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…
Noe’s Comics Nook: 6,000 Miles to Freedom
6,000 MILES TO FREEDOM Published by: Graphic Mundi Created by: Stéphane Marchetti and Cyrille Pomès / Translated by Hannah Chute ISBN: 9781637790212 Ages: 16+ Review Imagine you’re 12 years old. Now imagine that your father dies and suddenly your most fundamentalist, unwelcome anywhere but during Thanksgiving dinner uncle is in control of your life. Now…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Clementine Book 1
CLEMENTINE BOOK 1 Published by: Image Comics Created by: Tillie Walden ISBN: 9781534321281 Ages: 14+ Review I’m going to admit something that may make readers of this review scoff and quit: I have never exactly been a fan of The Walking Dead. I found the show boring, I read the first two trades of the…
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…
Graphic Novel Review: The Fairy Universe
Published by: AblazeWritten by: Olivier LedroitIllustrated by: Laurent and Olivier SouilléISBN: 9781950912513Ages:16+ Fairies are such a unique creature in the realm of fantasy. We could talk about archetype used in gaming (like Dungeons and Dragons), that are known as a magical being of the Fae, resembling a small winged elf-like creature. We could also discuss…
Graphic Novel Review: Ordinary Gods Vol. 1: God Spark
Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Kyle HigginsIllustrated by: Joe Clark, Jana TropperISBN: 9781534321052Ages: 13+ Once upon a time, there was a land of Gods. The land was divided into thirteen territories, each ruled by a different god. Above all of them was their ruler, the One King. It all worked for a long time… …Then…