Comic book reviews for Steeple #4 and Steeple #5 by John Allison, Sarah Stern, and Jim Campbell
Average rating: 4.5/5 stars
Steeple #1, #2, and #3 Comic Book Reviews
Comic book reviews for Steeple #1, Steeple #2, and Steeple #3 by John Allison, Sarah Stern, and Jim Campbell
Average rating: 4.3/5 stars
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Lady Killer 2 #4 and #5 Comic Book Reviews
Comic book reviews for Lady Killer 2 #4 and Lady Killer 2 #5 by Joelle Jones
Average rating: 5/5 stars
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Lady Killer 2 #1, #2, and #3 Comic Book Reviews
Comic book reviews for Lady Killer 2 #1, Lady Killer 2 #2, and Lady Killer 2 #3 by Joelle Jones
Average rating: 4.6/5 stars
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Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #4, #5, and #6 Comic Book Reviews
Comic book reviews for Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #4, Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #5, and Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #6 by Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore
Average rating: 3.3/5 stars
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Mae #4, #5, and #6 Comic Book Reviews
Comic book reviews for Mae #4, Mae #5, and Mae #6 by Gene Ha and Paulina Ganucheau
Average rating: 2.6/5 stars
Mae #1, #2, and #3 Comic Book Reviews
Comic book reviews for Mae #1, Mae #2, and Mae #3 by Gene Ha
Average rating: 3/5 stars
Bandette Vol 1: Presto! Graphic Novel Review
Bandette Vol 1: Presto! by Paul Tobin
Art: Colleen Coover
I really wanted to like this book a lot. But I came away from reading it annoyed at Bandette. She’s a hyper irresponsible, which I know is the point, but I couldn’t relax while in her world. I couldn’t help myself from thinking about all the plot holes. Which is also not the point.
This was part of my monthly book ladies book club. It was interesting to hear the other women talk about how much Bandette was a play on the old-timey French comics. (Which the extras in the graphic novel also talked about.) I admit that my comic book knowledge is pretty thin in that arena. The women who really enjoyed the book seemed to have an affinity for the playful nature and the joy in the book. Which I do agree that this book has joy.
The best of Bandette is, for sure, the art. Coover is masterful. Her process, which sounds extraordinarily labor intensive, makes for a beautiful book. Bandette‘s world is brought to life under her careful penciling, inking, and coloring. I love how each book has as separate color palette and how the inking and coloring give a certain muted tone.
The story and characterization, particularly of Bandette herself, is where the book started to fall apart for me. Continue reading “Bandette Vol 1: Presto! Graphic Novel Review”
Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #1, #2, and #3 Comic Book Reviews
Comic book reviews for Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #1, Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #2, and Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #3 by Gail Simone and J. Calafiore
Average rating: 5/5 stars
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Heart in a Box Graphic Novel Review
Heart in a Box by Kelly Thompson
Art: Meredith McClaren
This story was an unexpected surprise. I loved it quite a bit. McClaren’s art was a great style to accompany the story. She’s best with movement and Emma’s impromptu road trip kept her moving.
Thompson sets up the story when the main character Emma is depressed and heartbroken over her ex-boyfriend Alec. She can’t get out of bed. And her best friend and roommate Xan is determined to bring her back to the world of the living. Nothing can cure the blues like a night out, and maybe the fact that she’ll meet someone who will change her life.
Which she does.
Of course, who she meets is Bob, and Bob — like many people at clubs — promises to take away her pain. Continue reading “Heart in a Box Graphic Novel Review”