Money Shot Volume 1 Published by: Vault ComicsWritten by: Tim Seeley, Sarah BeattieIllustrated by: Rebekah IssacsISBN: 9781939424600Ages: 18+ In 2027, aliens visit the planet Earth and make contact, offering their help and inviting us to join The Covalence, an intergalactic alliance of many worlds. Soon after, for unknown reasons, they rescind their offer and…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Money Shot Volume 2
Money Shot Volume 2 Published by: Vault ComicsWritten by: Tim Seeley, Sarah BeattieIllustrated by: Rebekah Issacs, Kurt Michael RussellISBN: 9781939424730Ages: 18+ The XXXplorers are back with a second Volume! The “Adults Only” universe of MONEY SHOT operates on a unique premise: scientists, who have become human-on-alien porn stars, use their pay-per-view money to fund a…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Sera and the Royal Stars Volume 1
Sera and the Royal Stars Volume 1 Published by: Vault ComicsWritten by: Jon TsueiIllustrated by: Audrey MokISBN: 9781939424570Ages: 10+ When we look up into the night sky and see the stars in their constellations, some of their shapes and names are known to us. But what if each of those stars was actually a deity,…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Sera and the Royal Stars Volume 2
Sera and the Royal Stars Volume 2 Published by: Vault ComicsWritten by: Jon TsueiIllustrated by: Audrey MokISBN: 9781939424693Ages: 10+ Sera’s mystical quest continues in Volume 2. At the end of the last Volume, needs of her Kingdom weighing heavy on her heart, Sera has left the Royal Stars and headed home. Aldebaran, Antares, and…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Vampire The Masquerade Volume One
Vampire The Masquerade: Winter’s Teeth Book One Published by: Vault ComicsWritten by: Tim SeeleyIllustrated by: Devmalya PramanikISBN: 9781939424808Ages: 15+ A LONG time ago, longer now than I am comfortable admitting, I played the Vampire The Masquerade tabletop role-playing game (RPG)- I played, helped create stories, listened to the tales of adventure in the World of…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Shadowman, Deluxe Edition
Shadowman, Deluxe Edition Published by: Valiant Entertainment Written by: Andy Diggle Illustrated by: Stephen Segovia, Shawn Martinbrough, Doug Braithwaite, Renato Guedes ISBN: 9781682153727 Ages: 15+ Jack Boniface, AKA Shadowman, is no stranger to Valiant’s comic catalog; he and his loa have been fighting the fight since 1992. Many of us know how intimidating a well-established…
Noe’s Comics Nook: La Voz de M.A.Y.O Rambo
February 2021 La Voz de M.A.Y.O Rambo Published by: Image Comics Created by: Henry Barajas / Jason Gonzales ISBN: 9781534313637 Ages: 16+ Review Initially published independently through Kickstarter, La Voz De M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo is a look at the history of the activist group M.A.Y.O. (Mexican, American, Yaqui, and Others) and their victories throughout the…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Manga Classics Frankenstein
February 2021 Frankenstein Published by: Manga ClassicsCreated by: Mary Shelley / M. Chandler / Linus Liu / Daria RhodesISBN: 9781947808164Ages: 12+ Review I’ll admit that I am often skeptical of comics adaptations of books, much the same way that I am skeptical of beloved books becoming movies. I can’t help but think “the original is…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Blade Runner 2019: Home Again, Home Again
Blade Runner 2019 Home Again, Home Again Published by: Titan ComicsWritten by: Mike JohnsonIllustrated by: Andres Guinaldo, Marco Lesko, Jim CampbellISBN: 9781787731936Ages: 18+ Pay no attention to the date in the title. This is not the 2019 we remember. Blade Runner 2019: Home Again, Home Again takes place in a futuristic world and ironically mostly…
Lesson Plan: One Week In the Library
One Week in the Library Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: W. Maxwell PrinceIllustrated by: John AmorFormat: Softcover, 6 x 10, 96 pages, $9.99ISBN: 9781534300224 Review “It’s usually very difficult to find a specific volume amid this latticework of convergences. But there it is. The book. Once open, its pages begin to speak; they beg to be turned.” What…