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Sometimes NOT being on the run can cause quite a strain on your relationship

January 20, 2015 by Malin 4 Comments

4.5 stars So I’ve already raved at you here AND here about why you should be reading this comic. If you haven’t read it yet (what is wrong with you, do you not like awesome things?), this trade is not the place to start. It collects issues 19-24 of an ongoing story. I’m going to try really hard to review it without spoiling anything major, but tread with caution if you’re not caught up. Marko and Alanna and their hunted little family are laying low […]

Dali Meets Indiana Jones

January 18, 2015 by The Chancellor 1 Comment

I’m a huge Muppets fan. My parents were too, so they started my brother and I young. So I was shocked the other day when I was at the library browsing the graphic novels section when I ran across Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl’s Tale of Sand. Before you get too excited, they actually didn’t create the graphic novel. They created a screenplay way back in the day that never got made. So the Henson company decided to release it in the graphic novel format. […]

It’s Drafty in the Trenches, Oh

January 14, 2015 by Berry 6 Comments

Jacques Tardi’s World War I opus, Goddamn This War!, is a hard beast to categorize, at least when using English terminology. It’s not a comic book, and for a graphic novel it’s not very novelistic. But call it what you will, it’s hard to deny its power. This is a harrowing masterpiece of one unnamed soldier’s experiences in the Great War that so wholly failed to be the war to end all wars. Things the reader won’t find in Goddamn This War! include plot and dialogue. Does […]

The Whole Rebellion Thing Was Never My Bag

January 9, 2015 by Emmalita 12 Comments

I knew Saga would be good. So many people told me it would be good. I still didn’t expect it to be this good. Viscerally good. I want to drop my plans for the rest of the week and re-read it and then read volumes 2 – 4. The stars on this go up to 6. In my last review, I spent a lot of time complaining about one of the female character’s costumes, and how was I supposed to take Gamora seriously as a […]

Ms. Marvel is Magnificently Marvelous!

January 8, 2015 by AmySaysREAD 4 Comments

Hey y’all! I just read the new Ms. Marvel, featuring a Muslim-American teen, and it is AWESOME. My full review is over on my blog. I hope you like it as much as I did!

Rocket Raccoon and his Human Hangers-on

January 7, 2015 by Emmalita 14 Comments

Last year before the Guardians of the Galaxy movie was released, I confessed that I had never been a comics reader and I felt overwhelmed about where to start. As usual, Pajibans were helpful and suggested I start with Guardians of the Galaxy: Legacy. I bought it, I read it and I enjoyed it. But for some reason, I was not up to writing a review. On Sunday, while I was waiting for a friend, I opened up my Kindle library and decided to […]

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