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Family and Monsters

Family Force V: Book One by Matt Braly

December 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Part Power Rangers, part Transformers, part Voltron and all superheroes and space monsters is how I describe Family Force V: Book One. Matt Braly’s graphic novel (read via an online reader copy, due mid June 2025) will be worth the wait for you or your preteen/teen reader. This coming of age story is one we know (your destiny is forced on you, but you choose the path that takes) is not new, but the way it’s presented is fun, humorous and cute. It is not […]

Harley’s Boys…er… Hyenas

Harley Quinn's Bud and Lou: Trouble Times Two by Ben Hed

December 9, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The title, Harley Quinn’s Bud and Lou: Trouble Times Two by Ben Hed is exactly what you expect from a hero/villain comic/graphic novel, and that makes this a fun read. It is comforting, and yes, it is cheesy and goofy and has way bad puns, but I want more of Bud and Lou! They are perhaps the coolest hyenas since The Lion Kings Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. Hed is the author and illustrator of several comics, but the only one I know I have read […]

I had high hopes, but they didn’t fly as far as I wanted… still a good book

Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia

October 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Teen Titan story continues as we find our Starfire and Cyborg to round out the team in Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo’s fifth book, Teen Titans: Starfire. As much as I have enjoyed the series, this might be the weakest volume so far. It probably was because I had such high expectations for it. While I knew a little about the Robins (Dick and Damian) I wasn’t versed in Teen Titans. The first three graphic novels were good as I got to learn about […]

The Cheese don’t stink

Lisa Cheese and Ghost Guitar (Book 1): Attack of the Snack by Kevin Alvir

October 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Lisa Cheese and Ghost Guitar (Book 1): Attack of the Snack by Kevin Alvir is a lot of things. I was about half way through when I realized it probably was mostly a commentary on capitalism, mom & pop stores vs. the big man and the greed of “bigger and better” and addiction to that (via fast food joints). It is a story of love and friendship and demon possession. If a humanoid-unicorn had a superhero origin story this would be it. There was more […]

When there is trouble, call for these cousins

Blue Stars Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon, Cynthia Leitich Smith

October 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Blue Stars Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem is about two cousins, Riley and Maya, who are radically different, but must stop the evil Vice Principal Balderdash (whose name rhymes with Baldera$$ and matches his personality) from taking away all the fun and only have Detention! Of course, the cousins have a rocky start, but with gadgets and a distraction that would make James Bond jealous, they will best their archnemesis! The two girls are different not just because of personalities (Riley is bubbly, artistic, […]

The female Web designers

Marvel-Verse: Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider by Jason LaTour and various

Marvel-Verse: Spider-Woman by Marv Wolfman and various

August 28, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I recently found several series of graphic novels called Marvel-Verse that covered a variety of Marvel characters. And while I found villains, they are mostly the heroes. Since they are all similar (you get a few stories for each character as the feature and they do their thing. They range from 1960s classic, 1980s and even now), I can pretty much say: “Which Marvel character do you like?” You then answer and I can say Yes or No they have it. Of course there is […]

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