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Crave by Maria Llovet – REVIEW
“Black Mirror meets Eyes Wide Shut in this dark and sexy erotic thriller.” YES, PLEASE. How am I supposed to pass up a graphic novel with a cover as beautiful as this? The answer is I can’t. With a cover this gorgeous, I couldn’t possibly pass it up Crave by Maria Llovet if I tried. Continue reading
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The Cull, Volume 1 by Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis – REVIEW
The Cull bills itself as Something is Killing the Children meets “The Goonies,” which sounds right up my alley. Its summary reads like a Karen McManus young adult mystery-horror, which hooked me. Five teen friends leave their homes in the middle of the night to shoot a film at the beach, but one of them is lying to the… Continue reading
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Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martín
Ed Brubaker is quickly becoming a favorite comic creator of mine. Since December, I’ve devoured his graphic novels Night Fever and Where the Body Was, which were 5-star and 4-star reads for me, respectively. Since then, I’ve been picking up everything I see by Brubaker at my local bookstores. I jumped at the chance to… Continue reading
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Graphic Novel Review: Night Fever by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
One truth about me is that I can’t refuse a weird-fiction graphic novel. I just recently finished my first Brubaker and Phillips title, and I couldn’t say no to reviewing another. I enjoyed Where the Body Was, and its story has stuck with me far more than I thought it would. I found the story in Night… Continue reading
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Graphic Novel Review: Where the Body Was by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
I was in my early twenties when Serial first aired, and it sent me into a bit of a nose-dive into true-crime podcasts. I became enthralled with the podcast format and with crime journalism. While I’ve mostly stopped listening to podcasts these days, I love a good podcast trope in a book. Where the Body… Continue reading
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Graphic Novel Review: Parasocial by Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson
My husband and I are intensely involved in the sci-fi convention scene. I’ve had a lot of cool interactions and experiences with celebrities in all my times at conventions. But it’s also weird, right? At the end of the day, it’s an odd exchange of money and time and smiles. Enter the masterpiece that is Parasocial. Continue reading
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Graphic Novel Review: Heart Attack by Shawn Kittelsen and Eric Zawadzki
Are you interested in comics and graphic novels but unsure where to start? If you’re a fan of progressive dystopian stories and romantic subplots, I have found you the perfect graphic novel! Heart Attack from Image Comics is a powerhouse of supernatural abilities, secret government agendas, and grassroots revolutions. There’s also female friendships, an enemies-to-lovers situationship, and… Continue reading
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Graphic Novel Review: Two Graves Volume 1: Wish You Were Here
Two Graves: Wish You Were Here is a lushly colored and decadently illustrated road trip between a woman named Emilia and Death. Two Graves weaves a dark re-telling of Persephone through a modern perspective. It’s not all fun and games for Emilia and Death. Emilia can’t remember things she desperately wants to, and she’s developing… Continue reading