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Stop being so…. gay

Blessed Cure by Mário Oliveira

October 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Triggers in Blessed Cure by Mário Oliveira include, but are not limited to: homophobia, homophobic language, homophobic actions, beatings, sexual images of genitalia and acts, prostitution, transphobia.  One man’s life from the 1960s to the 1990s (with the potential for a “now” setting) unfolds as he does everything in his power to not be “so gay.” (Which is  the nicest thing he is called in the book.) From parents blaming each other, doctors blaming parents, the church blaming everyone (especially the mother) to the man […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance Tagged With: Brazil, gender, Homophobia, identity, LGBTQ, Mário Oliveira, Social Themes, webcomics

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:482 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance · Tags: Brazil, gender, Homophobia, identity, LGBTQ, Mário Oliveira, Social Themes, webcomics ·
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Shiver me timbers and all that good stuff

Sea of Thieves: Sea Dog's Search by Jeremy Whitley

October 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sea of Thieves: Sea Dog’s Search by Jeremy Whitley and illustrated by Rhoald Marcellius is more of a 2.5 than a 2. That is not to say this graphic novel is not good, in fact, it is a lot of fun. But nothing “grabbed” me into saying “Best book.” We know the stories of female pirates proving themselves to their families and self, and the illustrations are in a traditional comic format. However, if I had known about the podcasts, shows, and the other items […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: ghosts, Jeremy Whitley, LGBTQ, pirates, Rhoald Marcellius

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:475 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: ghosts, Jeremy Whitley, LGBTQ, pirates, Rhoald Marcellius ·
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Treasures around us

Pearl of the Sea by Anthony Silverston

September 24, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I am finding several online readers that at first glance are not “grabbing me.” (But then again, if a computer grabs you, you have bigger issues than a book not being interesting.)  And, Pearl of the Sea by Anthony Silverston was one of those not at first grabbers. But once I got into it, things started looking up. Now, granted this is not a WOW BEST BOOK EVER! but a book that was a nice break from the fairly intense reads I was reading. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adventures, Anthony Silverston, change, family, friendship, LGBTQ, poachers, sea monsters, south africa

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:460 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adventures, Anthony Silverston, change, family, friendship, LGBTQ, poachers, sea monsters, south africa ·
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Just an ordinary non-binary trans teen

Ciel in All Directions by Sophie Labelle

September 24, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have been a fan of Sophie Labelle’s comic, Assigned Male, off and on for years. Therefore, when I saw they had books for them, I was excited and picked a few up. They are a great way to read (if not all the series) the best of the series. When I realized they had “spin off” books as well, I looked into them. In 2020 and 2021 Ciel, the non-binary pre-teen/teen of Assigned Male, was given at least two books of their own. I […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Assigned Male, blogs, family, friendship, Gender identity, internet, LGBTQ, school, siblings, Social Themes, Sophie Labelle, YouTube channel

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:459 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Assigned Male, blogs, family, friendship, Gender identity, internet, LGBTQ, school, siblings, Social Themes, Sophie Labelle, YouTube channel ·
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The not so good review because I lost the original review that also has good online images because I guess I didn’t take a picture of my book

Brooms by Jasmine Walls

September 24, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!  So I was trying to copy and paste my review of Brooms by Jasmine Walls (and illustrated by Teo Duvall) and somehow hit the wrong button and the ENTIRE review disappeared!  I know I will never be able to repeat that really great (if I do say so myself) review! I will not be able to talk about how we deal with racism, queerphobia, economic differences, sexism and more. The story of 1930s Mississippi magic (of course, only allowed to the chosen few) has […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: family, friendship, Jasmine Walls, LGBTQ, magic, minorities, Social Themes, Teo Duvall

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:453 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: family, friendship, Jasmine Walls, LGBTQ, magic, minorities, Social Themes, Teo Duvall ·
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Dice & Deathtraps is not D&D but you know it’s D&D

The Last Session Vol. 1 by Jasmine Walls

September 19, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Have you ever played a Dungeons & Dragons game or a D&D like game? Have you had envy and/or jealousy of a friend’s friend/girlfriend/boyfriend/partner? Are you not a fan of change; even good changes? Are you queer? Do you like comics/graphic novels? Do you like stories about things like that in graphic novel format? Then this is the book for you.  For the most part, in The Last Session Vol. 1 by Jasmine Walls, Dozerdraws (Illustrator), and Micah Myers (Letterer), the story is familiar. The […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: college, Dice & Deathtraps (fictious game), dozerdraws, family, Fantasy games, friendship, Jasmine Walls, LGBTQ, Micah Myers, Relationships, tabletop games

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:451 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: college, Dice & Deathtraps (fictious game), dozerdraws, family, Fantasy games, friendship, Jasmine Walls, LGBTQ, Micah Myers, Relationships, tabletop games ·
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