Title: Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips Published by Ablaze Written by Jim Lawrence Illustrated by Jorge Longaron ISBN – 978-1950912063 Ages – 16+ The classic newspaper comic strip, Friday Foster, is collected in this expansive collection. Former nightclub attendee turned photographer’s assistance to fashion model, Friday Foster, finds herself often times in precarious situations while…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Teaching Artfully
Title: Teaching Artfully Published by Clover Press Written by Megan Parker ISBN – 978-1951038205 Ages – 16+ Art teacher Meghan Parker, developed a visually compelling and engaging graphic novel that explores her teaching methods as well as how she practices and produces artistic pieces. The readers are invited to follow along on her journey of…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Project MK-UIltra: Sex, Drugs and the CIA (Vol. 1)
Title: Project MK-UIltra: Sex, Drugs and the CIA (Vol. 1) Published by Clover Press Written by Stewart Kenneth Moore Illustrated by Trish Forstner ISBN – 978-1951038342 Ages – 18+ Seymour Phillips, a young, energetic reporter becomes enthralled by a major LSD drug bust. After digging around he learns that the suspect in the drug bust…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Clementine: Book One
Written & Illustrated by: Tillie Walden Publisher: Image Comics Format: Paperback, 256 pages, Black & White ISBN: 9781534321281 Ages: 13 and up Tillie Walden is an Eisner Award winning talent and her spin on The Walking Dead universe provides a hauntingly real view of the strife in a world filled with walkers. Clementine is the…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Helm Greycastle: Book One
Title: Helm Greycastle: Book One Published by: Top Crow Productions, Inc. Created by: Henry Barajas & Bryan Valenza ISBN: 9781534319622 Ages: 17+ Helm Greycastle Book One takes your hand, puts a battle axe in it, and takes you on a fantastical quest through Mesoamerica introducing Mexica culture and language along the way. Seems like too…
Graphic Novel Reviews: The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering
Title: The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering Published by: Image Comics, Inc. Written by: Nate Piekos ISBN: 9781534319950 Ages: 12+ Become a professional! Step into the shoes of a graphic novel letterer with The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering. Author Nate Piekos turned his love of graphic novels into career motivation. He has…
Graphic Novel Review: Fine Print Vol. 1
Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Stjepan ŠejićIllustrated by: Stjepan ŠejićISBN: 9781534320703Ages: 18+ Meet Merryl Alaris. Strong, confident, female bookstore owner who always seems to know exactly what her patrons need. As we watch her work, we catch glimpses of something, possibly magical, under the surface. Only when a young woman named Rachel enters the store…
Graphic Novel Review: Punderworld Vol. 1
Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Linda ŠejićIllustrated by: Linda ŠejićISBN: 9781534320727Ages: 13+ Taking an adorably cute spin on the story of Hades and Persephone, PUNDERWORLD VOLUME 1 brings humor and a sense of humanity to the chaos of the Greek Pantheon. Hades, “not in charge of death, only accounting for it”, has been noticing many…
Graphic Novel Review: Syphon
Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Mohsen Ashraf, Patrick MeaneyIllustrated by: Jeff EdwardsISBN: 9781534320734Ages: 15+ We all have pain. It’s part of what makes us human. We also have sympathy and empathy to help us relate to each other in our times of pain. But what if you could actually take away another’s pain? Physically make…
Graphic Novel Review: Monolith
Published by: Magnetic PressWritten by: Roberto RecchioniIllustrated by: LRNZISBN: 9781951719142Ages: 15+ How safe is too safe? Monolith is the safest car ever created. Designed to keep a family safe no matter what, this car can survive almost anything. Carl, who bought the car for his family, is the reason his wife and child are not…