Cretaceous

author: Tadd Galusha
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/28
date added: 2020/11/28
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Cretaceous' with story and art by Tadd Galusha is a wordless graphic novel about survival in the Cretaceous era.

The story centers around a Tyrannosaurus Rex out hunting. When it gets separated from its parents, it is left in a dangerous world. The story features a chain reaction of dinosaurs eating and being eaten. All the great dinosaurs are featured in this story, but how will the story end for our T-Rex friend?

I had a great time reading this. The lack of text didn't hurt the story at all because the artist conveys so much with the art. And the art is really great.

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Asterix Omnibus #2: Collects Asterix the Gladiator, Asterix and the Banquet, and Asterix and Cleopatra

author: René Goscinny
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.20
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/28
date added: 2020/11/28
shelves: childrens, graphic-novels
review:
'Asterix Omnibus #2: Asterix the Gladiator, Asterix and the Banquet, and Asterix and Cleopatra' by Rene Goscinny with art by Albert Uderzo is another volume collecting three classic Asterix stories.

My review copy only included the middle story, Asterix and the Banquet. The Roman army decides the only way to contain Asterix and his village is to create a wall. Asterix and Obelix take a bet that they can't escape and bring food back from all the different towns around them. What follows are typical hijinks as they evade the silly Romans.

These stories are a lot of fun, and even though I only read the middle story, I'm certain the other two are just as fun. I read Asterix and Cleopatra some time back, so I know this. This would be a fun way to introduce young readers to this great series.

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Gillbert #3: The Flaming Carats Evolution

author: Art Baltazar
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.75
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/27
date added: 2020/11/27
shelves: graphic-novels, childrens
review:
'Gillbert #3: The Flaming Carats Evolution' with story and art by Art Baltazar continues the undersea journey of Gillbert and friends.

An undersea volcano releases The Pyrockians who settle on the bottom of the ocean and start heating things up. Gillbert can help, but he's off meeting his friend Anne Phibean's family. Once he finds out the threat, it will take all of his unusual friends to solve it, with the answer coming where Gillbert least expects it.

This third volume kind of ties the first two in nicely. There are lots of characters and for a short volume, they are handled fairly well. The art is fun, as it has been for the whole story.

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Prince of Blood (Rise of the Zelphire, #2)

author: Karim Friha
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/24
date added: 2020/11/24
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Rise of The Zelphire 2: Prince of Blood' with story and art by Karim Friha continues the story of fantasy mutant heroes and villains.

The story of Sylvan and friends continues but is centers around Victor and his thirst for blood and power. Professor Wernes gets a letter from an old friend and loads up the zeppelin for a reunion, but it turns out to be more than they bargained for. Can this group of misfits use their unusual powers to save the kingdom?

I like this series and these unusual characters. This volume didn't seem as rich in depth as the first one, but still had some interesting details. I like this art and the whole idea of this series.

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Gillbert: The Curious Mysterious

author: Art Baltazar
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.36
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/24
date added: 2020/11/24
shelves: childrens, graphic-novels
review:
'Gillbert: The Curious Mysterious' with story and art by Art Baltazar is the second installment of the young amphibious boy and his fishy friends.

Gillbert and his friends wake up and realize that it's wake up and do anything day, but first they have to wake up Pearl. Before they get too far along Gillbert's mom tells him he has to babysit his "little" sister Matilda. Anything includes a trip to a fortune teller, some mysterious messages in bottles and meeting new creatures.

I liked this graphic novel for young readers, but maybe not quite as much as the original. The art is still top form for Art Baltazar fans and there are lots of new creatures to see here.

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Our Super Adventure Vol. 1: Press Start to Begin

author: Sarah Graley
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/23
date added: 2020/11/23
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Our Super Adventure Vol. 1: Press Start to Begin' by Sarah Graley is a collection of webcomics about living with another person and lots of cats.

Relationships have all kinds of possible, like too much pizza or too many cats. There are also too many farts (lots and lots of fart jokes abound). There are game nights and things to do when the internet is out. Also included is lots of snuggling.

I've read a few similar collections, but I liked this collection just a bit more. I definitely liked the art quite a bit.

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Rise of the Zelphire: Of Bark and Sap

author: Karim Friha
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/23
date added: 2020/11/23
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Rise of the Zelphire #1: Of Bark and Sap' with story and art by Karim Friha is a fantasy graphic novel about people with mutant powers and the people who want to stop them.

Sylvan Khelmann became a sort of superpowered person with his proximity to trees. He lives in a city where there are others. One is an octopus, one secretes poison. When a young girl has powers that heal, she becomes a target and Sylvan finds himself with a new set of friends out to rescue her.

I liked this world and these characters. It's an interesting take on the superhero genre. I like the character design and just a whole lot about this idea.

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Operatic

author: Kyo Maclear
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/23
date added: 2020/11/23
shelves: young-adult
review:
'Operatic' by Kyo Maclear with art by Bryon Eggenscwhiler is a graphic novel about finding the thing you like, even if everyone doesn't.

