awkward Published by: Yen PressWritten and Illustrated by: Svetlana ChmakovaFormat: HC/SC, 6 x 9, 192 pages, Black and White, $24.00/$11.00ISBN: HC: 9780316381321/SC: 9780316381307 Review Penelope Torres, “Peppi,” already knows the first rule of moving to a new town and starting middle school with a new group of people: Don’t get noticed by the mean kids!…
Lesson Plan: Age of Bronze Volume 1
Age of Bronze Volume 1 Published by: Image Comics Written by: Eric Shanower Illustrated by: Eric Shanower ISBN: 9781534308299 Ages: 13+ Review Reprinted in a new and brilliantly colorful edition, multiple Eisner Award-winner Eric Shanower’s Age of Bronze: A Thousand Ships presents readers with the first book in a trilogy leading to the Trojan War. If you’ve ever wondered what…
Graphic Novel Review: Vampirella and the Scarlet Legion
Vampirella and the Scarlet Legion Published by: Dynamite Written by: Joe Harris Illustrated by: Jose Malaga Format: Paperback,6.5 x 0.4 x 10.1 inches, 128 pages, color ISBN: 9781606902653 Portions of an ancient manuscript have been discovered by the agents of Chaos and their adversaries and now the hunt if on for Vampirella the seeming key…
Graphic Novel Review: Michael Jackson in Comics
Michael Jackson in Comics Published by: NBM Publishing Written by: Ceka Format: 192 pages, Color ISBN: 9781681122281 Ages: 13 and up For the first time ever, the life and legacy of the “King of Pop” is presented in graphic novel form. Biographer Ceka has compiled a thorough history of the life of Michael Jackson and…
Graphic Novel Review: Lost Soldiers
Lost Soldiers Published by: Image Comics Written by: Ales Kot Illustrated by: Luca Casalanguida Format: 168 pages, Color ISBN: 9781534318205 Ages: 16+ War is hell. Often, the men and women who fight in them aren’t the same when they return. This story shows readers how the wartime experience affects soldiers differently. Kot has created a…
Graphic Novel Review: The 27 Run
The 27 Run Published by: A Wave Blue World Written By: Justin Zimmerman Illustrated by Russ Brown and Fran Gamboa Format: Hardcover,11 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches, 120 pages, color ISBN: 9780982453964 A man awakens from stasis to find that he is the pilot of a giant Mech and immediately needs to fight off a…
Lesson Plan: Zita the Space Girl
Zita the Spacegirl Published by: First Second Written & Illustrated By: Ben Hatke ISBN: 978159643446 Review I met Ben Hatke and his wife last fall at the New York City Comic Con. I immediately liked them both. And here’s why I begin this review with that statement: Ben Hatke and his wife are the real deal!…
Lesson Plan: This Is a Taco!
This is a Taco! Published by: Lion Forge Written by: Andrew Cangelose Illustrated by: Josh Shipley Format: HC, Color, 32 pages, $15.99 ISBN: 9781941302729 Review Did you know that squirrels can rotate their ankles completely backwards? A work of creative nonfiction, This is a Taco! stars a squirrel named Taco. Taco really enjoys teaching the reader about squirrels,…
Lesson Plan: Super Girl Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade
Super Girl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade Written by: Landry Q. Walker Illustrated by: Eric Jones Publisher: DC Comics Format: Softcover, 144 pages, Full Color, $12.99 ISBN: 9781401225063 Review For anyone who has ever wondered if the young adult, middle-level superhero graphic novel could appeal to today’s students, look no further! I am pleased…
Lesson Plan: Mera Tidebreaker
Mera: Tidebreaker Published by: DC ComicsWritten by: Danielle PaigeIllustrated by: Stephen ByrneISBN: 9781401283391 Review As a loyal and devoted fan of DC, I’ve been looking forward to seeing some of their new DC Ink titles. Mera: Tidebreaker delivers with force and energy, having made the wait more than worthwhile. Aimed at young readers, Mera: Tidebreaker offers readers a new, and compelling…