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The other Themyscira

Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons by Shannon and Dean Hale

February 20, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Shannon and Dean Hale continue the fun from Diana: Princess of the Amazons with a similar upbeat tone, graphic novel for younger readers. However, this time we have two alternating points of view, which are the two Princesses of the Amazons, Diana and Nubia. Along with the talents of Victoria Yin, Lynnette Wong, and Becca Carey, the Hales made a story that is a light, but strong, read. From what little I know of the Diana/Nubia story, Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons seems […]

New Mystery New Friends

Bog Gone! Volume 1: A graphic novel. by P. Knuckle Jones

February 13, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport new author If Sherlock Holmes meet the Scooby Gang (only if they were a frog, turtle, and a taco-loving beaver), you’d get Bog Gone! Volume 1: A graphic novel. These three friends try to solve the case of the missing families of their town, while the Sherlock Holmes like creature (and our young frog heroine’s favorite detective), Mr. Seymour Warts, solves a related case. The humor is typical kid and the art typical fun for the younger crowd. Ages seven to 10 the best […]

All over the place seems to be the theme

World Record Holders by Guy Delisle

February 13, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport new author World Record Holders is an artistic story that can feel abstract. And that’s pretty much all I have to say about Guy Delisle’s story. But I cannot go all Forest Gump and end on that note, therefore, I will add a couple technical things to my review. Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall are the translators. And Delisle is both author and illustrator. Now I will add some feelings, thoughts and so forth I had. The stories are not necessarily connected, but the […]

I think I’ll swear off fries thanks

Boris the Potato Child by Anne Simon

February 13, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport author new to me. The publisher description says almost all you need to know about Boris the Potato Child: “a bitter critique of our consumerist impulses and abuses.” Anne Simon created a book that can be violent, exploitative, perverted, and triggering. It is dark, ugly, and powerful. Regardless of if you love or hate, it is a story that can make you think. And Jenna Allen’s translation feels smooth. Outside of a few little quirks, you cannot tell this was not originally English. Of […]

Make your own meat and cheese without involving animals

Fake Meat Real Food for Vegan Appetites by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

February 5, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

It looks like the theme for vegan cooking for early 2023 is make your own meat substitutes. The newest entry to this group is Fake Meat by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. The author is basically the OG of modern approachable vegan cooking. She’s also my only cookbook automatic pre-order any and all new titles. Most previous Isa books are “vegan for beginners” in nature, in that they feature more readily available ingredients and normal cooking standard processes. This time, things gets a little more advanced. There’s […]

Remarkable author and their remarkable series and the remarkable new one

Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends, #6) by Terri Libenson

February 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends, #6) by Terri Libenson continues the characters we have grown to love in the other Emmie & Friends graphic novels. But this time we take a character we have only seen as a running joke (literally as she is usually running to the bathroom) and one I do not remember seeing. Having these two characters who are the narrators not featured in other books was nice. You see the established world of this middle school environment in a new light. And […]

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