Written & Illustrated by: Tillie Walden Publisher: Image Comics Format: Paperback, 256 pages, Black & White ISBN: 9781534321281 Ages: 13 and up Tillie Walden is an Eisner Award winning talent and her spin on The Walking Dead universe provides a hauntingly real view of the strife in a world filled with walkers. Clementine is the…
Author: Jonathan Khan
Jonathan Khan has been a Public Services Librarian for 7 years and received his MSI degree from Florida State University. He currently works for the leading third-party comic book grading company, CGC Comics. He's an avid graphic novel and manga reader and has organized many successful graphic novel and fandom focused programs in libraries. He's very excited to see libraries becoming more open to this type of programming, and looks forward to seeing the progression of graphic novels in libraries.
Graphic Novel Reviews: M.O.M.:Mother of Madness
M.O.M.: Mother of Madness Written by: Emilia Clarke and Marguerite Bennett Illustrated by: Leila Leiz and Leila Del Luca Publisher: Image Comics Format: Hardcover, 152 pages, Color ISBN: 9781534320932 Ages: 13 and up Superstar actress, Emilia Clarke has teamed up with Bennett, Leiz and Del luca to create a progressive, feminest story about a mom…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Shadecraft, Vol. 1
Shadecraft, Vol. 1 Written by: Joe Henderson Illustrated by: Lee Garbett Publisher: Image Comics Format: Softcover, 144 pages, Color ISBN: 9781534319820 Ages: 13 and up Zadie Lu is an awkward teenager. She gets bullied at school during the day and is constantly getting in trouble at home at night. Ricky, her older brother, was involved…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Nocterra, Vol. 1: Full Throttle Dark
Nocterra, Vol.1: Full Throttle Dark Written by: Scott Snyder Illustrated by: Tony Daniel Publisher: Image Comics Format: Softcover, 168 pages, Color ISBN: 9781534319943 Ages: 16 and up Snyder, best known for his epic storytelling in DC’s Batman: Court of Owls series, has created his own post-apocalyptic thriller in Nocterra. In this world, a catastrophic event has consumed the…
Graphic Novel Reviews: The Silver Coin, Vol. 1
The Silver Coin, Volume 1 Written by: Chip Zdarsky, Jeff Lemire, Kelly Thompson, and Ed Brisson Illustrated by: Michael Walsh Publisher: Image Comics Format: Softcover, 144 pages, Color ISBN: 978-1534319929 Ages: 16 and up All good things come with a price, whether it’s realized or not. The Silver Coin is an anthology of horror stories by rockstar writers…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Deep Beyond, Volume 1
Written by: Mirka Andolfo and Davide Goy Illustrated by: Andrea Broccardo Publisher: Image Comics Format: Paperback, 144 pages, Color ISBN: 9781534320710 Ages: 13 and up In a future where Earth has seen its population dwindled by catastrophic events, mankind’s survival is left in the hands of a select few scientists from different colonies of the…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Destroy All Monsters
Written by: Ed Brubaker Illustrated by: Sean Phillips Publisher: Image Comics Format: Hardcover, 144 pages, Color ISBN: 9781534319240 Ages: 16 and up An all new book in the sensational Reckless series by the award-winning duo, Brubaker and Phillips. These two have outdone themselves once again! In Destroy All Monster,readers get a closer look into the…
Jim Lives: The Mystery of the Lead Singer of The Doors and the 27 Club Post
Jim Lives: The Mystery of the Lead Singer of The Doors and the 27 Club Written by: Paolo Baron Illustrated by: Ernesto Carbonetti Publisher: Image Comics Format: Softcover, 128 pages, Color ISBN: 9781534319639 Ages: 13 and up Baron is back with yet another story centered on music. His previous titles include “Paul Is Dead” and…
Friend of the Devil
Friend of the DevilWritten by: Ed BrubakerIllustrated by: Sean PhillipsPublisher: Image ComicsFormat: Softcover, 104 pages, ColorISBN: 9781534318366Ages: 18 and up Former FBI agent turned private detective, Ethan Reckless is back! And this time he’s in the 80s in search of a missing b-list Hollywood actress who happens to be the stepsister of his current love…
Home Sick Pilots, Volume 1: Teenage Haunts
Home Sick Pilots, Volume 1: Teenage HauntsWritten by: Dan WattersIllustrated by: Caspar WijngaardPublisher: Image ComicsFormat: Softcover, 152 pages, ColorISBN: 9781534318922Ages: 16 and up Take a dash of punk rock, add a sprinkle of teen angst and top it off with a haunted, murder house and you’ve got the recipe for one heck of a wild…