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An extraordinary friendship (cannonball!)

The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien by John Hendrix

November 11, 2024 by ElCicco 4 Comments

The Mythmakers is a graphic story written for middle schoolers and older. The narrators of this biography/history are a lion (CS Lewis) and a Wizard (JRR Tolkien). The Mythmakers covers the life stories of each man in brief as well as going into detail on their ideas about storytelling and myths. Lewis and Tolkien shared some remarkable things in common but clearly they were two very different men whose friendship inspired them to write their greatest works. Yet their differences (other relationships, perhaps jealousy, differences […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: #biography, CBR16, CS Lewis, ElCicco, Graphic Novel, John Hendrix, jrr tolkien, Non-Fiction, The Mythmakers

ElCicco's CBR16 Review No:52 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: #biography, CBR16, CS Lewis, ElCicco, Graphic Novel, John Hendrix, jrr tolkien, Non-Fiction, The Mythmakers ·
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Serious and light Philosophy

The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic by John Hendrix

January 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have started and included in reviews that I am not a religious person. I respect people’s different faiths, but I have never been one to believe in a God or even Gods (though plural gods do make more sense than a single god or goddess to me). I would like to think I am spiritual though and try to be a good person (the book mentions this, more on that later), and I do enjoy the experiences of different books. And when I first […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Belief and doubt, ghosts, Holy Spirit, John Hendrix, literary, Philosophy

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Belief and doubt, ghosts, Holy Spirit, John Hendrix, literary, Philosophy ·
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