Book Review
The Witch's Egg
A mother and her daughters stave off the end of the world in Donya Todd’s fantastical graphic novel The Witch’s Egg. Urfi, a cat witch, summons an angel in the hope of finding love and starting a family. The relationship doesn’t...
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The Wormhole Society
A man searches the multiverse for self-realization in the graphic novel "The Wormhole Society". Rusty is a sex-obsessed guy with erectile dysfunction and a history of demeaning women. He orders a call girl, Sonya, humiliates her, then...
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I Wish I Didn't Have to Tell You This
An artist seeks freedom from oppressive Russian authorities in Eugene Yelchin’s graphic memoir I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This. In 1980, Yelchin, an aspiring artist, is excited to be included in an exhibition of paintings,...
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Folk Remedy
A girl encounters Yokai, creatures from Japanese folklore, in Jem Yoshioka’s spirited graphic novel "Folk Remedy". Maple works with her mother at the family’s apothecary in a remote town in Japan. Influenced by her friend Kunio,...
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Elon Musk
The life and career of a prominent business and political figure is depicted in the graphic biography Elon Musk: American Oligarch. Elon Musk was born in South Africa, where his father and mother, Errol and Maye, had a relationship...
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The Brownout Murders
A woman and her sisters navigate wartime life with a serial killer on the loose in the gripping graphic novel "The Brownout Murders". In Melbourne, Australia, the threat of Japanese invasion looms and a brownout is ordered to dim the...
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It Rhymes with Takei
The life, career, and activism of actor George Takei are chronicled in the stirring graphic novel "It Rhymes with Takei". Takei gave up studying architecture when he heard the siren call of the stage. Despite the limited roles available...
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Will Eisner
The life and work of a comics pioneer is documented in Steve Weiner and Dan Mazur’s informative graphic biography "Will Eisner". Amid economic hardships, Eisner found relief in classic fiction and “pulp” magazines. He gained...