Castle Swimmer Volume One by Wendy Martin. Ten Speed Graphic, 2024. 9780593833814. 268pp. Includes episodes 1 – 19 from Webtoons plus a never-before-seen chapter. The god of the surface creates a beautiful golden mer named Kappa. He’s more commonly known […]
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Author: Gene Ambaum
Chapter Book Review: The Story of Gumluck the Wizard Book One by Adam Rex
The Story of Gumluck the Wizard Book One by Adam Rex. Chronicle Books, 2023. 9781797213231. 134pp. I picked this up because I loved Rex’s The True Meaning of Smekday. I kept reading it because it has one of my favorite […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Adrift on a Painted Sea by Tim Bird
Adrift on a Painted Sea by Tim Bird with paintings by Sue Bird. Avery Hill, 2024. 9781910395820. Tim Bird’s mother, Sue, painted throughout her life, though she took a break when she was at university. She started painting again in […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Mary Tyler Moorehawk by Dave Baker
Mary Tyler Moorehawk by Dave Baker. Top Shelf, 2024. 9781603095365. I’ve never read a graphic novel that’s this heavily footnoted. I had an early PDF of this from the publisher, but after reading a few pages, I decided to hold […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Wonder Woman: Historia
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons by Kelly Sue DeConnnick (writer), Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott (artists) and others. DC Comics, 2023. 9781779521354. Contains #1 – #3. The story of the Amazon starts with seven goddesses who gather in […]
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Graphic Novel Review: My Aunt Is A Monster by Reimena Yee
Safia lost her parents in a horrible fire. She’s never met the distant aunt, Hakim Whimsy, who she is taken to live with; Whimsy’s house is on a hill and it’s rumored a monster lives there. And that’s kinda true. […]
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Graphic Novel Review: The Haunted Mask (Goosebumps Graphic Novel) by R.L. Stine, adapted by Maddi Gonzalez
The Haunted Mask (Goosebumps Graphic Novel) by R.L. Stine, adapted by Maddi Gonzalez. Scholastic Graphix, 2024. 9781338879391. 160pp. Carly Beth gets picked on at school, and she’s easy to scare. And she’s kind of tired of it. For Halloween she […]
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Trans Lifeline Fundraiser Success!
On Friday I put up another run of limited edition LEGO Card Catalog kits in our store to raise money for Trans Lifeline. I assumed it would take a few weeks to sell these, but the kids sold out in […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Masterpiece by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev
Masterpiece by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev. Dark Horse, 2024. 9781506730493. 175pp including a cover gallery and some sketchbook pages by Maleev. Masterpiece Lawford is arrested by “FBI agents” during class in front of her high school classmates. Turns […]
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Graphic Novel Review: The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag. Scholastic Graphix, 2024. 9781338839999. 480pp. including a graphic afterward that’s really cool. Magdalena (Mags) Herrera works at a diner and takes care of her Abuela so she can stay in her house. In […]
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