Charlie is in a class in school where she is supposed to find her favorite song. She is puzzled by this assignment, because she hasn't really run across that song. She is also puzzled by the empty desk of student Luka, who is supposedly out sick. As the class studies genres, Charlie is struck by a Maria Callas aria. Maria's rise to fame is interwoven along with Luka's.

I liked this story of young people finding themselves when things are difficult. I liked the personal feel of the stories, and especially the way the interwoven stories used different colors for the art.

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Captain Ginger: Volume One

author: Stuart Moore
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.77
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/22
date added: 2020/11/22
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Captain Ginger: Volume One' by Stuart Moore with art by June Brigman is a about a spaceship crewed entirely by cats.

A group of evolved cats is running a spaceship left behind by humans. The humans are long gone, and left in their place is an alien race called the Lumen. When Captain Ginger boards an abandoned Lumen ship, he starts a mutiny since his own ship is running low on space and supplies. Speaking of space, the cats have a breeding problem as kittens threaten every system on the ship. That along with internal tensions between crewmates makes for an uneasy journey.

I couldn't tell immediately if this was supposed to be comedy or not. There are certainly funny bits, but it feels pretty serious. I also like that the cats act like cats, not necessarily baby humans. The art is quite a bit of fun and I can't wait to read the next volume.

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The Ultimate Cartoon Book of Book Cartoons

author: Bob Eckstein
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.40
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/22
date added: 2020/11/22
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Ultimate Cartoon Book of Book Cartoons' by Princeton Architectural Press makes a bold claim for a book that only has 144 pages, but it's a fun read anyway.

With cartoons by over 30 artists from publications like New Yorker magazine and The Weekly Standard, this is a collection that makes fun of literary heroes and struggling authors doing things like book signings. Poetry takes it on the chin in a few, as does writer's block (and reader's block in a particularly funny cartoon I could relate to).

I liked this collection of cartoons about writers and reading. The art style varies from artist to artist, but each comic gets a full page in the collection.

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Stop Looking at Your Phone

author: Son of Alan
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.00
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/22
date added: 2020/11/22
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Stop Looking at Your Phone' by Son of Alan is a humorous look at what we miss (or don't miss) when we are buried in our screens.

Told in the same safety infographics as airline seatback instructions, categories like eating and conversing, but there are also pointed ones like being burglarized in your own home because you are too precoccupied. There are other warnings like walking in traffic and making sure your child isn't crawling on the train tracks.

It's a pretty fast read, but in our preoccupied society, it might be the kind of gentle reminder that a friend or family member needs. I loved the design style and the art and the not so subtle jabs.

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Cracking the Case of the Missing Egg (Farm Crimes!)

author: Sandra Dumais
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.56
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/22
date added: 2020/11/22
shelves: childrens
review:
'Farm Crimes! Cracking the Case of the Missing Egg' by Sandra Dumais is an early reader book about a group of farm animals and a smart (?) goat detective.

Hen's egg is missing. All the animals go looking and they decide to enlist the help of dashing dresser, and, sort of, detective Billiam Van Hoof. Hiring this detective leads the animals further from the truth, but the truth is finally uncovered the egg is found, kind of.

This was a pretty silly story and I liked it. The illustrations are fun and remind me of animal stories I read as a youngster. The mystery is not that mysterious, but the goat detective is funny like an eccentric uncle.

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Backtrack, Vol. 1

author: Brian Joines
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/20
date added: 2020/11/20
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Backtrack, Vol. 1' by Brian Jones and Doug Garbark with art by Jake Elphick is about a group of racers racing through time.

A group of racers with regrets are approached with an opportunity: Win the race and have a chance to fix a mistake of the past. A woman receives the invite with a poignant reminder of her error and takes the challenge. The first race finds racers in prehistoric times outrunning dinosaurs on the way to a waypoint.

It's an interesting premise as long as you don't look too deep. Somehow muscle cars are able to run on any terrain. Somehow people who desperately want to win are cooperating. It's still quite a bit of fun and the art is not bad, either.

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James Bond: Kill Chain

author: Andy Diggle
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/20
date added: 2020/11/20
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'James Bond: Kill Chain' by Andy Diggle with art by Luca Casalanguida is a new James Bond graphic novel and it's a cracking good yarn.

A spy operation goes bad and James Bond is ordered to pick up the pieces. The clue on a dead hitman leads to a possible tie with white supremacists. What Bond finds is more insidious and leads to the surprise arrival of an enemy that Bond thought dead. Now he finds himself being set up for crimes and in the crosshairs of Felix Leiter.

I really liked this story. The pace is pretty breathtaking, as is the art. I've read a few of these and felt like they lacked, but this one is a surefire hit.

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Vincent Book One: Guide to Love, Magic, and RPG

author: Vitor Cafaggi
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.22
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/17
date added: 2020/11/17
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Vincent Book One: Guide to Love, Magic, and RPG' by Vitor Cafaggi is a collection of comic strips about a lovelorn character with tough choices to make.

