DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE? Published by: Albatross Funnybooks Created by: Harold Schechter / Eric Powell ISBN: 9781949889048 Ages: 17 Review Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? tells the story of infamous serial killer Eddie Gein, following him from his traumatic childhood through until his death in a Wisconsin mental health institute….
Category: Lesson Plans
Noe’s Comics Nook: The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO COMIC BOOK LETTERING Published by: Image Comics Created by: Nate Piekos ISBN: 9781534319950 Ages: 13+ Review With The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering, award-winning letter Nate Piekos has written what is sure to be a staple of the lettering trade for years to come. That’s the tweet-length version of my…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Letters from Animals
LETTERS FROM ANIMALS Published by: Magnetic PressCreated by: Frédéric Brréemaud / Giovanni Rigano / Allain Bourgrain-DubourgISBN: 9781951719197Ages: 11+ Review Letters from Animals is a collection of short comics written from the perspective of a member of one of more than fifteen species, with each letter aiming to engender empathy, inform the reader of their plight,…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Two-Week Wait
TWO-WEEK WAIT: AN I.V.F. STORY Published by: Scribe PublicationsCreated by: Luke C. Jackson / Kelly Jackson / Mara WildISBN: 9781950354634Ages: 16+ Review Two-Week Wait is an unflinchingly honest, emotional rollercoaster (yes, I know, but it is accurate here) of a story following Conrad and Joanne on their process to conceive a child using in vitro…
Discussion Guide: A Difficult Thing
A Difficult Thing Published by: Ablaze Written by: Silvia Vecchini Illustrated by: Sualzo Format: HC, 48 pages, $9.99 ISBN: 9781950912438 Ages: 4+
Lesson Plan: A Man’s Skin
A Man’s Skin Published by: Ablaze Written by: Hubert Illustrated by: Zanzim Format: HC, 160 pages, $24.99 ISBN: 9781950912483 Ages: 16+ Synopsis Bianca has reached marrying age and in her Renaissance Italy that means marrying as best suits her family. In this case, that means Giovanni, a young, pleasantly attractive heir of a merchant family….
Noe’s Comics Nook: Crossover Volume 1
Crossover Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsCreated by: Donny Cates / Geoff Shaw / Dee Cunniffe / John J. HillISBN: 9781534318939Ages: 16+ Review Crossover is the definition of getting meta with your storytelling, pulling in dozens of characters from other comics properties (some less explicitly than others; probably hard to get DC to let you…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Yuzu the Pet Vet Volume 1
Yuzu the Pet Vet Volume 1 Published by: Kodansha ComicsCreated by: Mingo Ito / Nippon Columbia Co., LTD.ISBN: 9781632369413Ages: 8+ Review 11 year old Yuzu is living through a lot. Her father died when she was 5, her mom is sick enough that she requires a long hospitalization, and now she has to live with…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Waluk
Waluk: The Great Journey Published by: Magnetic PressCreated by: Ana Miralles / Emilio RuizISBN: 9781951719050Ages: 10+ Review Waluk is a young polar bear, learning his way through his icy, Artic home with the help of an older bear named Eskimo. When we meet them they are searching for food, primarily seals, but are finding it…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Crude
Crude: A Memoir Published by: Graphic MundiCreated by: Pablo Fajardo / Sophie Tardy-Joubert / Damien RoudeauISBN: 9780271088068Ages: 15+ Review In Crude we learn about Pablo Fajardo’s more than 25 year fight against Chevron (formally Texaco) and others for the environmental, cultural, and human destruction caused by oil drilling in Ecuador, primarily done on Indigenous land…