Tag: graphic novel
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The Shadow Threat by Claudia Gray
The Shadow Threat by Claudia Gray My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed the Shadow Threat, which takes readers into the world of Krypton as they struggle to recognize that despite all of their advancements – their homeworld is dying and they can’t do anything to save it. This is the Krypton that…
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Critical Role – Vox Machina
Critical Role – Vox Machina: Origins by Matthew Mercer My rating: 5 of 5 stars As much as I love the idea of Dungeons and Dragons, I have never watched an episode of Critical Role before. It was just such a daunting prospect to undertake, hundreds of hours of storytelling, drama, and video to commit…
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Happily Ever After & Everything In Between – Debbie Tung
Happily Ever After & Everything In Between by Debbie Tung My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Happily Ever After & Everything In Between is a cute graphic novel about the author/illustrator’s life with her husband, which is a life that is bookish, introverted, and with her best friend. I think if you’re not with your…
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Swamp Thing: Twin Branches – Maggie Stiefvater
Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater & Morgan Beem (illustrator) Happy release day to Swamp Thing: Twin Branches! Summary: From #1‑New York Times‑bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater (the Raven Cycle series) and artist Morgan Beem comes DC’s newest young adult original graphic novel, the spine-tingling saga Swamp Thing: Twin Branches. In the pages of this haunting retelling of the Swamp Thing origin story, teenage twin brothers Alec and Walker…
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Haunted Mansion – Sina Grace
Haunted Mansion by Sina Grace My rating: 3 of 5 stars I love the Haunted Mansion in Disney World, it’s been my favourite ride since I was a little kid. The idea is that it is like a retirement home for spirits to spend the rest of their unlife and there is room for one…
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Teen Titans: Raven – Kami Garcia
Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars As I mentioned in my Beast Boy review, I didn’t watch too much of the Teen Titans tv show nor did I read many of their comics. I know the characters, but not well enough to be an expert on their backstories and…
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Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor, Vol. 1: A New Beginning – Jody Houser
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor, Vol. 1: A New Beginning by Jody Houser My rating: 3 of 5 stars I love the show Doctor Who and I wanted to see how this graphic novel was. It is the first featuring the thirteenth doctor, so I thought it would make for a good starting point. Honestly,…
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Teen Titans: Beast Boy – Kami Garcia
Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars As much as I love superheroes, I never really read any of the Teen Titans stuff nor did I watch more than a few episodes of the show. I honestly didn’t know what to expect and wasn’t sure if I would enjoy…
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Catwoman, Vol. 1: Copycats – Joelle Jones
Catwoman, Vol. 1: Copycats by Joëlle Jones My rating: 3 of 5 stars As much as I enjoy some iterations of Catwoman, I have not followed her storyline particularly closely so I was curious to see how well she would hold up in the first entry in this new series. One of my coworkers wanted…
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New Kid – Jerry Craft
New Kid by Jerry Craft My rating: 4 of 5 stars New Kid is an incredibly accessible graphic novel that introduces us to seventh-grader Jordan and his life as the new kid in a new school. As a black kid, he experiences daily micro aggressions in his new school. He watches other kids be stereotyped…
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