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…
Graphic Novel Reviews: The Breaker Omnibus 1
The Breaker Omnibus 1 Published by: AblazeWritten by: Jeon Geuk-JinIllustrated by: Park Jin-HwanISBN: 9781950912247Ages: 18+ Wrap your fists and hide your lunch money! There are no cowards allowed in The Breaker Omnibus 1. High schooler Si-Woon cannot catch a break. Repeatedly beaten up by bullies, he falls into the depths of cowardice and despair until…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Streamliner 2: All-In Day
Streamliner 2: All-In Day Published by: Magnetic PressWritten by: ‘FaneIllustrated by: ‘FaneISBN: 9781951719036Ages: 18+ Smell that gasoline? Grab the clutch, and go for the finish line. Streamliner 2: All-In Day puts you in the fast-lane. This adrenaline-pumping graphic novel is Mad Max meets dieselpunk. Dieselpunk features an alternate universe where diesel powers advanced technology. Several…
Graphic Novel Review: Brindille
Brindille Published by: Magnetic PressWritten by: Frederic BrremaudIllustrated by: Federico BertolucciISBN: 9781951719111Ages: 12+ “Discover who you are and you’ll be saved!” A young girl has escaped a fire. Waking in a cave, she finds herself the guests of animal people who call her “Fairy”. But she cannot remember who she is or where she came…
Graphic Novel Review: Crossover Vol. 1: Kids Love Chains
Crossover Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Donny CatesIllustrated by: Geoff ShawISBN: 9781534318939Ages: 14+ When it comes to comics, a term that is getting thrown around a lot lately is “multiverse”, or the concept that there are multiple universes existing in the same fandom. In this way, fans can put the comics, tv shows,…