I'm really struggling to understand what people actually see in these graphic novels (though I should refer to them as comic books because graphic novels tend to have some sense of respectability about them – despite the fact that many people in society look down on people who read comic books as no...
Another enjoyable look at the roguish Gambit. This book has two arc in it. The first is actually more of a Rogue story, which I am entirely okay with, and the second one got a little bit philosophical. This I am somewhat okay with, but in this case it felt sort of forced to me.I suspect I must have ...
Appeal Characteristics: lush art, family friendly, adventurous marketable for boys/girlsYou meet a man-tiger, Koj and his apprentice, Jack, on the run from lisping frogs. (HILARIOUS!)You are introduce to the planet/city they inhabit, what they are running from and who they run into along the way. T...
If I had to summarize this story arc in a single word, that word would be: lolwhat.Definitely whenever you are doing a serious story like an AU of the 2000 presidential election, you should be sure to include an interlude where Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (things have been published under that title ...
Great story, but there weren't any zombies like there should have been lol. Really enjoyed this though.
I'm not a big Fantastic Four guy. Never read them growing up. But after reading Mark Waid's run, I realized how amazing they could be at their best. Waid writes old school comic book stories, where the heroes actually feel like they're in danger and they manage to get out of it in exciting ways. ...
Pure crap. Confusing, terribly written, and incomplete - the plot does NOT wrap up at the end. Avoid.
I was pleasantly surprised that both parts of this series were available in my public library. I was able to read these back to back. See my note on it over in my blog: [http://gypsylibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/05/short-booknotes-on-graphic-novels-12.html]
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