsWritten by: Joe HarrisIllustrated by: Sebastián PírizISBN: 9781949028539Ages: 18+ When a disaster happens, most people take the time to mourn losses and maybe even assist with rebuilding or relief efforts. However, there are those who choose to take a bolder, riskier approach, and desire to feed their curiosity by…
Graphic Novel Review: SFSX (Safe Sex) Volume 1: Protection
SFSX Volume 1: Protection Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Tina HornIllustrated by: Michael Dowling, Jen Hickman, Alejandra Gutierrez, Tula LotayISBN: 9781534315853Ages: 18+ Before we continue any further with this review, please know, if you hadn’t picked it up from the title, this title is for mature audiences only. SFSX, or SaFe SeX, is anything but…
Graphic Novel Review: Replica Volume 1
Replica Volume 1 Published by: Aftershock ComicsWritten by: Paul JenkinsIllustrated by: Andy Clarke (Illustrator), Dan Brown (Colorist)ISBN: 9781935002994Ages: 12+ If you’ve ever seen GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, you know that outer space is a very colorful place, not merely full of many different colors, but also animated and lively. To be in charge of keeping…
Graphic Novel Review: Family Tree Volume 1: Sapling
Family Tree Volume 1: Sapling Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Jeff LemireIllustrated by: Phil HesterISBN: 9781534316492Ages: 14+ When you hear the term “Family Tree”, what comes to mind? A complicated version of your family history you made using ancestry software? Maybe a school project you or your child worked on? A long shot, but maybe…