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Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Freebie Week!

Posted on January 26, 2016 12 Comments

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what […]

Comic Stack – 06/24/2015: Graphic Novel Review: Gotham Academy Vol. 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher

Posted on June 24, 2015 3 Comments

Full Disclosure: A review copy of this comis was provided to me by DC Comics via NetGalley. I would like to thank the author(s) and the publisher for providing me this opportunity. All opinions expressed from here forward are my own. I know I said that I was going to start my House of M reread […]

Tough Traveling: People on Boats

Posted on June 18, 2015 19 Comments

The Thursday feature “Tough Traveling” is the brainchild of Nathan of Review Barn, who has come up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based on the most common tropes in fantasy, as seen in (and inspired by) The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is […]

Graphic Novel Review Bites

Posted on March 8, 2015 8 Comments

Teen Titans Go! Vol. 1 by Sholly Fisch and Lea Hernandez With thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review. My kids and I miss the 2003 Teen Titans cartoon. It was fun and funny, and also had some amazing messages. The new […]

Graphic Novel Review: Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Hot in the City by Amanda Connor & Jimmy Palmiotti

Posted on February 9, 2015 9 Comments

Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Hot in the City by Amanda Connor & Jimmy Palmiotti Genre: Superhero, Leading Ladies Publisher: DC Comics (October 28, 2014) Author Information: Website|Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 Hijinxs and mayhem ensue when one of Harley’s former patients leaves her real estate in Brooklyn. Packing up the few possessions she owns and […]

Graphic Novel Review: Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 1 by Tom Taylor

Posted on December 23, 2014 6 Comments

Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 1 by Tom Taylor Genre: Superheroes, Gaming Publisher: DC Comics (November 2013) My rating: 5 of 5 stars “There are some things even you can’t corrupt, Joker.” “Ha! Oh Batsy. You’re so cute.” Injustice: Gods Among Us is one of the many unplayed video games on my Steam Wall of […]

Panels: Batgirl: Knightfall Descends

Posted on November 11, 2014 2 Comments

“Maybe I do know what a hero looks like, after all. And she wears black and red.” After questioning whether there are still any heroes left in Gotham, including herself and the Bat family because she fears they’re upholding a status quo, Barbara Gordon decides that there are still heroes out there when she teams […]

PANELS: Batman: The Court of Owls

Posted on October 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

Batman has been missing for over a week. The bat signal has been shining every night since, until the bulb blows on the eighth day. Batman’s son, Damian, stands vigil with Commissioner Gordon, wondering how his father will find his way home in Batman: The Court of Owls.

Graphic Novel Review: All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely

Posted on October 6, 2014 5 Comments

All-Star Superman, Vol. 1 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely Genre: Superheroes Publisher: DC Comics (2007) Author Info: www.grant-morrison.com Artist Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Quitely Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Poor Superman is always going to start off on the wrong foot with me and having him written by Grant Morrison doesn’t make things much better. Fortunately, I’ve read Morrison’s […]

Graphic Novel Review: Batman vol.1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

Posted on August 29, 2014 8 Comments

Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Series: Batman vol II #1-7 Publisher: DC Comics Author Info | Artist Info Wendy’s Rating ~ 4 of 5 stars What is Gotham? Well, according to Batman, Gotham is Batman. This is how the first issue opens, with Batman’s conceit on full display. All the […]