Published by: Insider Written by: Zumrat Dawut, Anthony Del Col Illustrated by: Fahmida Azim ISBN: 9781988247960 Ages: 16+ Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting, this non-fiction graphic novella is the true story of Zumrat Dawat, a Muslim woman who was living in China. Arrested and removed from her family just for being Muslim, she had…
Graphic Novel Review: Public Domain Volume 1: Past Mistakes
Published by: Image Comics Written by: Chip Zdarsky Illustrated by: Chip Zdarsky ISBN: 9781534324572 Ages: 14+ Long ago, Jerry and Syd created a comic book character known as “The Domain”. It ran for a long time, and became popular. Just like in our world, when a superhero becomes popular, it will eventually head for the movie screen. Jerry…
Graphic Novel Review: The Darkness We Brought Back
Published by: AfterShock Written by: Rex Ogle, Alex Segura Illustrated by: Joe Eisma ISBN: 9781956731279 Ages: 14+ Most of us have been to a “haunted” house or seen/held a “cursed” item. The existence and proof of the supernatural is a constant pursuit for some. Overall, I believe that there are supernatural elements to the world we live in,…
Graphic Novel Review: Beware the Eye of Odin
Published by: Image Comics Written by: Doug Wagner Illustrated by: Tim Odland ISBN: 9781534324527 Ages: 15+ For a Viking, many tales and myths guide their everyday lives. One such tale tells of the Eye of Odin, and should anyone find themselves in possession of it, they must get it back to its rightful owner before the next…
Graphic Novels Reviews: The Closet
Title: The Closet Published by: Image Comics Written by: James Tyrion IV Illustrated by: Gavin Fullerton ISBN: 9781534323254 Ages: 17+ You can’t outrun your problems. In The Closet, a father resents adulthood and responsibility as his four-year-old child begins to see a monster in his bedroom closet. When the family moves from New York to…
Graphic Novels Reviews: Little Monsters Volume One
Title: Little Monsters Volume One Published by: Image Comics Written by: Jeff Lemire Illustrated by: Dustin Nguyen ISBN: 9781534323186 Ages: 16+ The world will end in blood. The apocalypse has happened, and vampires are the last survivors. A group of eight vampires wait for the elders to return. Forever children, they play the same games…
Graphic Novels Reviews: Side Effects
Title: Side Effects Published by: Aftershock Comics Written by: Ted Anderson Illustrated by: Tara O’Connor ISBN: 9781956731088 Ages: 16+ Results may vary with these prescriptions. Side Effects dramatizes one LGBTQIA+ college student’s anxiety as she exits her comfort zone and enters adulthood. Hannah begins college and therapy. Her medications seem to help her anxiety; however,…
Graphic Novel Review: Life Zero
Published by: Ablaze Written by: Stefano Vietti Illustrated by: Marco Checchetto ISBN: 9781684970865 Ages: 18+ In the snowy city of New Easton, Derek Shako waits in prison. The halls are quiet, except for the shuffling feet and light moans of the recently infected walking dead. The cloud that caused the conversion has moved on, but the threat is…
Graphic Novel Review: Slumber Vol. 1
Published by: Image Comics Written by: Tyler Burton Smith Illustrated by: Vanessa Cardinali ISBN: 9781534323360 Ages: 15+ Three detectives show up at a crime scene. With the strange symbols written on the walls in blood, as well as the message “I seek the DREAM EATER”, they know that another of the Sleepwalker Killings has happened. A random series…
Graphic Novel Review: The Closet
Published by: Image Comics Written by: James Tynion IV Illustrated by: Gavin Fullerton ISBN: 9781534323254 Ages: 16+ There are the monsters we see… and the ones we don’t. Thom, his wife Maggie, and their son Jamie are packing for a move to Portland, Oregon, leaving New York City behind them. For several weeks, Jamie has been complaining about…