Art Baltazar – Cannonball Read 17

Craybi Craynobi and Crayski Craynobi on a crazy cartoon trip

YAHGZ: The Craynobi Tales by Art Baltazar

July 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

YAHGZ: The Craynobi Tales by Art Baltazar is an odd little graphic novel. There are stories within stories (mostly as flashbacks), but there are things that are missing or at least feels like they are missing, making it hard to understand the why of things. And while this looks like the first of a series, there are (as said at the end) characters with history and part of what is missing is that history. We get some of it such as the narrator is talking […]

We’re not sleeping with the fishes, but visiting the turtles

Gilbert #4: The Island of the Orange Turtles by Art Baltazar

March 17, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

First, you should read the first three books in the series, as it will answer a few “who are you” questions in Gilbert #4: The Island of the Orange Turtles by Art Baltazar. And second, this book is way on the “little kid silly side” and adults may not appreciate the “slap sticky somewhat less than intelligent antics.” This story is cute, but not overly detailed. Gilbert and friends visit Sherbet’s island, where they meet all his siblings and new baby brother Bix (Because It […]

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! I recommend not looking up if you know what’s good for you

Superman of Smallville by Art Baltazar

October 23, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It is no secret that I am on this graphic novel kick right now. I am assuming many of you are thinking, “Comic books?” Well, folks. I was like you once. But then I realized, yes, there are graphic novels that are more comic book-like and there are other graphic novels that are deeper than what we associate with comics. Yet, today, comics are not the “easy read” we once thought them. They can be deep, dark, talk about issues in ways that we can […]

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