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…
Category: Graphic Novel Reviews
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…
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…
Graphic Novel Reviews: EMBODIED
Embodied: An Intersectional Comics Poetry Anthology Published By: A Wave Blue WorldEdited By: Wendy & Tyler Chin-TannerISBN: 9781949518139Ages: 16+ Embodied mixes beautiful poems with stunning art – each poem has a different artist, matching the different style of poem. The poems themselves differ in topics – past lovers, childbirth, harassment, new love.. A lot is…
Graphic Novel Review: Mongolian Wind
Mongolian Wind Published by: Magnetic PressWritten by: Lu MingIllustrated by: Lu MingISBN: 9781951719098Ages: 18+ Graphic novels are the true hybrid between art and storytelling. The rich story, much of which is expressed in visual format, plunges the reader into a world where anything can happen. “A picture is worth a thousand words” afterall. That saying…
Graphic Novel Review: Terminal Punks
Terminal Punks Published by: Magnetic PressWritten by: Matthew ErminIllustrated by: Shelby CriswellISBN: 9781952303074Ages: 14+ When it comes to our consumption of audio and visual media, we all have things that we consider to be “guilty pleasures”. A movie critic may secretly enjoy a “cult classic” or a horrific “B movie”. A classical composer might be…
Graphic Novel Review: Lonely Receiver
Lonely Receiver Published by: AftershockWritten by: Zac ThompsonIllustrated by: Jen HickmanISBN: 9781949028577Ages: 18+ LONELY RECEIVER is a graphic novel that makes you self-reflect once you finish it. Thinking back on all the toxic relationships, both romantic and merely friendly, that I have been a part of, I come to the realization that this futuristic love…
Graphic Novel Review: Inkblot Vol. 1
Inkblot Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Emma KubertIllustrated by: Rusty GladdISBN: 9781534318243Ages: 12+ They say that magic always comes with a price. Our narrator, The Seeker, a sorceress, scientist, magical practitioner and historian, knows this well. But… everyone makes mistakes. Her “mistake” manifests itself as a black cat, drawn up from the inky…
Graphic Novel Reviews: The Breaker Omnibus 1
The Breaker Omnibus 1 Published by: AblazeWritten by: Jeon Geuk-JinIllustrated by: Park Jin-HwanISBN: 9781950912247Ages: 18+ Wrap your fists and hide your lunch money! There are no cowards allowed in The Breaker Omnibus 1. High schooler Si-Woon cannot catch a break. Repeatedly beaten up by bullies, he falls into the depths of cowardice and despair until…