The Old Guard, Tales Through Time 1-6 Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Greg Rucka, Andrew Wheeler, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Eric Trautmann, Brian Michael Bendis, Robert Mckenzie & David Walker, Matt Fraction, David F. Walker, Jason Aaron, Alejandro Arbona, Vita Ayala, and Greg RuckaIllustrated by: Leandro Fernández, Jacopo Camagni, Valentine De Landro, Mike Henderson, Michael Avon…
Author: Micki Waldrop
I am an undergraduate research and instruction librarian at Brenau University working primarily with students transitioning from high school into university.
My interest in all things graphic storytelling began at a young age when my mom used to buy Family Circle and Dennis the Menace collections. I devoured them and especially loved the ones that had the flip-book bonus on the bottom pages! It was love at first flip; ever since then, I have been hooked.
Graphic Novel Reviews: Bunny Mask Vol. 1: The Chipping of the Teeth
Bunny Mask Vol.1: The Chipping of the Teeth Published by: Aftershock Written by: Paul TobinIllustrated by: Andrea MuttiISBN: 9781949028850Ages: M You may think you are ready for Bunny Mask – I dare say, you are not. Penned by Paul Tobin (Bandette, Colder, and I Was the Cat) with art and color by Andrea Mutti (Batman Eternal,…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Gideon Falls Deluxe Edition, Book 1 The Legend of the Black Barn
Gideon Falls Deluxe Edition, Book 1 The Legend of the Black Barn Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Jeff LemireIllustrated by: Andrea SorrentinoISBN: 978-1534319189Ages: T+ To say that I was not prepared for the wonder and terror of Gideon Falls, Book 1 is a bit of an understatement. I am familiar with Lemire and Sorrentino, but even…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Punderworld Vol. 1 OGN
Punderworld Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Linda SejicIllustrated by: Linda SejicISBN: 9781534320727Ages: T+ Punderworld, written and illustrated by Linda Sejic is a delightful tale featuring the romantic adventure of two notable characters from Greek mythology. The story features a Greek pantheon infused with more modern sensibilities making the title accessible for young, modern readers….
Graphic Novel Reviews: Old Head OGN
Old Head Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Kyle StarksIllustrated by: Kyle StarksISBN: 9781534320741Ages: Mature The description for Kyle Stark’s Old Head mentioned Fright Night (a favorite vampire movie of my youth) and Space Jam (90’s Michael Jordan version) and all I could think was, “I did not know I needed this in my life until this…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Needle and Thread
Needle & Thread Published by: Mad Cave StudiosWritten by: David PinckneyIllustrated by: Ennun Ana IueovISBN: 9781952303234Ages: Teen Needle & Thread by David Pinckney and new artist Ennun Ana Iueov is a story about finding the support you need to live your truth, even if the path is not an easy one. It is senior year and Noah…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Nightmare in Savannah
Nightmare in Savannah Published by: Mad Cave StudiosWritten by: Lela GwennIllustrated by: Rowan MacCollISBN: 978-1952303265Ages: Teen Nightmare in Savannah is a little but The Craft and a little bit Southern Gothic. If that sentence raises your heart rate even a little bit, then this story is for you. It is the tale of Alexa who moves…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Home Sick Pilots, Volume 1: Teenage Haunts
Home Sick Pilots Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Dan Watters Illustrated by: Caspar WijngaardISBN: 9781534318922Ages: Teen Home Sick Pilots, Volume 1: Teenage Haunts collects issues 1-5 of Dan Watters and Caspar Wijngaard’s fantastic foray into 1990’s teenage angst, possession, and haunted objects. Set in California in 1994 against the backdrop of a tumultuous and everchanging…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Kane and Able
Kane & Able Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Shaky KaneIllustrated by: Krent AbleISBN: 9781534320161Ages: Adult Just the look of Shaky Kane and Krent Able’s Kane & Able will catapult some readers back to the past; maybe to small, crowded comic book stores or perhaps to a random spiny magazine rack located in a family-owned drug store. Either…
Graphic Novel Reviews: We Live, Volume 1
We Live Published by: Aftershock ComicsWritten by: Inaki Miranda and Roy MirandaIllustrated by: Inaki MirandaISBN: 9781949028607Ages: Teen In We Live, Vol. 1 the Miranda Brothers deliver a story of hope from an Earth that has been wracked with disasters, natural and human-made. Their post-apocalyptical world is terrifyingly beautiful and desperately sad. The Earth is on the eve…