Serine lives in a run-down manor with her family, including several younger brothers. She wants to learn to read, but her tutor is more interested in teaching her how to behave as a member of society. (Of course she refuses […]
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Category: book review
Graphic Novel Review: The Last Watchtower by Karl Slominski
The Last Watchtower by Karl Slominski. Black Panel Press, 2026. 9781990521546. 154pp. Cal, an astronaut living on the moon, is sixteen years into a thirty-year assignment. He records Earth’s disasters (natural and man-made) with the help of Blip, a robotic AI […]
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The Yves Saint Laurent Revolution: The Story of “Le Smoking” by Loo Hui Phang, illustrations by Benjamin Bachelier
The Yves Saint Laurent Revolution: The Story of “Le Smoking” by Loo Hui Phang, illustrations by Benjamin Bachelier. Thames & Hudson, 2026. 9780500030967. 168pp. Includes a Cast of Characters, a chronology, and a bibliography which includes exhibition catalogues and films. […]
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Graphic Novel Review: La Plus Belle Plage Du Norde by Lucas Burtin and Sun Bai
La Plus Belle Plage Du Norde by Lucas Burtin and Sun Bai. Fidèle Editions, 2021. 9782492290015. 76pp. In French, but there’s a translation of each panel that contains text on the inside of the dust jacket, in both English and […]
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Two Spooky Graphic Novels for Young Readers
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Graphic Novel: Beware the Werewolf adapted from a novel by Andres Miedoso, illustrated by Salvatore Costanza at Glass House Graphics. Little Simon, 2026. 9798347103706. Andres is a cat person. His best friend Desmond is a […]
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Coffee Table Book: All In Line by Saul Steinberg
All In Line by Saul Steinberg. New York Review Books, 2026. Introduction by Liona Finck. Afterword by Ianin Topliss. Includes additional drawings from the 1947 Penguin paperback edition plus: “Notes on All In Line” by Sheila Schwartz of The Saul […]
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Graphic Novel Review: The Lights Of Niterói by Marcello Quintanilha
The Lights Of Niterói by Marcello Quintanilha. Translated from Portuguese by Bruna Dantas labato & Marcello Quintanilha. Fantagraphics, 2026. 9798875001772. 232pp. Hélcio and his friend Noel (aka Turtle) are at the beach when they see someone in the distance fishing […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Halloween Boy: Last of the Halloween Boys by Dave Baker
Halloween Boy: Last of the Halloween Boys by Dave Baker. Oni Press, 2026. 9798894880747. 248pp. Includes an interview with Baker. Includes material originally published as Halloween Boy # 1 – 5. Halloween Boy is “an individual without a past” who […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada
Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada. Penguin Workshop, 2025. 9780593521328. 204pp. Includes notes about the story’s inspiration and sketches in the back. Kim and Estrada continue their graphic novel series about university life in South […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Narrow Rooms by Choi Sungmin
Narrow Rooms by Choi Sungmin. Translated by Janet Hong. Drawn & Quarterly, 2026. 9781770468528. 516pp. This massive, beautifully colored manhwa centers around Daye, a young woman studying for art school college entrance exams in Seoul. She lives in a “one […]
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