Oyster War Awhile back, I was able to attend the Midwinter conference of the American Library Association and was lucky enough to pick up quite a few books from publishers, both graphic novels and other formats. I have to admit that I made getting free books more of a priority […]
Animosity Throughout my childhood, any time someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always had my answer. I have always loved animals and grew up with an assortment of animals that fostered that love. Until I hit my first biology class in high […]
Delilah Dirk Hello again, everyone! First of all, my deepest apologies for the unannounced hiatus from Graphic Reviews. Between life and graduate school, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed and just couldn’t fit Graphic Reviews in. However, now I am finally ALMOST done with school, so I have returned! And […]
Harrow County Since I started my month of horror comics a bit late, I’ll be extending this binge read a bit longer than October. That month went by entirely too quickly! This week, I’m taking a look at Harrow County, a new series published by Dark Horse Comics which features […]
Little Nightmares As the nights start getting longer in the gradual transition from fall to winter, October is often a month of increasing cold and darkness. It’s little surprise that with Halloween at the tail end of it, October is the month for scares and nightmares. Some of the scariest […]
Kill or Be Killed For the second week of my October-inspired horror comics binge, I decided to go with the vigilante murder of one of Image Comics’ new series: Kill or Be Killed. As a lifelong fan of the hero vigilante Batman, I’m no stranger to the idea of someone […]
Through the Woods As anyone who reads this may have noticed, I have been MIA for a bit now. My apologies for the unannounced hiatus, grad school is currently kicking my butt. This week I’m returning to the regularly scheduled programming with the start of a horror comics binge for […]
I Kill Giants I’ll admit that I’m a bit of a heathen when it comes to stories that I enjoy. I love stories with action and adventure and am totally fine with mindless brain candy. If I enjoy any ambiguity, it’s largely in the ways that people respond to situations, […]
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Adaptations of any beloved material are a tricky tightrope to walk. No matter what you do, you’re likely to upset someone. If you don’t stick closely enough to the source material, then fans will feel betrayed (as films like I Am Legend and World […]
Eclipse Since most of us had the excitement of experiencing the first (almost in my area) total eclipse of the sun in awhile, I thought this week would be a good time to take a look at one of Image Comics’ newer titles, also named Eclipse. In this near future […]
