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Death by Eyeball

January 24, 2017 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Original Sin was a Marvel Comics miniseries. I read the collected 8 issues of the main story. There were also tie in issues, which I did not read. Original Sin hits a weak spot in my recent comic book hobby. I started reading comic books two years ago, mostly because of the MCU movies. Despite that, I’ve mostly stuck to single character series like Ms. Marvel or Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye run. Marvel characters have a long and complicated history that I barely understand. I might […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: ed brubaker, Jason Aaron, Javier Pulido, Jim Cheung, Julien Tedesco, mark waid, Marvel Comics, Mike Deodato, Original Sin

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:17 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: ed brubaker, Jason Aaron, Javier Pulido, Jim Cheung, Julien Tedesco, mark waid, Marvel Comics, Mike Deodato, Original Sin ·
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Catherine Morland Seeks Her Own Gothic Novel

October 31, 2016 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I’ve been pretty open about the idea that comics are still a reading stumbling block for me. My friend Alison loves comics so whenever she comes across something she thinks might do the trick for me, she makes sure to get it into my hands. I sometimes decline her suggestions due to time limitations, but I always try to see what she’s offering. A couple weeks ago she handed me Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey in comic form, and there was no way I wasn’t going […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: adaptations, faintingviolet, Jane Austen, Marvel Comics, Northanger Abbey

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:72 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: adaptations, faintingviolet, Jane Austen, Marvel Comics, Northanger Abbey ·
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Kamala survived Secret Wars and is now just as awesome as before.

August 20, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

How does this series continue to be SO GOOD. It is the only superhero comic I read that doesn’t allow the larger events of the Marvel (or whatever other comics) universe to completely mess with the narrative it’s trying to tell. Kamala is always Kamala. I never feel discombobulated when I’m reading about her, even if I’ve missed issues where she’s popped in to other superheroes stories, or there’s been some sort of crossover event, like Secret Wars/Battleworld. No idea how that mess all got […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Comics, G Willow Wilson, Marvel Comics, ms. marvel, narfna, super famous, vol. 5

narfna's CBR8 Review No:106 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Comics, G Willow Wilson, Marvel Comics, ms. marvel, narfna, super famous, vol. 5 ·
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Relationship Goals

August 16, 2016 by Emmalita 15 Comments

As those of you who know me on Facebook (or even in real life) are aware, 2 1/2 years ago I adopted a 9 year old dog named Spike. Spike is a red Australian Cattle Dog and most definitely the boss of me. He disapproves of most things that I do, but loves me anyway. As I read Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: BFF, I felt very strongly that I was reading Spike’s relationship goals for us. He would really like to be able to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, Devil Dinosaur, Graphic Novel, Marvel Comics, Moon Girl, natacha bustos

Emmalita's CBR8 Review No:35 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, Devil Dinosaur, Graphic Novel, Marvel Comics, Moon Girl, natacha bustos ·
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Squirrel Agility Ability

August 5, 2016 by Emmalita 2 Comments

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is an absolute delight. She’s a little bit like Deadpool, if Deadpool still had his innocence and had never been a mercenary. She’s jaunty, clever, irreverent and some one is breaking the 4th wall, though it’s more the author than Squirrel Girl. Squirrel Girl super heroes in her own unique way. She takes down the baddest of the bad and makes friends along the way. Doreen Green is totally just your average, normal girl on her way to start college. She […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Erica Henderson, Marvel Comics, Ryan North, Squirrel Power, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Emmalita's CBR8 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Erica Henderson, Marvel Comics, Ryan North, Squirrel Power, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl ·
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It doesn’t feel like nothing.

August 2, 2016 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

What would you do if the world were ending? What would you do if you were a 16 year old girl with super powers? At the end of Crushed, Kamala Khan felt like the world was ending because she had been betrayed by her first crush. But now, the world is really ending. What good is it to be a superhero if you can’t keep the world from ending? What do you do when nothing you do will change the outcome? Ms. Marvel finally gets […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Adrian Alphona, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, kamala khan, last days, Marvel Comics, ms. marvel

Emmalita's CBR8 Review No:30 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Adrian Alphona, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, kamala khan, last days, Marvel Comics, ms. marvel ·
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