Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian Matthew Noe provides a review and lesson plan for graphic novels.
Noe’s Comics Nook: Step by Bloody Step: A Wordless Fantasy
Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian Matthew Noe provides a review and lesson plan for graphic novels.
Graphic Novel Review: A Pillbug Story
Published by: Black Panel Press Written by: Allison Conway Illustrated by: Allison Conway ISBN: 9781990521218 Ages: 12+ A day in the life of anyone often passes much like most. Time with friends, family, work, some food and drink, relaxation, entertainment, and eventually sleep. When such normalism is presented in literary form, we call it “slice of life.” Where the…
Graphic Novel Review: Chupacabra: Tales Of Blood & Ink
Published by: Gungnir Entertainment Written by: Matthew Medney Illustrated by: Kyle Faehnrich ISBN: 9781962594011 Ages: 18+ There are plenty of mythical beasts and legends known. A more modern of these creatures, presented back in 1995, is that of the chupacabra. Translated as “goat sucker”, this beast typically will attack livestock in a vampiric manner. Author Matthew Medney chooses to imagine…
Graphic Novel Review: Momo: Legendary Warrior Volume 1
Published by: Alien Books Written by: Naoto Tsujima Illustrated by: Z-ONE ISBN: 9781962201131 Ages: 16+ A young woman watches the sky as a ship soars through the atmosphere. The ship crashes, and the only passenger, a young man named Taro, begins to search the desolate wasteland for water. He finally passes out, and when he awakens, he is fed…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Side Effects
Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian Matthew Noe provides a review and lesson plan for graphic novels.
Noe’s Comics Nook: Dear Body
Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian Matthew Noe provides a review and lesson plan for graphic novels.
Graphic Novel Review: A Boy Named Rose
Published by: Fairsquare Comics Written by: Gaelle Greniller Illustrated by: Gaelle Greniller ISBN: 9798985927863 Ages: 15+ At a cabaret in Paris, in the heyday of the 1920’s, a dancer takes the stage for the first time. Shining brightly with raw talent and flawless elegance, the dancer enchants the audience, loud applause guaranteeing them future performances, and starting them down…
Graphic Novel Review: Long Haul
Published by: Storm King Productions Written by: Cullen Bunn Illustrated by: Heath Amodio and Andrea Mutti ISBN: 9798986480299 Ages: 15+ When you begin reading Long Haul, you aren’t exactly sure where or at what time period you are at. It could be modern day, slightly in the past, or even some kind of post-apocalyptic Mad Max-esque future. The scene…
Graphic Novel Review: Record of Lodoss War: The Crown of the Covenant Volume 1
Published by: UDON Entertainment Written by: Atsushi Suzumi Illustrated by: Atsushi Suzumi ISBN: 9781772942637 Ages: 13+ Following the Demon Wars, the War of Heroes, and the War of Evil Spirits, all six Kings of Lodoss were given a Crown of the Covenant, signifying that they dedicate their people and their lands to 1000 years of peace. Unfortunately, the Isle…