Title: Death Comes for the Toymaker Vol. 1Published by: Magma ComixWritten by: Dakota BrownIllustrated by: Ryan CodyISBN: 9781963547047Ages: 18+ ’Tis the season… for Mesopotamian legends. This is a holiday story like no other. Holiday champion, Santa Claus, has a completely different origin story in Death Comes for the Toymaker Vol. 1. Author Dakota Brown weaves…
Category: Graphic Novel Reviews
Graphic Novel Reviews: Fetch Book One: The Journey
Title: Fetch Book One: The JourneyPublished by: Storm King ProductionsWritten by: Mike SizemoreIllustrated by: Dave Kennedy, Pete KennedyISBN: 9781734389197Ages: 8+ Entering the Underworld to bring your dog back from the dead is a little far-fetched. Twelve-year-old Danni is upset after the death of her long-time friend, her dog named Pirate, in Fetch Book One: The…
Graphic Novel Review: King Arthur & the Ladies of the Lake
Published by: Black Panel Press Written by: Vincent Pompetti Illustrated by: Vincent Pompetti ISBN: 9781990521300 Ages: 12+ The Legends of King Arthur and Camelot are well known to most people by the age of 10, whether through such Disney classics as The Sword in the Stone, or by storytelling at school. While a famous and popular hero, Arthur…
Graphic Novel Review: Somna
Published by: DSTLRY Media Written by: Becky Cloonan & Tula Lotay Illustrated by: Becky Cloonan & Tula Lotay ISBN: 9781962265010 Ages: 18+ We’ve all heard of the Salem Witch Trials. Did you remember that this didn’t happen only in Salem, but in many Puritan communities of the time? Many women were burned at the stake for giving into…
Graphic Novel Review: Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure
Published by: Gemstone Publishing Written by: Anthony Del Col Illustrated by: Stefan Tosheff ISBN: 9781603606479 Ages: 15+ If you’ve ever read any Shakespeare and wondered how it might change if the characters from different stories were able to interact with each other, then the “Kill Shakespeare” universe of stories might be for you. In it, characters like Juliet,…
Graphic Novel Review: A Pillbug Story
Published by: Black Panel Press Written by: Allison Conway Illustrated by: Allison Conway ISBN: 9781990521218 Ages: 12+ A day in the life of anyone often passes much like most. Time with friends, family, work, some food and drink, relaxation, entertainment, and eventually sleep. When such normalism is presented in literary form, we call it “slice of life.” Where the…
Graphic Novel Review: Chupacabra: Tales Of Blood & Ink
Published by: Gungnir Entertainment Written by: Matthew Medney Illustrated by: Kyle Faehnrich ISBN: 9781962594011 Ages: 18+ There are plenty of mythical beasts and legends known. A more modern of these creatures, presented back in 1995, is that of the chupacabra. Translated as “goat sucker”, this beast typically will attack livestock in a vampiric manner. Author Matthew Medney chooses to imagine…
Graphic Novel Review: Momo: Legendary Warrior Volume 1
Published by: Alien Books Written by: Naoto Tsujima Illustrated by: Z-ONE ISBN: 9781962201131 Ages: 16+ A young woman watches the sky as a ship soars through the atmosphere. The ship crashes, and the only passenger, a young man named Taro, begins to search the desolate wasteland for water. He finally passes out, and when he awakens, he is fed…
Graphic Novel Review: A Boy Named Rose
Published by: Fairsquare Comics Written by: Gaelle Greniller Illustrated by: Gaelle Greniller ISBN: 9798985927863 Ages: 15+ At a cabaret in Paris, in the heyday of the 1920’s, a dancer takes the stage for the first time. Shining brightly with raw talent and flawless elegance, the dancer enchants the audience, loud applause guaranteeing them future performances, and starting them down…
Graphic Novel Review: Long Haul
Published by: Storm King Productions Written by: Cullen Bunn Illustrated by: Heath Amodio and Andrea Mutti ISBN: 9798986480299 Ages: 15+ When you begin reading Long Haul, you aren’t exactly sure where or at what time period you are at. It could be modern day, slightly in the past, or even some kind of post-apocalyptic Mad Max-esque future. The scene…