Trumpets of Death by Simon Bournel-Bosson. Translated by Edward Gauvin. Graphic Universe, 2025. 9798765644324. 230pp. One night, Antoine’s father drops him off at his grandparents’ place in the country. He’s never liked it there; it’s full of his grandfather’s spooky […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Tower Dungeon Volume 1 by Tsutomu Nihei
Tower Dungeon Volume 1 by Tsutomu Nihei. Translation: Sam Malissa. Kodansha, 2025. 9781647294540. Publisher’s Rating: 13+. Princess Ignelia has been taken to the Dragon Tower, where most of the troops who tried to rescue her have been killed. Each village […]
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Graphic Novel Review: The Great American Dust Bowl written and illustrated by Don Brown
The Great American Dust Bowl written and illustrated by Don Brown. Houghton Mifflin, 2013. 9780547815503. Includes a selected bibliography and source notes that include a few stunning photographs. I recently ordered every one of Don Brown’s nonfiction graphic novels from […]
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Graphic Novel Review: The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and The Case of the Two-Faced Statue by Jerzy Drozd
The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and The Case of the Two-Faced Statue by Jerzy Drozd. Iron Circus, 2024. 978163899143. 248pp. Doctor Baer (that’s him, the plush-bear-looking dude on the cover) stores adventurers’ cursed objects. His house is also home to many […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Grommets by Rick Remender and Brian Posehn (writers), Brett Parson (artist)
Grommets by Rick Remender and Brian Posehn (writers), Brett Parson (artist), and others. Image, 2025. 9781534366480. 192pp. Publisher’s Rating: T+ (Teen Plus). Contains #1-7 of the series. Sacramento, 1985. Rick is a new student at his junior high school. He […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Madame Livingstone: Congo, The First World War written by Christophe Cassiau-Haurie, illustrated by Barly Baruti
Madame Livingstone: Congo, The First World War written by Christophe Cassiau-Haurie, illustrated by Barly Baruti. Translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger. Catalyst Press, 2021. 9781946395474. 132pp. Oversized. “Lake Tanganyika, Congo in the year 1915. Two vastly different men in a war that […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Young Hag And The Witches’ Quest by Isabel Greenberg
Young Hag And The Witches’ Quest by Isabel Greenberg. Amulet, 2024. 9781419765117. 272pp. At one point, I loved nothing more than an Arthurian tale of knights and magic, but these days I find myself a bit bored with most. But […]
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Review: Two Choose Your Own Adventures
The Cave Of Time (Choose Your Own Adventure) by Edward Packard, illustrated by Paul Granger. Chooseco, 2025. 9781933390796. 144pp. You find the entrance to a cave while hiking in Snake Canyon. You venture inside for a moment, but then hurry […]
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Novel Review: King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
Roman’s father is in a coma after someone ran him off the road, and it’s clear from the recent vandalism of his father’s work vans that this is no accident, so Roman returns home for the first time in years. […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Rigsby, WI: Foothold (Volume 1) by S.E. Case
Rigsby, WI: Foothold (Volume 1) by S.E. Case. Iron Circus Comics, 2025. 9781638991410. 120pp, Includes a few short bonus comics in the back. My favorite is the one titled “This Comic Is About Pooping”. This webcomic is about the lives […]
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