Jim Lives: The Mystery of the Lead Singer of The Doors and the 27 Club Written by: Paolo Baron Illustrated by: Ernesto Carbonetti Publisher: Image Comics Format: Softcover, 128 pages, Color ISBN: 9781534319639 Ages: 13 and up Baron is back with yet another story centered on music. His previous titles include “Paul Is Dead” and…
Upcoming Releases: August 2021
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New Releases: May 2021
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Noe’s Comics Nook: Teaching Artfully
Teaching Artfully Published by: Clover PressCreated by: Meghan ParkerISBN: 9781951038205Ages: 13+ Review Teaching Artfully, Meghan Parker’s Master of Arts thesis turned into published work, is a little different from the comics usually reviewed here, in that it is unlikely you’d assign this full comic to students in a K-12 environment. The more likely audience for…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Inkblot
Inkblot Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsCreated by: Emma Kubert / Rusty GladdISBN: 9781534318243Ages: 15+ Review From the beginning, Inkblot strikes you with a certain nostalgic air of fantasy comics from times past – Sandman and Elfquest come to mind – but that is only the beginning of an adventure across the seven realms, and,…
Graphic Novel Reviews: EMBODIED
Embodied: An Intersectional Comics Poetry Anthology Published By: A Wave Blue WorldEdited By: Wendy & Tyler Chin-TannerISBN: 9781949518139Ages: 16+ Embodied mixes beautiful poems with stunning art – each poem has a different artist, matching the different style of poem. The poems themselves differ in topics – past lovers, childbirth, harassment, new love.. A lot is…
Graphic Novel Review: Mongolian Wind
Mongolian Wind Published by: Magnetic PressWritten by: Lu MingIllustrated by: Lu MingISBN: 9781951719098Ages: 18+ Graphic novels are the true hybrid between art and storytelling. The rich story, much of which is expressed in visual format, plunges the reader into a world where anything can happen. “A picture is worth a thousand words” afterall. That saying…
Graphic Novel Review: Terminal Punks
Terminal Punks Published by: Magnetic PressWritten by: Matthew ErminIllustrated by: Shelby CriswellISBN: 9781952303074Ages: 14+ When it comes to our consumption of audio and visual media, we all have things that we consider to be “guilty pleasures”. A movie critic may secretly enjoy a “cult classic” or a horrific “B movie”. A classical composer might be…
Graphic Novel Review: Lonely Receiver
Lonely Receiver Published by: AftershockWritten by: Zac ThompsonIllustrated by: Jen HickmanISBN: 9781949028577Ages: 18+ LONELY RECEIVER is a graphic novel that makes you self-reflect once you finish it. Thinking back on all the toxic relationships, both romantic and merely friendly, that I have been a part of, I come to the realization that this futuristic love…
Graphic Novel Review: Inkblot Vol. 1
Inkblot Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Emma KubertIllustrated by: Rusty GladdISBN: 9781534318243Ages: 12+ They say that magic always comes with a price. Our narrator, The Seeker, a sorceress, scientist, magical practitioner and historian, knows this well. But… everyone makes mistakes. Her “mistake” manifests itself as a black cat, drawn up from the inky…