Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

New generation of Avengers, with Kamala Khan’s Ms.Marvel and Miles Morale’s Spider-man (bonus review from Ysakitty)

All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol. 1: The Magnificent Seven by Mark Waid (author), Adam Kubert (illustrator), Mahmud Asrar (illustrator)

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Teenage, Pakistani American Kamala Khan’s turn as Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl drew us into the Marvel comic books.  Previously we were primarily familiar with the Marvel movies.  Then Into the Spider-verse came out and we went to find the Miles Morales comics that inspired the animated movie.  In our last trip to the library we came across the All-New, All-Different Avengers which features both Ms. Marvel and Mile’s Spider-man.  This graphic novel starts with a standalone comic featuring Scarlet Witch and Vision and then issues one […]

Then One Where We Meet Cheryl Blossom

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Archie, Vol. 3 by Mark Waid My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Archie, Vol. 3” picks up directly from where “Vol. 2” left us. In this volume the energy picks up again and we are interested to Cheryl and Jason Blossom. Veronica and Cheryl face off in one of the predominant conflicts and while it’s entertaining, it’s also very look-at-how-much-damage-rich-girls-can-do-to-each-other. Back in Riverdale, Archie is inconsolable and Jughead steps up to be the one supporting Archie. The Andrews’ are about to celebrate a big anniversary […]

Archie + Drama = Are We Surprised?

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Archie, Vol. 2 by Mark Waid My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Archie, Vol.2” lost a little of the energy that “Archie, Vol. 1” had developed for the Riverdale crew. In this volume the big problem is that the town is divided by an election. On one side is Hiram Lodge (supported by Veronica and Archie) and on the other Mr. Collier, Betty’s uncle. There’s a controversy that’s made public regarding Mr. Collier and the town splits on sides for those who support Mr. Collier […]

A Good Re-boot of the Archie Characters

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Archie, Vol. 1: The New Riverdale by Mark Waid My rating: 3 of 5 stars I grew up reading the “Archie” comics here and there. I won’t try and say I was a huge fan. More fan-adjacent. However, “Archie” was the first comics I was introduced to so it has a special place in my reading journey. Since the reboot of “Archie”, thanks in part to the show, Riverdale, the new “Archie” comics has been updated for a more modern audience. This first volume starts […]

Maybe it Flew Over My Head

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I’ve always heard of Alex Ross/Mark Waid’s Kingdom Come in hushed whispers of awe. It’s supposed to be one of the best graphic novels ever. Right? Maybe it’s age or time or context, but I just didn’t like this book at all. It felt slow, heavy-handed, and…like a DC movie, actually. Huge characters, epic look, and kind of senseless. I hate typing all of this out because Alex Ross’ artwork is always amazing to look at it, and Mark Waid has had great runs on many […]

Wherein they ditch the jalopy and I’m okay with it

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As a kid, I was as likely to beg my mom to buy me an Archie Comic as a candy bar in the checkout line. She would buy them even when I didn’t ask and then I’d have to wait for her to finish to wrest each new double digest from her. More than once, I contemplated sending away for the fan club advertised in the back pages. I loved the whole crew. Archie. Betty. Midge and Moose. Rare appearances by Valerie! I loved the […]



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