The Joker: Endgame Written by: Scott Snyder & Brenden FletcherIllustrated by: Dustin NguyenPublisher: DC ComicsFormat: Hardcover/Softcover, 312 pages, Full Color, $29.99/$24.99ISBN: HC: 9781401258771/SC: 9781401261658 Review The Clown Prince of Crime is at it again. But this time it’s more scary than you can imagine. It’s his endgame! According to the Joker, it’s not just the…
Lesson Plan: Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
Jerusalem: Chorincles from the Holy City Written and illustrated by: Guy DelislePublisher: Drawn & QuarterlyFormat: Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 336 pages, Black and White, $24.95ISBN: 9781770460713 Review One of the most overlooked genres in the graphic novel format is the travelogue. Celebrated names of the graphic novel travelogue have been limited to some of the…
Lesson Plan: Gender Queer: A Memoir
Gender Queer: A Memoir Published by: Lion ForgeWritten by: Maia KobabeIllustrated by: Maia KobabeColors by: Phoebe KobabeISBN: 9781549304002Ages: 13+ Review “Having a nonbinary or trans teacher in junior high would have meant the world to me.” – Maia Kobabe – After writing this column for nearly ten years, Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is going down on my top ten…
Lesson Plan: Elsewhere Volume 1
Elsewhere Volume 1 Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Jay FaerberIllustrated by: Sumeyye Kesgin, Ron RileyFormat: Softcover, 112 pages, Color, $9.99ISBN: 9781534304697Ages: 13+ Review I’ve always been intrigued by the mystery and literary allure surrounding Amelia Earhart’s disappearance on July 19, 1937. Movies, novels, television shows, and many more literary genres have attempted to tell her disappearance…
Lesson Plan: Breath of Flowers Volume 1
Breath of Flowers Volume 1 Published by: TokyopopWritten by: CalyIllustrated by: CalyISBN: 9781427861511Ages: 13+ Review Azami has a serious, serious crush! However, there may be a societal concern about Azami’s crush. Years ago, Gwyn signed up to attend Azami’s school, blindly taking advice from a friend. What Gwyn did not realize is that her new high school…
Lesson Plan: The Best We Could Do
The Best We Could Do Published by: Harry N. AbramsWritten by: Thi BuiIllustrated by: Thi BuiFormat: HC, Color, 336 pages, $26.99ISBN: 9781419718779Ages: 13+ Review “Family is now something I have created – –and not just something I was born into.”– Thi Bui – When she becomes a new mother, Thi Bui is inclined to remember her own…
Lesson Plan: Beyonders
Beyonders Published by: AfterShock ComicsWritten by: Paul JenkinsIllustrated by: Wesley St. ClaireISBN: 9781949028065Ages: 13+ Review Jacob Tate’s aunt and uncle love sandwiches. Despite asking Jacob what sandwich he wants to eat, they really don’t seem to know their nephew very well. Probably because they’re always watching TV and eating sandwiches. But for a teenage boy obsessed with historical conspiracy…
Lesson Plan: Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama
Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama Written and Illustrated by: Alison BechdelPublisher: Houghton Mifflin HarcourtFormat: Hardcover, 6 x 9, 240 pages, Black and White, $22.00ISBN: 9780618982509 ReviewSeated at what I imagine as an Arthurian round table of graphic novel superheroes Alison Bechdel once again finds herself in good company. Noble in their literary quests…
Graphic Novel Review: The Plot
The Plot Volume 1 Publisher: Vault ComicsWritten by: Tim Daniel & Michael Moreci Drawn by: Joshua Hixson Colorist: Jordan Boyd Letters: Jim CampbellFormat: Paperback, 6.4 x 0.5 x 6.4 inches, 160 pages, colorISBN: 9781939424549 Days after returning to his ancestral home Chase Blaine’s estranged brother and sister in law are murdered leaving him the…
Graphic Novel Review: Resonant Vol. 1
Resonant Vol. 1 Publisher: Vault ComicsWritten by: David AndryIllustrated by: Alejandro Aragon Colorist: Jason Wordie Letters: Deron BennettFormat: Paperback, 6.4 x 0.5 x 6.4 inches, 160 pages, colorISBN: 9781939424495 The waves started a decade ago, and left the world a ravaged wasteland. Waves make you do unspeakable things. Whatever terrible thought you have during…