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Graphic Novel Reviews

Review: Temperance – Cathy Malkasian

  • Post published:January 2, 2012
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Temperance by Cathy Malkasian is a quirky graphic novel that explores the relationship between the concepts of war and security, and freedom and trust. The narrator is a tree, which…

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Review: The Book of Bunny Suicides – Andy Riley

  • Post published:May 26, 2011
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It's like Garfield minus Garfield minus Jon plus bunnies plus suicide.  Rumored to be on the coffee tables of depressed literary luminaries in their last days before dying and banned…

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Review: The Left Bank Gang – Jason

  • Post published:February 24, 2011
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What would it be like if Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, and James Joyce were four struggling cartoonists living in Paris?  Add to that idea a scheme for…

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Review: The Walking Dead, Book Three (HC) – Robert Kirkman

  • Post published:February 4, 2011
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One thing I've noticed with Robert Kirkman's writing is that he seems to mostly portray female characters in fairly stereotypical roles.  For the most part, they are nurturers with whom…

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Review: The Walking Dead, Book Two (HC) – Robert Kirkman

  • Post published:February 3, 2011
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While I still enjoyed reading The Walking Dead, it seemed like the writing suffered some in this volume.  There are rough transitions between scenes, and I asked myself if I…

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Review: The Walking Dead, Book One – Robert Kirkman

  • Post published:January 25, 2011
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I'd heard of The Walking Dead, but haven't read any comics for quite a few years.  My source for comic books had always been my childhood friend who now co-owns…

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Review: Blankets – Craig Thompson

  • Post published:June 16, 2010
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I'm surprised I hadn't come across, Blankets, by Craig Thompson a few years back.  As far as the story goes, it's a coming of age, love story that can be…

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