Sunday, January 8, 2012

Questions - Death: The High Cost of Living



Hey guys!  It's time for a new round of questions for this month's book, Death: The High Cost of Living.  Set in a world of music, celebrity, and emotional strife, things are already pretty complicated when Death herself comes knocking.  Read on for this month's discussion questions!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Review - League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume 1


Talk about your unique settings! LoEG is an alternate fictional timeline, teaming up turn of the century characters such as Mina Murray (Dracula), Allan Quatermain (King Solomon's Mines), Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea), The Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, and Mycroft Holmes (brother of Sherlock Holmes).  When a mysterious enemy threatens the British Empire, this rag-tag group of misfits is called together to defend it - whether they want to or not.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Review - Graphic Novels: Everything You Need To Know



Graphic Novels: Everything You Need To Know by Paul Gravett is a first class graphic novel primer for people of all ages and interests who just don't know where to start!  Though the author encourages you to skip around and find what interests you, I read the book straight through and had a hard time putting it down!  I'll go ahead and say that I would highly recommend this book to anyone, old fan or beginner, who wants to learn more about great graphic novels.  Click on to read more!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Review - Barefoot Gen, Volumes 1 & 2



Hey, hey, faithful readers, check it out!  A manga!  After reading the fabulous Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know by Paul Gravett, a veritable compendium of graphic goodness, I was drawn to reading the first two volumes of Barefoot Gen, the almost autobiographical account of one boy's survival of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. 

Friday, December 16, 2011

Review - Batwoman: Elegy



Learn the past of the mysterious lone wolf Batwoman, who took upon the symbol of the bat without invitation. 


Saturday, December 10, 2011

Review: What It Is



Strap in tight kids, because What It Is by Lynda Barry is not a graphic novel even I was prepared for.  One third autobiography, one third philosphy/psychology, and one third writing exercise, the entire shebang is wrapped up in collage and paint artwork that is simultaneously beautiful and jarring in the flood of information it conveys.

Friday, December 9, 2011

Month 3 - Superman: Red Son



Wow, what an ending!  Now, let's get down to business and ask some important questions: