Book Review
Keeping Two
A young couple confronts feelings of fear, loss, grief, and love in Jordan Crane’s transcendent graphic novel "Keeping Two". Tense from arguments and traffic, Connie and Will arrive home and make a deal: he’ll wash the dishes in the...
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The Legend of the Dream Giants
A young giant finds both friendship and duplicity in "The Legend of the Dream Giants", a beautiful illustrated novel by Dustin Hansen. Berg is a giant who lives alone, haunted by strange dreams. He survives by stealing food from the...
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Chef's Kiss
A young man is drawn to the culinary arts and a coworker in the romantic graphic novel Chef’s Kiss. Ben, a recent college graduate with an English degree and aspirations of becoming a writer, is having difficulty finding work in his...
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The Spectacular Shenanigans of Mr. P'choka and Earl
The Spectacular Shenanigans of Mr. P’choka and Earl is a funny and energetic graphic novel. A former logistical consultant and his companion race to defeat an alien corporation that puts profit before preservation in the quirky,...
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The Children's Rebellion and Climate Change
The instructive picture book The Children’s Rebellion and Climate Change is a child-friendly introduction to a looming global issue. A mother and her children discuss the problems caused by climate change, and the need to take drastic...
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Dark Cloud
Combining gritty realism, mysterious gods, and a noble heroine, "Dark Cloud" is a vibrant, exciting graphic novel. In Sandra Wolff and Jared Barel’s post-apocalyptic screenplay-turned-graphic novel "Dark Cloud", a woman fights to stop...
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Olympia
Three art thieves risk the biggest heist of their careers in the charming, exciting graphic novel "Olympia". Alex and Sam, absent their companion Carole, are planning to steal a valuable helmet from an army museum. They think Carole is...
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The Agents
Workers living regimented lives begin to question the truth of their existence in Grégoire Courtois’s excellent science fiction novel "The Agents". In the far future, work is the only thing worth living for. People spend their entire...