Published by: Action Lab EntertainmentWritten by: FrancoIllustrated by: Agnes GarbowskaISBN: 9781632291721Ages: 8-12 A graphic novel for young readers, Peach and the Isle of Monsters is an adventurous story of a young woman who sets forth to forge her own path in the world! Peach, named aptly so as she was born from the pit of a…
Author: Melissa Thompson
Recent MLIS grad aspiring to help get the word out about graphic narratives' legitimate place in education. Can be found buying more comics before finishing her last haul, driving around in a car she named T'Challa, & sketching rough concept art for a webcomic she's put off for like five years now. Find her on twitter talking about nothing of real importance: @gummyworms
Graphic Novel Review: The Me You Love in the Dark
Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Skottie YoungIllustrated by: Jorge CoronaISBN: 9781534321144Ages: Mature (18+) When an artist seeks solace out of the city for inspiration for her art, she finds much more than she bargained for in her newly acquired spooky home. The Me You Love in the Dark follows Rowena as she settles away from the…
Graphic Novel Review: Love Me Please! The Story of Janis Joplin
Published by: NBM PublishingWritten by: Nicolas FinetIllustrated by: ChristopherISBN: 9781681122762Ages: 15+ Janis Joplin continues to stand the test of time with the latest NBM comics biography release. Love Me Please! is a psychedelic adventure that not only marks the pivotal points in Joplin’s career, but describes just how she got there. From humble beginnings, being raised…
Graphic Novel Review: Two Moons (Vol. 1)
Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: John ArcudiIllustrated by: Valerio GiangiordanoISBN: 9781534319110Ages: Mature If you’re looking for a graphic novel with some historical relevance along with a dash of horror, Two Moons delivers both genres in a way that entertains and educates. A Pawnee man who has strayed from his family’s roots due to an unfortunate event…
Graphic Novel Reviews: X-O Manowar (2020)
X-O Manowar Book 1 Written by: Dennis “Hopeless” HallumIllustrated by: Emilio LaisoPublisher: Valiant Entertainment, LLCGenre: Science Fiction, SuperheroISBN: 9781682153680Ages: 13+ Valiant Entertainment delights us with another installment of X-O Manowar, penned by Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman) and illustrated by Emilio Laiso (Spider-Man: Velocity)! Aric of Dacia is a 5th-century European prince who acquires his superhero abilities…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Embodied (An Intersectional Comics Poetry Anthology)
Embodied : An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology Written by: Various AuthorsIllustrated by: Various CreatorsPublisher: A Wave Blue WorldGenre: Anthology, PoetryISBN: 9781949518139Ages: 16+ Embodied: An Intersectional Comics Poetry Anthology, published by A Wave Blue World, collects poetry written and illustrated by cis-female, trans, and non-binary people who share their works in hopes that the reader…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Dead Day
Dead Day Published by: Aftershock ComicsWritten by: Ryan ParrotIllustrated by: Evgeniy BornyakovISBN: 9781949028546Ages: 15+ Ryan Parrot returns to Aftershock Comics with an action-packed story that takes into consideration what may happen if the dead were only revived for a short period of time. Deemed “Dead Day” (not to be confused with “Day of the Dead”),…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Teaching Artfully
Teaching Artfully Published by: Clover Press, LLCWritten by: Meghan ParkerIllustrated by: Meghan ParkerISBN: 9781951038205Ages: 13+ Teaching Artfully is the delightfully unique debut of a Master’s thesis completed by Meghan Parker–all in the form of sequential art! Parker’s presentation is one that describes her experiences with teaching visual arts and sharing her fervor for its fluidity…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Heavy Vol. 1
Heavy Volume 1 Written by: Max BemisIllustrated by: Eryk DonovanPublisher: Vault ComicsGenre: Crime, FantasyISBN: 9781939424822Ages: 17+ What’s really out there in the Great Beyond? Bill has an up close and personal view of the Big Wait and its multiverses in a chaotic adult tale about redemption and closure. An untimely demise leaves Bill in purgatory limbo…