Title: Lady Mechanika Volume One: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse Published by: Image Comics Written by: Joe Benitez Illustrated by: Joe Benitez ISBN: 9781534320567 Ages: 18+ Who is that lady with the mechanical limbs kicking demon butt? Well, she would like to know too. As Lady Mechanika searches for answers to her past, she…
Graphic Novels Reviews: Twig
This is the quest of a lifetime, and our main character is already late.
Race against the odds with Twig, who would rather cook than quest.
Graphic Novels Reviews: Radiant Black Volume One
Radiant Black Volume One: (Not So) Secret Origin Published by: Image Comics Written by: Kyle Higgins Illustrated by: Marcelo Costa ISBN: 9781534319165 Ages: 18+ (30+ will especially relate to the characters) Are you tired of your job? In debt up to your eyeballs? Significant other doesn’t understand you? Wish you had mysterious superpowers to solve…
Graphic Novel Review: Bylines in Blood
Published by: Aftershock Comics Written by: Erika Schultz, Van Jensen Illustrated by: Aneke ISBN: 9781956731057 Ages: 16+ In this neo noir thriller set in a near post-pandemic future, former journalist, now private detective Satya Chatterjee is hired to investigate the murder of her friend and former colleague Denzin. Now writing an independent newspaper dedicated to…
Graphic Novel Review: The Blouse
Published by: Ablaze Written by: Bastien Vives Illustrated by: Bastien Vives ISBN: 9781950912667 Ages: 18+ Severine is a literature student at a university, living reasonably everyday life. However, she seems drastically unnoticed in almost every situation. Her boyfriend has different interests, yet they always seem more important than hers; her professor isn’t listening when she…
Graphic Novel Review: Porcelain
PORCELAIN Published by: Ablaze Written by: Maria Llovet Illustrated by: Maria Llovet ISBN: 9781950912575 Ages: 15+ “Sometimes… the risky option is the only one possible. The only one that really means choosing…” Beryl lives in the desert with her Aunt. Life flows slowly and passes unremarkably for the teen. Someday, she will move to the…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Lesson Plan & Review – Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Thief
Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian Matthew Noe provides a review and lesson plan for graphic novels.
Noe’s Comics Nook: Lesson Plan & Review – Tales of the City
Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian Matthew Noe provides a review and lesson plan for graphic novels.
Graphic Novel Review: Dreams Factory
Title: Dreams Factory Published by: Magnetic PressWritten by: Jerome HamonIllustrated by: Suheb ZakoISBN: 9781951719524Ages: 10+ Setting: London, 1892, Heavy Industrial vibe Making her way through the snow and ice, Indira heads to work in a coal mine. Though she is young, she has to make money to help her and her little brother Elliot to survive….
Graphic Novel Review: Ghost Cage
Title: Ghost Cage Published by: Image Comics Written by: Nick Dragotta, Caleb Goellner Illustrated by: Nick Dragotta ISBN: 9781534323155 Ages: 12+ “I’m not here for tech support! I’m babysitting a power plant grim reaper!” OHM, the company that provides the world with seemingly limitless energy, has a problem. Terrorists have been causing rolling blackouts. To deal with…