Book Review
The Man Who Fell to Earth
An alien seeking salvation for his planet falls prey to the vices of human beings in the graphic novel adaptation of "The Man Who Fell to Earth". Based on the 1976 science fiction film of the same name, which was itself adapted from a...
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Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story
A classic gay coming-of-age story is adapted to graphic novel format in Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story: The Graphic Novel. Based on an autobiographical 1982 novel, this book spans several decades to tell the tale of Eddie, who, as...
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Space Trash
Stuck in high school on the moon, three teenagers deal with a rival gang and dream of going to Earth in Space Trash: Volume 1. In 2091, people feared that Earth would soon be unable to support life, and terraforming colonies were...
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The Journey of Marcel Grob
A soldier with the German SS during World War II is confronted about his involvement sixty-five years later in the gripping graphic novel "The Journey of Marcel Grob". Marcel is an eighty-three-year-old retired engineer when he faces a...
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Bluesman
In 1920s Arkansas, two blues musicians run into trouble and tragedy in the graphic novel "Bluesman". Based on the real mechanics of being a blues musician in 1920s America, the book follows itinerant players as they travel from town to...
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Doughnuts and Doom
Two young women develop a friendship and more while navigating work, magic, and love in "Doughnuts and Doom". Margot—a witch whose familiar is Stanley, a lovable snake—is forced to sell potions for a living because she can’t manage...
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Notes from a Sickbed
Tessa Brunton shares her experiences living with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, in her graphic memoir "Notes from a Sickbed". Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a little-understood disease that produces...
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Going to the Tigers
Robert Cohen’s essays are insightful, entertaining explorations of writers and writing. Probing literature with an expansive view of the craft, the book covers major figures, including John Cheever and Henry James, as well as less...