Nutmeg Volume 1 – Early Fall: Taste Buddies Written by: James F. WrightIllustrated by: Jackie CroftsPublisher: Action Lab EntertainmentFormat: Softcover, 6.5 x 10, 96 pages, Full Color, $11.99ISBN: 9781632291059 Review “Knowing what you know now, would you do it again? And my answer was always the same: Of course I would.” Of course she would,…
Author: Ashley Kronsberg
ASHLEY KRONSBERG is the Marketing Manager for Diamond Book Distributors and the Editor of Diamond BookShelf Magazine. When she isn’t standing on the rooftops screaming her heart out about the latest graphic novels and manga, she can be found crying over the latest slice of life anime she was not emotionally prepared for, pocket healing in the dungeons of Azeroth, or hunting skags on the outskirts of Pandora.
Lesson Plan: Monstro Mechanica Volume 1
Monstro Mechanica Volume 1 Published by: AfterShock ComicsWritten by: Paul Allor, Chris EvenhuisIllustrated by: Chris Evenhuis, Sjan WeijersFormat: SC, 120 pages, Color, $14.99ISBN: 9781935002499Ages: 16+ Review Set during the height of the Renaissance, Monstro Mechanica has warring factions setting out to gain control of Leonardo da Vinci’s arsenal of destructive inventions. His latest invention, a wooden robot that acts…
Lesson Plan: Mister Miracle
Mister Miracle Published by: DC ComicsWritten by: Tom KingIllustrated by: Mitch GeradsISBN: 9781401283544Ages: 13+ Review Scott Free’s name comes into play immediately in Mister Miracle. Without a prison or a trap that can hold him, he is able to escape anything “Scott Free” every time. The greatest escape artist in the world, Scott Free is famously known as…
Lesson Plan: Middlewest Book One
Middlewest Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Skottie YoungIllustrated by: Jorge Corona, Mike HuddlestonISBN: 9781534312173Ages: 16+ Review “The wind is so violent here.I hate it.Sometimes I feel like it hates me.Like it might just pick me up and blow me away.” Farmington is a small town, just like any other small town. It’s pretty predictable, and everyday seems like the…
Lesson Plan: The Joker: Endgame
The Joker: Endgame Written by: Scott Snyder & Brenden FletcherIllustrated by: Dustin NguyenPublisher: DC ComicsFormat: Hardcover/Softcover, 312 pages, Full Color, $29.99/$24.99ISBN: HC: 9781401258771/SC: 9781401261658 Review The Clown Prince of Crime is at it again. But this time it’s more scary than you can imagine. It’s his endgame! According to the Joker, it’s not just the…
Lesson Plan: Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
Jerusalem: Chorincles from the Holy City Written and illustrated by: Guy DelislePublisher: Drawn & QuarterlyFormat: Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 336 pages, Black and White, $24.95ISBN: 9781770460713 Review One of the most overlooked genres in the graphic novel format is the travelogue. Celebrated names of the graphic novel travelogue have been limited to some of the…
Lesson Plan: Gender Queer: A Memoir
Gender Queer: A Memoir Published by: Lion ForgeWritten by: Maia KobabeIllustrated by: Maia KobabeColors by: Phoebe KobabeISBN: 9781549304002Ages: 13+ Review “Having a nonbinary or trans teacher in junior high would have meant the world to me.” – Maia Kobabe – After writing this column for nearly ten years, Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is going down on my top ten…
Lesson Plan: Elsewhere Volume 1
Elsewhere Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Jay FaerberIllustrated by: Sumeyye Kesgin, Ron RileyFormat: Softcover, 112 pages, Color, $9.99ISBN: 9781534304697Ages: 13+ Review I’ve always been intrigued by the mystery and literary allure surrounding Amelia Earhart’s disappearance on July 19, 1937. Movies, novels, television shows, and many more literary genres have attempted to tell her disappearance…
Lesson Plan: Breath of Flowers Volume 1
Breath of Flowers Volume 1 Published by: TokyopopWritten by: CalyIllustrated by: CalyISBN: 9781427861511Ages: 13+ Review Azami has a serious, serious crush! However, there may be a societal concern about Azami’s crush. Years ago, Gwyn signed up to attend Azami’s school, blindly taking advice from a friend. What Gwyn did not realize is that her new high school…
Lesson Plan: The Best We Could Do
The Best We Could Do Published by: Harry N. AbramsWritten by: Thi BuiIllustrated by: Thi BuiFormat: HC, Color, 336 pages, $26.99ISBN: 9781419718779Ages: 13+ Review “Family is now something I have created – –and not just something I was born into.”– Thi Bui – When she becomes a new mother, Thi Bui is inclined to remember her own…