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Book review: Snow Angels by Jeff Lemire & Jock

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Book links: Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen. Publisher: Dark Horse Books ( March 28, 2023 ) Page count: 264 pages Lemire knows how to grab readers's attention with his character work and intriguing world-building, and Snow Angels is no exception to the rule. Milliken, Mae Mae, and their father glide on skates through a trench—a seemingly endless ice field. Jock’s art makes you feel the biting cold. It is also simply stunning. The rules of the world are simple: The Trench provides everything its inhabitants need ; if it's needed for survival, it can be found in its walls. You must never, ever, leave the tren...

Graphic novel review: Courtney Crumrin series by Ted Naifeh

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ted Naifeh is a writer and illustrator of comics for readers of all ages. He's best known for COURTNEY CRUMRIN, a multi-volume horror-fantasy adventures of a tween curmudgeon witch and her warlock uncle. In 2014, Ted created PRINCESS UGG, the adventure of a barbarian princess going to princess finishing school. Courtney Crumrin has been nominated for several Eisner awards, and remains a popular mainstay on the shelves of discerning comics shops. Princess Ugg has garnered much praise from the comics community and beyond. Publisher : OniPress The Courtney Crumrin comic book series by Ted Naifeh is an absolute delight. Even more so if you like stories that combine fantasy, magic, and dark humor. The series follows Courtney Crumrin - a young and cynical girl who moves in with her eccentric uncle Aloysius after her parents' financial troubles force them to live with him in a spooky mansion. The series' unique art style perfectly captures the eerie and mysteri...

Graphic novel review: The Massive by Brian Wood & Kristian Donaldson

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Book links: Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR : After graduating from the prestigious Parsons School of Design, Brian Wood spent several years in video game design with Rockstar Games, most notably for the Grand Theft Auto franchise before moving full time into writing. Brian’s comic book work has been published by DC Entertainment, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Boom! Studios, and others. Publisher: OniPress I loved it. The Massive is an excellent post-apocalyptic comic book series that revolves around environmental themes. It's set in a world where a global environmental catastrophe known as The Crash has occurred and drastically changed the world. Humanity witnessed wildfires raging, urban decimation, and complete global communication blackouts. Water became scarce. In other words, trouble.  The story centers around the crew of an environmental activist ship called The Kapital led by Captain Callum Israel.  The crew embarks travels across the oceans, se...

Book review: All Against All by Alex Paknadel & Caspar Wijngaard

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Book links : Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Alex Paknadel is a writer and academic from London, England. His first comics work, the dark sci-fi thriller ARCADIA from Boom! Studios, met with critical acclaim and led to additional projects with a range of publishers including VAULT COMICS (GIGA), Marvel Entertainment, Valiant Entertainment, Lion Forge, and Titan Comics. He is also a founding member of White Noise Studio alongside fellow writers Dan Watters, Ram V, and Ryan O'Sullivan. Publisher: Image Comics ( July 11, 2023 )  Page count: 144 p According to the author, All Against All tries to answer the following question -  “what if Tarzan were the Xenomorph from Alien?”  The answer entails savage violence, exoskeletons vs flesh, stellar art, and strong writing. The story takes place in a distant future ravaged by continuous war. The Operators, parasitic and body-snatching aliens, recreated the most violent earth animals in an artificial jungle. Among them i...

Graphic Novel: Decorum by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston

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Decorum by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston review Book links: Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Jonathan Hickman (born September 3, 1972, South Carolina) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write Avengers and New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. As of 2015, he is writing the crossover event Secret Wars. Publisher: Image Comics (May 3, 2022) Page count: 408 Are you tired of reading the same old comic book stories? Do you want to explore an entirely new universe filled with unique characters, plot twists, and mind-bending concepts? Look no further than Jonathan Hickman's Decorum . Meet Neha Noori...

Graphic Novel: Karmen by Guillem March

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Karmen by Guillem March review   Book links: Amazon, Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Guillem March is a Mallorca based artist who is best known for his cover work on DC titles such as Catwoman and Batman. Publisher: Image Comics ( May 17, 2022 ) Pages:  160  Art: Guillem March Karmen is delightfully bonkers and visually stunning. Without giving too much away, Karmen is an angel (albeit a frivolous one) who isn’t happy with the reincarnation bureaucracy machine. She enjoys spending time with her “clients” and making them see the error of their ways. Catalina has been friends with Xisco for years. As is often the case with friends, there may be deeper feelings. But life is complicated, relationships even more so, and Catalina’s depression and social anxiety have clouded her judgement and led her to do something irreversible. Karmen may not be breaking new ground with its afterlife storyline, but the story gets interesting when it delves into metaphysical musings about ...