I wasn't sure what I was expecting, when I picked up ILLEGAL by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, which is also illustrated by Giovanni Rigano, but I was not expecting a gut punch. Taken from testimonies and researched by Colfer and Donkin to depict the real journeys, struggles, and brutality that immigrants and refugees from … Continue reading Review: Illegal
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Review: Roughneck
I am back on a graphic novel kick and decided to give ROUGHNECK from Jeff Lemire a try and it was by far one of the best things I have read in recent months. Lemire's writing is sparse, but beautiful, leaving room for his two-tone illustrations that are occasionally spotting with bright red blood. I … Continue reading Review: Roughneck
Review: Descender #1-6
This series was an unexpected surprise. I've been chugging through a lot of graphic novels/comics of late and this is one that I just have to take a moment and gush about. The Descender series by Jeff Lemire with art by Dustin Nguyen, is a fantastic space opera. While some of the thematic elements and tropes … Continue reading Review: Descender #1-6
Review: Kindred: The Graphic Novel
I don't even know where to start with this. I will say that the art is awesome for the tone of the story and really brings you in, while also somehow translating the history of it. I often had to remind myself I was reading a fiction story rather than a non-fictional account. And of … Continue reading Review: Kindred: The Graphic Novel
Review: Saga (So Far)
So, I'm more or less all caught up on the graphic novel series SAGA, written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Fiona Staples. I just want to say that it's for sure one of my favorites, even if all the content isn't exactly something I look for in a story. It's for sure adult material … Continue reading Review: Saga (So Far)
Review: Mis(h)adra
I've been getting into graphic novels of late(my review of Brian K. Vaughan's SAGA is forthcoming), but I came across this one by chance. I wasn't entirely sure of the premise, but I dove in and finished it in just about one sitting. Mis(h)adra by Iasmin Omar Ata, was an unexpectedly intimate story of an Arab-American college … Continue reading Review: Mis(h)adra
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