Title: Beneath the trees: A Fine Summer Published by: Magnetic Press Written by: Dav Illustrated by: Dav ISBN: 9781951719548 Ages: 6+ ‘Let’s go outside and play ball together’ is the invitation of Dav’s Beneath the Trees: A Fine Summer. This charming graphic novel is a gentle read with minimal text and a whole lot of…
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Graphic Novel Reviews: Loonicorns
Title: Loonicorns Published by: Magnetic Press Written by: ced Illustrated by: Waltch Pierre and Gorobei ISBN: 9781951719517 Ages: 12+ Unicorns as they have never been seen. Animaniacs meets My Little Pony in this rollicking adventure. The graphic novel, Loonicorns, takes readers to an alternate world where the sun and moon dropkick each other out of…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Darryl Openworld
Title: Darryl Openworld Published by: Magnetic Written by: Remi Guerin Illustrated by: Krystel ISBN: 9781951719500 Ages: 12+ Full steam ahead! Darryl Openworld is steampunk at its finest with a touch of magic and spirits. Journalysts are the adventurers in Darryl’s world, and he is the best. He will accept any challenge, and although he is…
Graphic Novel Review: Summertime Rendering Volume 6
Published by: UDON EntertainmentWritten by: Yasuke TanakaIllustrated by: Yasuke TanakaISBN: 9781772942439Ages: 15+ If they make it to July 24th, it all ends… Shinpei Ajiro and the rest of the residents of Hitogashima have endured the shadow sickness for too long. Our heroes enter the boss battle in the sixth and final Volume of SUMMERTIME RENDERING…
Graphic Novel Review: Summertime Rendering Volume 5
Published by: UDON EntertainmentWritten by: Yasuke TanakaIllustrated by: Yasuke TanakaISBN: 9781772942422Ages: 15+ “It’s not about how long you live, it’s about how you use that life.” When those words are spoken in this penultimate Volume of SUMMERTIME RENDERING, we readers will know that we are officially in the endgame. But before that… We begin with…
Graphic Novel Review: Summertime Rendering Volume 4
Published by: UDON EntertainmentWritten by: Yasuke TanakaIllustrated by: Yasuke TanakaISBN: 9781772942415Ages: 15+ Looping… looping… each time with less time to solve the mystery. Can Shinpei figure it all out in time? The Fifth Loop begins and Ushioh is able to restart this one with Shinpei. Using her scan and copy skills, their friends and companions…
Graphic Novel Review: Summertime Rendering Volume 3
Published by: UDON EntertainmentWritten by: Yasuke TanakaIllustrated by: Yasuke TanakaISBN: 9781772942408Ages: 15+ The shadows lengthen and some become clearer… Shinpei’s return to Hitogashima was supposed to be for the funeral of his foster sister. What it has turned into is a time-travelling adventure fighting against shadow clones of his friends and family. Each time around…
Graphic Novel Review: Peach and the Isle of Monsters
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…
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: The Dragon Universe
Published by: AblazeWritten by: VariousIllustrated by: VariousISBN: 9781950912506Ages: 16+ When you ask anyone to describe a dragon, you’ll get many different answers. Some will describe a huge winged majestic creature who is ageless and wise and to be respectfully feared. Others will tell you of a greedy, violent and dark beast, hiding on a pile…