Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Orphans and them

We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles

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I have had We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles as an online reader copy for a few months. I have had opportunities to read it, but for the most part I figured it would expire before I had a chance to. Thankfully I was able to find it and read it at lunch today. It was an interesting experience. This graphic novel is an on book. We know the dystopian aspects (a girl wakes up one morning to find […]

Surviving middle school is hard

Just Beyond #1 The Scare School by R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews

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R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews adapted Just Beyond #1 The Scare School into a graphic novel format. Or I am assuming it was a novel first, then a graphic novel. However, regardless of which came first (or didn’t come out) this is an old school RL Stine story. The theme is classic: We start with a couple of kids in “unusual clothing” (cue the “not from our world”) and how they are being chased by a robotic monster. We then see who lives […]

“I think about the future a lot.”

Kimmie66 by Aaron Alexovich

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A while ago, I deaccessioned a lot of my comics/graphic novels, and now years later am reaccessioning the ones that I realized I really do want. Kimmie66 is one of those. I am a lifelong fan of Aaron Alexovich’s other series, Serenity Rose, and this is in somewhat of the same vein tonally. Kimmie66 is set in a near future where there are immersive VR worlds (“lairs”) that people spend large amounts of their lives in. Telly is 14 and her lair is Elysium, a […]

When you’re the first person in 150 years to be charged with horse theft, but you did it, so then what?

Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri

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Grand Theft Horse started out slow, but once we get into the legal aspects and the world of horse racing things pick up. Told in first person narrative, G. Neri tells the story of his cousin Gail, who on Christmas Eve decided to steal a horse. Of course, it is not as simple as that. Part owner of a racing horse, she (as his trainer) realizes he is unable to run the next race due to an injury. But the majority-owners do not see an […]

“Do the stepwork and don’t give me any of your excuses. We both know they’re bullshit.”

Impossible People by Julia Wertz

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I like to read at least one graphic novel a year, just for something a little different. This year I found Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story (2023) by Julia Wertz on NPR’s Favorite Books List. I have not read anything by Julia Wertz before, so I came into this story knowing almost nothing about her. She is a cartoonist and writer who has written a number of comic books, graphic novels and created comics for The New Yorker. She was based in New York City for many years […]

Did you hear the one about…?

How to Make a Turkey Laugh by Chris Cate

Spooky Silly Halloween Jokes  by Chris Cate

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Hello Dads and Little Kids. I have two joke books for you. First, How to Make a Turkey Laugh by Chris Cate and second, Spooky Silly Halloween Jokes  also by Chris Cate. If you know a dad joke, you are ahead of the game. If you need to learn dad jokes, you came to the right place. Both of these books are due late summer 2025, and therefore, ready for the holiday season. You can eat your ‘taters and find out why the turkey shouldn’t be […]



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