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#RRSciFiMonth: Graphic Novel Review Bites

Posted on November 23, 2017 5 Comments

Bitch Planet Volume 2: President Bitch Volume one of this series introduced us to a future where the dystopian concept of a patriarchal society goes to very scary places. While The Handmaid’s Tale takes a softer approach to putting women in their place, Bitch Planet takes more extreme measures with its non-compliant women. They are sent […]

Graphic Novel Review Bites

Posted on December 13, 2015 1 Comment

Invisible Republic, Vol. 1 by Gabriel Hardman With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this graphic novel in exchange for a positive review. There’s always more to the story, especially when it comes to politics. Here, a journalist discovers a story belonging to a woman named […]

Graphic Novel Review: Jupiter’s Legacy by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely

Posted on June 7, 2015 5 Comments

Jupiter’s Legacy, Book One by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely Genre: Superhero Series: Collecting Jupiter’s Legacy #1-5 Publisher: Image Comics (April 2015) Author Info: millarworld.tv Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 A dream leads Sheldon and his team to an island (headcanon says it’s the island from Lost) where they are bestowed with superhuman abilities. Now called The Utopian, […]

Waiting on Wednesday 04/29/15

Posted on April 29, 2015 9 Comments

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: The Paradox by Charlie Fletcher: August 18, 2015 (Orbit) I’m very excited for this! The first book The Oversight was an ARC that unexpected landed on my doorstep last year, […]

Comic Stack 03/18/15

Posted on March 18, 2015 2 Comments

C.O.W.L. #1 by Kyle Higgins Publisher: Image Comics Genre: Superhero, Crime Chicago 1962. The Chicago Organized Workers League, or C.O.W.L., is a labor union for superheroes both powered and non-powered led by Geoffrey Warner, alias The Grey Raven, and they’ve just eliminated the last remaining villain of the Chicago Six. Now, their relevancy is questioned. […]

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 […]

Comic Stack 02/18/14

Posted on February 18, 2015 7 Comments

This week I take a trip to a small town in Craw County, Alabama where BBQ is king, football isn’t a sport its a way of life, and the necks glow fluorescent red. Next, I visit a small town in Oregon whose claim to fame is breeding sixteen of the world’s most notorious serial killers with […]

Graphic Novel Review Bites

Posted on February 15, 2015 6 Comments

The Wicked and The Divine: The Faust Act Every 90 years, the Pantheon of gods returns, reincarnating in the bodies of young people. They will live, love, hate, and laugh, and then, in two years, they will die. During that time, there is only one rule: they must not harm humanity with their abilities. Lucifer, […]

Comic Stack 02/11/14

Posted on February 11, 2015 2 Comments

This week I met Poe, a young boy born with black feathers whose destiny seems to rest in a game played by omnipresent beings, Laney Griffin, a man who has a chance encounter in the woods after deciding to do whatever necessary to help his dying son, Kate Kristopher, who has to return to her fantasy […]

Comic Stack 02/04/2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 2 Comments

I have a confession. I have a ton of first issues of comics. I’m not even joking about this. While I enjoy reading and reviewing comics, I’m not one that likes to review every single issue of a comic, especially if I lose interest and quit the series. I prefer to review volumed editions for that […]