graphic-novel-review
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Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1, The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin – REVIEW
The Case of the Missing Men is volume one in the graphic novel Hobtown Mystery Stories and follows a high school Detective Club that solves crimes around Hobtown (population: 2,006). When the Club gets their first real case to solve, they start to uncover weird things happening under the surface of their town. The Case of the Missing Men is… Continue reading
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Brynmore by Steve Niles and Damien Worm
Brynmore has all the atmospheric vibes I love in my horror fiction. It has a small town filled with ghosts of its past, a rag-tag group of people fighting a force they don’t understand, and secrets that tie everything back to the main character. If you’re a fan of Stephen King, Brynmore is for you. Continue reading
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Graphic Novel Review: Ghostlore, Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs
Sometimes I’m struck by how much I like a graphic novel, especially when it takes me by surprise. It took me a few tries to get invested in Ghostlore. For whatever reason, I opened Ghostlore, Vol. 1 three different times without making it past the first few pages. This last time, though, I picked it up, and something… Continue reading
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Cat Fight by Andrew Wheeler and Ilias Kyriazis – REVIEW
Cat Fight is a wondrously fun comic, and this first volume is a colorful wild ride that you shouldn’t miss. Kitty Midnight is the most glamorous gray-haired woman you could imagine. You would never know that she runs the Kit Kat Crime Syndicate, a group of the world’s most skilled and notorious thieves. Her syndicate… Continue reading
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Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs
Ghost Roast tells the story of Chelsea Grant, a high-schooler in New Orleans who finally got in the cool crowd at school this year. Only, they don’t know her dad is the local ghost-buster in town with the super-embarrassing commercials. After a pretty wild party on the last day of school, Chelsea’s grounded and forced to… 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