Category: Book Reviews
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The Truth Is a Cave In the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman and Eddie Campbell – A Book Review
Written by the renowned Neil Gaiman, this small picture book is unlike anything I’ve ever read. Perhaps picture book is too simple a phrase, for that conjures up something meant for a child, which this book clearly is not. At seventy-three pages, I read this tale in less than an hour. Every page is comprised…
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – A Book Review
I promise to reveal nothing secretive about this book during my review, for to give away even a single detail will likely ruin the experience as a whole to the new reader. I will simply say this: the first half of the book is utter genius. I can’t recall of late a time I found…
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Forever Evil by Geoff Johns and David Finch – A Book Review
This book is the culmination of years’ worth of storytelling. Truly, it is the result of multiple plots nurtured since The New 52’s dawn. Did it satisfy? Yes. Without spoiling too much, the events of Trinity War led to Forever Evil, which means that the Justice Leagues are incapacitated. Save Batman and Catwoman, they are…
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East of West by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta – A Book Review
I recently checked out a batch of graphic novels in search of a few must-reads. I’m a collector by nature, and I enjoy having a series (or twelve) to follow. East of West could be counted among the batch, but honestly, I picked it up only because it was available. I didn’t particularly like the…
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Black Science: How To Fall Forever by Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera – A Book Review
I saw this book earned a little buzz so I thought I’d check it out. The premise is Grant McKay and his team have broken through the barrier between infinite dimensions. The machine making this capable, The Pillar, got damaged though, so they only have a little time before they jump to another world, and…
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Zero: An Emergency by Ales Kot – A Book Review
Zero has gained a lot of buzz during the last several months. It’s typically described as a spy story with ruthless violence and a cold, detached protagonist. Its main claim to fame is that it features a different artist with each new issue. I’ll be honest. I’m not much for spy stories, but the book…
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Pretty Deadly: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios – A Book Review
This is a strange book and I mean that as a total compliment. Strange is good. Unique is appreciated. Original is commendable. Pretty Deadly is all of those things, and more. Pretty Deadly is not a linear story. Meaning, it doesn’t start at an origin, then progress to a conclusion. It sort of begins in…
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Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke: A Graphic Novel I Feel Good About Sharing With My Daughter
I have loved comic books since the age of three. I still remember my first comic, an issue of World’s Finest featuring Batman and Superman. I still love comic books, but unfortunately have trouble finding appropriate ones to share with my six-year-old daughter. You see, even though I’m now thirty-seven, most Batman and Superman comic…
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Manifest Destiny: Flora & Fauna by Chris Dingess and Matthew Roberts – A Book Review
It’s been a long time since I read a graphic novel that excited me as much as Manifest Destiny. I’m going to say it now: this is a must-read book. The premise is outrageous. It follows Lewis and Clark’s expedition through the American frontier in 1804. But they are not only charged with charting the…
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The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew – A Book Review
The Shadow Hero is an interesting graphic novel for several reasons. The first is that it takes an obscure hero from the Golden Age of comic books—the Green Turtle—and gives him an origin for the first time in seventy years. It’s also interesting because it’s largely believed that the Green Turtle is the first Asian…
