Published by: Image Comics Written by: James Tynion IV Illustrated by: Gavin Fullerton ISBN: 9781534323254 Ages: 16+ There are the monsters we see… and the ones we don’t. Thom, his wife Maggie, and their son Jamie are packing for a move to Portland, Oregon, leaving New York City behind them. For several weeks, Jamie has been complaining about…
Category: Graphic Novel Reviews
Graphic Novels Reviews: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
Title: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth Published by: Image Comics Written by: Zoe Thorogood Illustrated by: Zoe Thorogood ISBN: 978-1534323865 Ages: 18+ Happiness is difficult. It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth is an LGBTQ+ auto-bio-graphic novel that chronicles the author’s internal conflicts to take the reigns of her life. She…
Graphic Novel Review: Twig Vol. 1
Published by: Image Comics Written by: Skottie Young Illustrated by: Kyle Strahm ISBN: 9781534323469 Ages:12+ Twig is late for his new job. Picking up where his father left off, this adorable blue creature, with a small twig growing out of the top of his head, has taken the role of Placeling. This is no mere task, as a placeling’s…
Graphic Novel Review: J.P. Roth’s Ancient Dreams
Published by: Ablaze Comics Written by: J. P. Roth Illustrated by: Mike Krome ISBN: 9781950912391 Ages: 18+ When you hear the phrase “Once Upon A Time”, you are conditioned to see this as the beginning of the story you are about to read. Have you ever asked yourself if this is really where the story begins? The author, J.P….
Graphic Novel Review: Little Monsters Vol. 1
Published by: Image Comics Written by: Jeff Lemire Illustrated by: Dustin Nguyen ISBN: 9781534323186 Ages: 16+ In a large city, seemingly not too far in the future, a group of kids run the streets playing games. To our readers’ eyes, this black and white world looks bleak and post-apocalyptic, but the children are having a great time. When one…
Graphic Novels Reviews: Lady Mechanika Volume One: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse
Title: Lady Mechanika Volume One: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse Published by: Image Comics Written by: Joe Benitez Illustrated by: Joe Benitez ISBN: 9781534320567 Ages: 18+ Who is that lady with the mechanical limbs kicking demon butt? Well, she would like to know too. As Lady Mechanika searches for answers to her past, she…
Graphic Novels Reviews: Twig
This is the quest of a lifetime, and our main character is already late.
Race against the odds with Twig, who would rather cook than quest.
Graphic Novels Reviews: Radiant Black Volume One
Radiant Black Volume One: (Not So) Secret Origin Published by: Image Comics Written by: Kyle Higgins Illustrated by: Marcelo Costa ISBN: 9781534319165 Ages: 18+ (30+ will especially relate to the characters) Are you tired of your job? In debt up to your eyeballs? Significant other doesn’t understand you? Wish you had mysterious superpowers to solve…
Graphic Novel Review: Bylines in Blood
Published by: Aftershock Comics Written by: Erika Schultz, Van Jensen Illustrated by: Aneke ISBN: 9781956731057 Ages: 16+ In this neo noir thriller set in a near post-pandemic future, former journalist, now private detective Satya Chatterjee is hired to investigate the murder of her friend and former colleague Denzin. Now writing an independent newspaper dedicated to…
Graphic Novel Review: The Blouse
Published by: Ablaze Written by: Bastien Vives Illustrated by: Bastien Vives ISBN: 9781950912667 Ages: 18+ Severine is a literature student at a university, living reasonably everyday life. However, she seems drastically unnoticed in almost every situation. Her boyfriend has different interests, yet they always seem more important than hers; her professor isn’t listening when she…