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…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Nocterra, Vol. 1: Full Throttle Dark
Nocterra, Vol.1: Full Throttle Dark Written by: Scott Snyder Illustrated by: Tony Daniel Publisher: Image Comics Format: Softcover, 168 pages, Color ISBN: 9781534319943 Ages: 16 and up Snyder, best known for his epic storytelling in DC’s Batman: Court of Owls series, has created his own post-apocalyptic thriller in Nocterra. In this world, a catastrophic event has consumed the…
Graphic Novel Reviews: The Silver Coin, Vol. 1
The Silver Coin, Volume 1 Written by: Chip Zdarsky, Jeff Lemire, Kelly Thompson, and Ed Brisson Illustrated by: Michael Walsh Publisher: Image Comics Format: Softcover, 144 pages, Color ISBN: 978-1534319929 Ages: 16 and up All good things come with a price, whether it’s realized or not. The Silver Coin is an anthology of horror stories by rockstar writers…
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…
Graphic Novel Reviews: ANCIENT DREAMS
Title: JP Roth’s Ancient DreamsPublished By: AblazeWritten By: JP RothIllustrated By: Mike Krome & Dawn McTeigueISBN: 9781950912391Ages: 18+ Review: Cara Wynter keeps having dark dreams, but they feel so real. Unable to be touched without feeling immense pain, there’s something so amazing about the man in her dreams that can touch her without hurting her….
Graphic Novel Reviews: THE ORPHAN KING, volume 1
Title: The Orphan King, volume 1Published By: A Wave Blue WorldWritten By: Tyler Chin-TannerIllustrated By: James BoyleISBN: 9781949518146Ages: 13+ Review: Kaidan, son of King Gorlan of Aesolan, was sent away for years to train with his aunt’s people. Returning three years later, Kaidan is eager to see his mother and the home he left, only…
Graphic Novel Review: A Man’s Skin
Published by: Ablaze PublishingWritten by: HubertIllustrated by: ZanzimISBN: 9781950912483Ages: 18+ When you typically look at a romance story from Renaissance Italy, you expect to see courtship from dashing heroic men, arranged marriages, and corseted hoop-skirted gowns worn by “ladies of the court”. Bianca is one of these ladies, but she is disappointed that her marriage…
Graphic Novel Review: Crueler Than Dead Volume 1
Published by: Ablaze MangaWritten by: Tsukasa SaimuraIllustrated by: Kozo TakahashiISBN: 9781950912414Ages: 16+ Maki Akagi wakes up in a lab with too many corpses around. Admittedly confused and disoriented, she struggles to discover where she is and what has happened… while us readers can only imagine which kind of zombie apocalypse she is living through, as…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Gideon Falls Deluxe Edition, Book 1 The Legend of the Black Barn
Gideon Falls Deluxe Edition, Book 1 The Legend of the Black Barn Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Jeff LemireIllustrated by: Andrea SorrentinoISBN: 978-1534319189Ages: T+ To say that I was not prepared for the wonder and terror of Gideon Falls, Book 1 is a bit of an understatement. I am familiar with Lemire and Sorrentino, but even…