I’m always on the lookout for interesting all-ages books, so I was intrigued when I got a press release for “Terra Tempo: The Four Corners of Time” from Craigmore Creations out of Portland, Ore. (a very nice city). Co-founder and writer David Shapiro is a naturalist, and the company’s goal is to get a new … Continue Reading →
Sure, it’s the day after Valentine’s Day, but love is still in the air (and candy is really cheap). For this week’s giveaway, I have a romantic two-fer from DC Comics. First up is the hardcover collection “Justice League: Volume Two — The Villain’s Journey.” While that doesn’t sound all lovey-dovey at first, this book … Continue Reading →
Readers these days can’t get enough of the modern/urban fantasy genre, and that popularity is moving gangbusters into the comics field with adaptations of several popular novels. I’ve given away a couple myself, and this week, I have Charlaine Harris’ “Grave Sight” from Penguin and Dynamite. The recently published hardcover collects Dynamite’s three-issue miniseries based … Continue Reading →
When Chris Grine’s “Chickenhare” arrived a few days ago, I was wracking my brains trying to figure out where I’d seen it before. Was I simply reacting to the “Bone” feeling of the art? No, thanks to the handy press release, I found out it was originally published by Dark Horse. Aha! I’d seen it … Continue Reading →
A while back, you may remember my post on next month’s debut of “Justice League of America” from DC Comics. The first issue, featuring Dearborn-based Green Lantern Simon Baz and Detroit-based Vibe (Cisco “Paco” Ramone), will be out Feb. 20 and feature 52 variant covers, one for each state, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. … Continue Reading →
It’s like “Downton Abbey” meets the X-Men in “Agent Gates,” an awesome, spot-on new parody by Camaren Subhiyah and Kyle Hilton from Andrews McMeel. I love when my geek worlds collide. Hilton is the artist who did a series of great “Downton Abbey” paper dolls for Vulture last year. He has parody paper dolls from … Continue Reading →
Almost two years after the first volume of “Foiled,” Jane Yolen and Make Cavallaro finally return to Aliera Carstairs’ world in First Second’s “Curses! Foiled Again,” out this week at comic shops. Great title aside, it doesn’t seem like prolific YA author Yolen has gotten the hang of the graphic novel form. It’s much better … Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year — the days we writer types wax nostalgic about the last 300 or so days and attempt to guess what your loved ones will want for presents. So here’s my combo quasi best-of list for 2012 and gift guide. There was a lot of cool stuff this year, so it’s … Continue Reading →
Royden Lepp smartly starts his second volume of “Rust,” “Secrets of the Cell” (out today from Archaia), with a flashback that answers some important questions about one of the heroes of the story, a boy named Jet Jones. And Lepp continues to make smart choices, creating a volume that’s more satisfying than the first, though … Continue Reading →
Archaia is releasing a small flurry of graphic novels, just in time for holiday gift-giving. Five books hit comic stores in the last two weeks and will be in regular bookstores this week and next, according to Arachaia. The two titles that piqued my interest most and that I’ll be reviewing today are “Hopeless, Maine” … Continue Reading →