Category: Book Reviews
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Prince of Cats by Ron Wimberly – A Book Review
Set in Brooklyn, Prince of Cats lauds itself as The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’s B-Side. Though it uses Shakespeare’s classic work as the inspiration, Prince of Cats is its own entity, a graphic novel unlike any other, an adaptation, a reimagining, a twist on a story that was already a twist itself. And though…
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Werewolves Of the Heartland by Bill Willingham – A Book Review
A stand-alone graphic novel from the Fables universe, Werewolves Of the Heartland features Bigby Wolf as he wanders across America looking for a new city to call home. He comes across Story City, and, as fate would have it, it bears an inextricable link to our favorite Fable. Regular readers of Fables know that Bigby…
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Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell – A Book Review
I’m not going to lie to you, this book took a tremendous amount of effort and, while reading it, I hated almost the entire thing. I say this as an avid reader and an outspoken lover of literature. My favorite authors are Chabon, Proulx, Auster, and McCarthy, so it’s not like I’m unaccustomed to challenging…
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The Fault In Our Stars by John Green – A Book Review
The Fault In Our Stars is a must-read, and I don’t use that term lightly. There are some books that simply must be experienced, and this is one of them. From now on, when anyone asks me for a book recommendation, this book will be at the top of my list. I say this not…
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Wonder Woman: Guts by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang – A Book Review
Guts is the second volume of Wonder Woman’s New 52 iteration. Now, I have to admit, I’ve never particularly been a Wonder Woman fan. I mean, sure, as a young boy, I liked her just as much as the next young boy, but I never read her comics. But, when DC decided to (sort of)…
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Justice League Dark: Into The Dark by Peter Milligan and Mikel Janin – A Book Review
Justice League Dark has a fantastic premise. I have to admit, when I heard about this book, I became giddy. I’ve always loved DC’s magical characters, especially those with a bit of an edge. And while I love their depictions at Vertigo, a part of me rejoiced that they were rejoining DC proper. Furthermore, by…
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Chew: Space Cakes by John Layman – A Book Review
I’ve been a huge fan of Chew since I ran across it in the public library soon after the first volume’s release. An intelligent, action-packed, wickedly funny epic, Chew is the story of Tony Chu, a cop who can basically see the past of anything he eats – and I do mean anything. By this…
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Saga, Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Writing cosmic stories must be incredibly difficult. On the one hand, it seems a nearly impossible challenge to execute a storyline that doesn’t borrow from Star Wars, Star Trek, John Carter of Mars, etcetera. On the other hand, if an author does somehow deliver an original plot, the characters must also seem familiar yet different. …
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The Book of Revelation – A Book Review (Graphic Novel)
This graphic novel adaptation of The Book of Revelation is terrifying, beautiful, provoking, and poignant. Due to the ambiguity of The Book of Revelation, many have tried to interpret it over the centuries. Though I am far from an expert, I find this graphic novel an insightful take on the world-renowned work. So much of…
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