Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

When I get bored, I look for trouble. Or books. Whichever is easier to find

Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel by Various

Superman Adventures: Lex Luthor, Man of Metropolis by Various

Justice League Unlimited: Girl Power by Various

Dear DC Super-Villains by Michael Northrop

DC Super Hero Girls: Midterms by Amy Wolfram

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When I get bored, I look for trouble. And since I have no idea what trouble looks like, I usually find a book, or five books. Granted, none are more than a 150-200 pages each. Just quick young graphic novels that were not really “that young” with some mature themes, issues and images going on. In Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel we are introduce to Kara (aka Supergirl) from a young girl on her home planet, to the day Krypton was destroyed and the sister […]

One MFing Superhero and a (swear) long review

M.O.M.: Mother of Madness, Volume 1 by Emilia Clarke and Marguerite Bennett

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I am glad that I did not realize who Emilia Clarke is before I read this book. If you have been under a rock (like I obviously have) she is an actress from Game of Thrones (at least I have heard of that). The why of that is I am a snob when it comes to celebrity books (not completely convinced of quality to be blunt). Even with a psychedelic cover that made me a bit stomach upset, I am glad I gave this graphic […]

Not for young in age, but young at heart

My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron by Various

The My Little Pony: Friends Forever Volume 2 by Various

My Little Pony Friends Forever #9 by Various

My Little Pony: Friends Forever Omnibus, Vol. 3. by Various

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I’m a kid of the 1980s and still a fan of good Saturday morning cartoons. One of those was The Transformers (okay good might be a loosely used term, but I stand by it) and sure, I was a little into My Little Ponies, but not like my younger sister (who btw is mom to a nephew I will mention in a bit, but as I only have the one sibling, that is redundant). When I saw that the powers that be had created a […]

Paul is a Blue Hippo and John is hanging upside down

Paul is Dead by Paola Baron

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Paul is Dead. How many Beatles fans know that story? Paul McCartney died at the height of Beatlemania and was replaced with a copy. And Paola Baron explores that idea in Paul is Dead, a speculation fiction graphic novel that causes questions of fame, reality, and self to have more questions than answers. I do not want to know what Baron or illustrator Ernesto Carbonetti were smoking when they created this realistically abstract, realistic-surrealism book, because John Lennon was not the only one having an […]

The illustrations are nice.

Green Arrow: Stranded by Brendan Deneen

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Green Arrow: Stranded is a cozy book, yet I was unsatisfied at the end. Is there a sequel? Why should I like these people? Who are these people? Ollie Queen has an interesting set of morals: don’t kill the wild boar trying to kill you and the others but the snake is fair game? The plane crashes but four of the five people survive, but you never find the pilot? Then again, we never did see them, just some snide comments from the father of […]

With friends like these, you’ll be okay

Monster Friends by  Katei Vandorn 

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Monster Friends by Katei Vandorn is a cute story that is clever, and slightly new. However, for the adult it is a familiar story of hiding from your fears. Ages six to young 10 will flip out over the humor and the sweet story. If you know the book Crabapple Trouble, also by Vandorn, there might be a surprise or two for you! And while it is not overly colorful, but it is brightly created. It fits the mood of that section of story. And with minimal […]



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