Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The darkness inside

Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

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CBR15Passport book set in and author from another country Reading Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection near bedtime is not recommended. Now, it is not so much because the stories are “scary-scary” but because they are warped! Each story is not very long but packed with stuff (and you probably realize I am not saying “stuff”).  Yes, things can be creepy, gross (after all, it is horror and somehow the black and white images are almost too realistic in their illustrated manner. I was getting old-black-and-white-1950-thriller/science […]

Oh how funny! Mom just ate someone’s body part.

The Night Eaters: Volume One: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu

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This weekend I devoured several titles. I was finally in the mood to read and the goodies I found were easy enough to read, even if they had a lot going on. And in fact, most of them deserve a second read (at least) as there was a lot going on and things probably were missed. And The Night Eaters: Volume One: She Eats the Night was one of the most-going-onest graphic novels I have read. This Marjorie M. Liu graphic novel is not for […]

Don’t piss off the evil, angry Groot-look alike

The Lost Boy by Greg Ruth

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The other day I was looking for a book at the library. Never did find that one, but in the browsing, I picked up The Lost Boy by Greg Ruth. It looked interesting enough, the cover a “spooky” brown and green mix. The boy heading into light but not necessarily good looking light. And that tree like “Lost Boy” font/title gave it mystery and supernatural vibes. Open it up and you see black and white illustrations. They are nice enough, detailed, but not overly so. […]

One typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won’t stop.

Asadora! Vol. 4 by  Naoki Urasawa

Asadora! Vol. 5 by  Naoki Urasawa

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The idea of this series is simple, a girl growing up in Japan during the late 1950s to mid-1960s. We see her ups and downs, all the while she deals with the government and trying to stop a sea creature so the Japanese can put their best foot forward so close to the end of the War, a war that left as many scars as the storm and monster have.  Asadora! Vol. 4 by Naoki Urasawa is a continuation of their not so horror graphic novel […]

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Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen

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This is Sarah Andersen at their best! This time instead of following Sarah, we follow the Cryptid creatures and their everyday troubles, laughs, and ghostly loves in Cryptid Club. We follow the trials and tribulation of Nessie, Mothman, Slenderman, Sam the Big Foot and friends who are waiting to give you a laugh or ten.   You might need to know a few of the cryptids involved or some jokes will fall flat (Slenderman is great with children) and what a Siren is (and why […]

Hickey jokes, messy eating, and bubble baths.

Fangs by Sarah Andersen

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There have been several coincidences lately. The most recent is I just found my Sarah’s Scribbles books by Sarah Andersen, then a few days later I found Fangs by them. Now that might not seem like a big deal, but I had not even thought about Andersen’s books in months (though I do have her weekly planner), and here I am getting bombarded by their wonderful work. I have not felt well for a few days (just the “summer blues” not due to sickness), but […]



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