Review: Temperance – Cathy Malkasian
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…
Review: The Book of Bunny Suicides – Andy Riley
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…
Review: The Left Bank Gang – Jason
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…
Review: The Walking Dead, Book Three (HC) – Robert Kirkman
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…
Review: The Walking Dead, Book Two (HC) – Robert Kirkman
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…
Walking Dead: Volume 2 & 3 (Hardcovers)
The first one was so good, (thanks for the birthday present) that I've ordered two more off Amazon. Shipped today; can't wait to read them.
Review: The Walking Dead, Book One – Robert Kirkman
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…
Review: Blankets – Craig Thompson
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…