The End

Today is my last day as an employee of the Craighead County Public Library.  Whether or not Graphic Content was a huge success in terms of numbers (decidedly not), it was still a huge success to and for me.  I did not reach as wide of an audience as I wanted, but I did reach a few, and I did introduce a lot of people to books that they loved, which they would never have looked at otherwise.  I did get people who did not have a lot of other social interaction out of the house, and talking to others.  And it did bring me a lot closer to a very special group of friends.

So, as of today, this blog is officially dead.  I will be leaving it up, so that the archive of reviews and the Recommended Reading list will still be available.  But don't despair!  I have began a new blog (Clang! Pow! Zap! on Tumblr), which will not only host reviews on comics, but also reviews on movies, shows, games, and all other sorts of nerdy miscellany.  I will be sharing writing duties with my husband Doug, who is really super awesome.   

Keep reading those comics kids.  You might just learn something.

- Paisley

Questions: Daytripper

Like, whoa, that was deep, right?  Head on in to the questions and we'll begin sifting through the layers of twin Brazilians Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon's quiet rumination on death, Daytripper.

TV Review: Beware the Batman

Recently, Cartoon Network began airing their brand-new computer animated caped crusader show, Beware the Batman.  It is the first Batman show to debut after the end of the much beloved Brave and the Bold series.  Between that and the iconic 90s Batman: The Animated Series, this show has big shoes to fill.  Recently my husband and I sat down to watch the first three episodes, and I am here to report my findings!

Issue Reviews: What I'm reading now

With Saga on hiatus, I have began picking up other weekly titles in the search of a new obsession.  I found three.  Batman/Superman, The Movement, and the new X-men are all new releases without a lot of back story to wade through.  So, if you're interested in starting something new, read on, and I'll try to break down these three great titles for you.

Questions - Spider-Man: Blue

Poor Spidey.  Adds a bit of depth to him, doesn't it?

Movie Review: Man of Steel (SPOILERS!!!)

Let me tell you a story.  Anyone who knows me knows that I am a really big Batman fan.  Like, a really, REALLY big fan.  I went to the midnight release of Dark Knight Rises and enjoyed every minute of it.  I thought it was amazing.  Then I got home, turned on the news, and learned about the theater shootings, and for awhile, I forgot the actual movie.  To me, the two were inextricably linked, and whenever I thought about the movie, I ended up thinking about the tragedy instead.  Then, over time, the shock faded, and when I began to think about it, I realized the Dark Knight Rises was a pretty horrible movie, and an atrocious end to such a good series.  I realized that the reason I enjoyed it so much in the theater was because I was conditioned to love all things Batman, and had come to expect great things from the Christopher Nolan series (Because Dark Knight is AMAZING).  I wanted a great Batman movie, and so my mind interpreted DKR as a great movie, when it was in fact, a pile of crap.  It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that I believe this will also be the case with Man of Steel.

Graphic Novels for the Teenage Girl's Soul

Over this weekend, I read three graphic novels, all starring teenage girls: Drama by Raina Telgemeier, Will & Whit by Laura Lee Gulledge, and Peanut by Ayun Halliday.  Raina Telgemeier is already a star in the arena of great graphic novels for young girls.  Her debut comic, Smile won multiple awards and is a staple in tween comics.  I was also already familiar with the work of Laura Lee Gulledge, whose Page by Paige I reviewed last year.  And so far as Peanut goes, I didn't even know what the book was about when I picked it up; I was just intrigued by the cover!  So, if you've got a young lady in your life, or even if you're just nostalgic for the days when you were a young  girl, read on!  And even if neither of those categories apply to you, boys are definitely allowed.