Tag: graphic novels
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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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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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Batwoman Hydrology by J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman – A Book Review
So I have to be honest, when I discovered Greg Rucka would not be writing Batwoman in The New 52 I felt disheartened and assumed J.H. Williams III, a phenomenal artist, would never be able to come close to filling Rucka’s shoes in the writing department. With Elegy, the previous Batwoman volume before The New…
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My New Addictions
I’m a comic book guy. Have been all my life. Yes, my tastes have changed as I’ve gotten (much) older, but I still love the medium, the craft, and the sheer artistry involved. When words and pictures come together to sequentially deliver a story – it’s stunning. The problem is, I’m a little picky about…
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Ex Machina: Term Limits by Brian K. Vaughan – A Book Review
Few conclusions have been as utterly satisfying as Ex Machina: Term Limits. Ex Machina has always been one of those titles that demanded both patience and commitment. With its myriad flashbacks, labyrinth plotlines, and complicated subject matter, it often required several readings. I assure you, in this tenth and final volume, your dedication is rewarded…
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Koko Be Good by Jen Wang – A Book Review
This graphic novel, released by :01 and created by Jen Wang, is something of an enigma for me. On one hand, the story has been done, the characters aren’t very likable, and there isn’t really much in the way of plot, particularly climax. However, the art is so fetching that I can ignore the previous…
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Neil Young’s Greendale by Joshua Dysart and Cliff Chiang – A Book Review
The graphic novel Greendale serves as a companion piece to the Neil Young album and movie of the same name. I was totally unfamiliar with both before reading the graphic novel, and, after a little bit of investigating, it seems you can enjoy the graphic novel with no knowledge of its sisters. That being said,…
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Fables: War and Pieces – A Graphic Novel Review
In this presupposed crucial volume of Fables, Bill Willingham and company finally bring about the “final” battle between the Adversary and his Empire … but first, we have to muddle through a clichéd and by-the-book tale featuring the unlikely super-spy, Cinderella, and even her two-issue story was preceded by an issue focusing upon Boy Blue…
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