Tag Archives: Graphic Novels

Elsewhere Review – J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell’s Danger Girl: The Ultimate Collection

Read the original piece (okay, I wrote this in 2003) HERE at Green Man Review! Let’s face it; if you spent your life stealing stuff to make a living, wouldn’t it be tempting to chuck your “career” for a guaranteed … Continue reading

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First Second — celebrating 10 years with a cool February reading list!

First Second, the publishing house that has given readers the graphic novels American Born Chinese, Andre the Giant, Friends With Boys, Above the Dreamless Dead, The Divine, just to name a few, is celebrating its tenth anniversary!  Happy anniversary, cool … Continue reading

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Off the Shelf: The Divine

Nutshell:  Beautifully drawn, and a definite think-piece.  Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but it doesn’t need to; it’s themes will haunt readers long after the small hiccups of characterization and pacing subside into distant memory.  Plus, dragon.  Big, … Continue reading

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Wayback Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus – Vol. 1

Because I’m lazy.  And way busy with the Ghastly Awards reading I’ve been doing for this month’s picks.  Did I mention the awesome folks at DC/Vertigo gave me a HAY-UUUUGE package of trade paperbacks last week?  Yipee!  Er, I mean … Continue reading

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Heads Up Alert: 3-day sale at Alliance Comics

I love comics.  I also love paying my mortgage.  So I really, really love when comic stores throw a sale.  And when they give me free comics?  I love you, comic book store. On the 27th & 28th and on … Continue reading

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Need a horror comics fix? Let the Ghastly Awards help!

Mmm, horror comics.  So creepy, so bloody.  So amazingly drawn and written! If you’re like me, you find yourself falling into the same-ol’, same-ol’ when it comes to gettin’ your horror on.  For me, it’s The Walking Dead, 28 Days … Continue reading

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Pull! — three new graphic novel reviews

I was planning on getting this up last week, so I could have a March Pull.  Oopsie.  Anyway, on with the show…. The Walking Dead Vol. 7: The Calm Before It’s a lovely story, except for the whole “may be … Continue reading

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From Geek for e: the Ghastly Awards are comin’!

Horror comics get their due with the Ghastly Awards As I’ve often said, I’m a complete and total horror junkie.  The first horror movie I remember seeing was Night of the Living Dead, thanks to a 2-year-old me waking up … Continue reading

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Pull! My latest comic book reads

Yeah, it’s been a couple of months since my last comics roundup.  But I have been reading, I’ve just been too lazy to post.  There have been some seriously good things crossing these eyeballs though.  Onward! Batman: The Long Halloween … Continue reading

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Pull! — final comics for this year. Because it’s NYE y’all!

Okay, I’m half asleep because the Insomnia Fairy decided to pay me a visit this morning.  You know when you’re wide awake when your eyes are closed, but totally sleepy when they’re open?  Yeah.  Anyway, here’s the last passel of … Continue reading

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