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Waiting on Wednesday (79): Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 by Marissa Meyer & Douglas Holgate

January 18, 2017

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. My pick this week: Iko was one of my absolute favorite characters from The Lunar Chronicles, and I LOVE that she’s getting her own graphic novel! And this reminds me: I still need to read ...

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Mini Review: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

September 28, 2016

I didn’t write too many notes as I was reading Fun Home, so I’m just going to make this a mini review where I share some of my notes: It’s interesting how this book goes back and forth in time a lot. On one page, we see Alison at 3 or 4 different ages. What? Women had to wear at least 3 articles of women’s clothing in ...

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Mini Review: Scott Pilgrim #1-3 by Bryan Lee O’Malley

September 20, 2016

FTC Disclaimer: I borrowed copies of these books from my local library. I was in no way compensated for these reviews. Warning: This review covers volumes 1-3 of the Scott Pilgrim series, so there may be some spoilers contained within this review. I didn’t write down too many notes for each of these books, so I decided to just do a mini ...

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Mini Review: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

September 8, 2016

I didn’t write down too many notes while reading Nimona, so I’m just going to write a mini review where I share some of my notes: Yay for page numbers! (So many graphic novels and manga don’t have page numbers and I’m kind of weird and I want to know exactly how many pages I’ve read in a day or how many pages I ...

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Mini Review: The Walking Dead Compendium 3 by Robert Kirkman

August 3, 2016

Spoiler Warning: This review covers issues 97-144 of The Walking Dead comics. I don’t like spoilers, but with the nature of this kind of review, some spoilers of these issues and previous issues may be unavoidable. Read on at your own risk. Note: So far, there are 157 issues of The Walking Dead comics published. They come in single ...

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Mini Review: The Walking Dead Compendium 2 by Robert Kirkman

August 1, 2016

Spoiler Warning: This review covers issues 49-96 of The Walking Dead comics. I don’t like spoilers, but with the nature of this kind of review, some spoilers of these issues and previous issues may be unavoidable. Read on at your own risk. Note: So far, there are 156 issues of The Walking Dead comics published. They come in single ...

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Mini Review: The Walking Dead Compendium 1 by Robert Kirkman

July 28, 2016

Spoiler Warning: This review covers issues 1-48 of The Walking Dead comics. I don’t like spoilers, but with the nature of this kind of review, some spoilers may be unavoidable. Read on at your own risk. Note: So far, there are 156 issues of The Walking Dead comics published. They come in single issues, or in collected editions, such as ...

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Short and Tweet Review: The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger

September 28, 2015

Title: The Night Bookmobile Author: Audrey Niffenegger Series: None Publisher: Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Abrams Publication Date: 2010 Pages: 40 Format/Source: Hardback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Magical Realism First serialised in the Guardian, The Night Bookmobile tells the story of a young woman who one night ...

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Review: Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

September 25, 2015

Title: Saga, Volume 1 Author: Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples Series: Saga: Collected Editions #1 Publisher: Image Comics Publication Date: 2012 Pages: 160 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk ...

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Review: Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean

September 24, 2015

Title: Black Orchid Author: Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean Series: None Publisher: Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics Publication Date: 1990 Pages: 160 Format/Source: Hardback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy After being viciously murdered, Susan Linden is reborn fully grown as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of ...

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