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Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Tamaki, Mariko

June 17, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Harley’s story is revamped to set her origin during her teen years, and by making this change, we get to enjoy her character without having to negotiate how she got to where she is. In Tamaki’s version, Harleen Quinn has always been something of an oddball and a screw-up with the best of intentions. Raised by a single mom, she takes on being the protector of her family sometimes, even if it lands her in juvie here and there. When she’s 16, her mom lands […]

DC for the Raina Telgemeier crowd

Black Canary: Ignite by Cabot, Meg

June 15, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Black Canary is one of my favorite superheroes, but some might call me a casual fan because really it’s Brandon Fletcher/Annie Wu’s version of Dinah that is my favorite – an undercover punk rock singer fighting aliens and protecting her band. I haven’t read much else besides that version cuz I just like rereading it, ha! So this was the first sort of traditional “origin story” I read for Dinah, and Meg Cabot definitely sticks to the classic tale – daughter of a detective and […]

Higher. Further. Faster. YAY!

Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero, Vol 2 by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero, Vol 3 by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero, Vol 4 by Kelly Sue DeConnick

March 12, 2019 by cosbrarian 3 Comments

I’ve been waiting for the Captain Marvel movie since 2012! I read the first few volumes for a MOOC called “Gender Issues in Comics” which was presented on Canva by Christy Blanch. It was a wonderful course which jumpstarted my interest in superhero comics (particularly female superhero comics). And I completely got why Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers changed the game for female comics readers. So in anticipation of the new movie, I avoided all casting reveals and spoilers and revisited the first 3.5 volumes of the […]

Wonderful mental health discussion in super hero comic aimed at young girls

DC Super Hero Girls: Out of the Bottle by Shea Fontana (author), Marchelo DiChiara (illustrator), Agnes Garbowska (illustrator)

March 11, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

For those unfamiliar with the DC Super Hero Girls franchise the concept is that many classic DC comics characters are teenagers attending Super Hero High School, focusing on the female supers. Another neat twist is that villains aren’t villains yet, they might be morally flexible but they are still overall more good than bad. My eleven and seven year old daughters have been fans for several years now. They have watched the animated shows and movies, and read two of the chapter books, but only […]

Kick butts, eat nuts.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power by Ryan North & Erica Henderson

January 15, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

I think I actually got this book free from Amazon. They sent me an email for some reason saying, here, pick a free book! I don’t remember why, but this was the one I picked. I potentially imagined this and actually bought the book while it was on sale, but either way, I’ve had it on my Kindle app for a while. (P.S. Reading comics on your Kindle app is surprisingly great. I still prefer hard copies so I can get as close to the […]

Cannonball! – I crushed my goal with Ms. Marvel

December 12, 2018 by Dome'Loki 4 Comments

Earlier this year I accidentally read the fourth Ms. Marvel graphic novel before the third, Ms.Marvel: Crushed. Instead of immediately going back and reading number three I went on to read other things. When I was ready to pick it up, I couldn’t find it, the house seemed to have eaten it. About two weeks ago it resurfaced and I decided to save it to complete my cannonball. Sosuke is not as thrilled as I am, since his nap was disturbed to take this photo. […]

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