Vincent rides the bus everyday and his life seems to be the same, until one day, he meets Lady. Instantly, he falls in love and dreams of a life with Lady. The problem is that she has a boyfriend. Now Vincent is crushed. That is until he meets Princess on the bus. Things are complicated by Vincent getting advice from his D&D group.

These are cute comics that tell a cute story. I like the characters and the situations. I look forward to reading more about Vincent.

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Algeria Is Beautiful Like America

author: Olivia Burton
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/17
date added: 2020/11/17
shelves: graphic-novels, non-fiction
review:
'Algeria Is Beautiful Like America' by Olivia Burton with illustrations by Mahi Grand is based on the author's trip back to the land of her ancestors and what she finds there.

Olivia only knew of Algeria from photographs and relatives. After her grandmother dies, she decides to go back and visit the places that her family left. She travels alone to a with no knowledge of the people or language, but finds so much along the way.

I really liked this story of history and conflict and family. I liked the journey and the strangers that take her in. The story is more text driven, but the illustrations are quite nice. I like the use of color for the photos that Olivia takes.

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No Reading Allowed: The WORST Read-Aloud Book Ever

author: Raj Haldar
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.10
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/17
date added: 2020/11/17
shelves:
review:
'No Reading Allowed: The WORST Read-Aloud Book Ever' by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter with illustrations by Bryce Gladfelter is a book of puns based on similar sounding words.

Using two phrases that sound the same, but are kind of mostly ridiculous, the authors show how we have many words and phrases with similar meanings. So, things like "They Bowled in All Caps" and "'They' (bold, in all caps" are illustrated with ludicrous pictures.

It's a very punny book, made fun with the illustrations. The statements go from straight to outrageous. What a weird language English can be.

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Louise Bourgeois (48) (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

author: Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.62
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/17
date added: 2020/11/17
shelves: childrens, non-fiction
review:
'Louise Bourgeois' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Helena Perez Garcia is a biography for young readers about an artist with a dark side.

Louise Bourgeois always liked art. When her mother died, her art helped her express her feelings. Her grown up art was sculpture and tapped in to her fears, while creating some truly dark art.

It's an interesting subject for a children's book, but it shows that art can be about fears and bad feelings too. The illustrations are the opposite of dark and scary and are quite lovely.

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You've Guac to Be Joking: I Love Avocados!

author: Cat Faulkner
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.47
book published:
rating: 1
read at: 2020/11/16
date added: 2020/11/16
shelves:
review:
'You've Guac to Be Joking: I Love Avocados!' by Cat Faulkner is a book of avocado puns.

Using words with avo, hass and pit in them, this is a collection of picture jokes like Brad Pitt drawn as an avocado, or a tyrannosaurhass rex. There are movie puns and phrase puns.

The problem, for me, was that while the drawings were kind of cute, the joke felt a bit thin to support a book of over 100 pages. I suppose if you have an avocado fan in your life, they might find this cuter than I did.

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Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

author: Sarah Andersen
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/15
date added: 2020/11/15
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Herding Cats' by Sarah Andersen is the third collection of Sarah's Scribbles about living cozy and having lots of cats.

This collection, like the previous ones, includes some cute comics about owning pets and wanting more. There are comics about bad self-esteem, and adulting. The latter half of the book is an essay from the author/artist encouraging younger people to create art and ignore how cruel the internet has become.

I liked this collection, and the essay in the latter half. It's about what I expected based on reading previous collections.

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Adventures in the Muscular System

author: Alexander Lowe
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/14
date added: 2020/11/14
shelves: childrens, non-fiction
review:
'Adventures in the Muscular System' by Alexander Lowe with illustrations by Sebastian Kadlecik is a graphic novel for kids about the Bod Squad learning about how the body works.

The Bod Squad are playing by jumping on beds when Logan looks like he might fall. Quickly the other members shrink down to see if they can stop it from happening. They learn how the muscular system operates and how it attaches to the bones. They also learn how neurons help the muscles to react.

I enjoy this easy to read and understand series for younger readers. The science is good and the stories are engaging.

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The Snark

author: Justin Davis
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.16
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/14
date added: 2020/11/14
shelves: childrens
review:
'The Snark' with story and illustrations by Justin Davis is a picture book about an unwelcome nighttime guest.

A Snark is roaming the house. It appears as a large blue monster and can be quite frightening. It also seems elusive and hungry to join the family for tea.

The story sort of rhymes after a few pages, but the meter felt off. It's also told with British English so I got thrown off by the term botty (instead of body). The illustrations are fabulous. I just wish I'd liked the text more.

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The Watcher

author: Ralph Tedesco
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.44
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/14
date added: 2020/11/14
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Watcher' by Ralph Tedesco and Victoria Rau is a horror graphic novel and not a bad story.

Erica and her family move to a new town for her father's new deacon job. The house starts having an effect on Erica right away, as does the creepy stranger who seems to be watching the house. Before long, gruesome murders start happening nearby and now Erica and her friends are out to figure out what it is. The killer might be closer than Erica can even guess.

I liked this story of horror and a young girl. The art was pretty good. I've not been the biggest fan of the publisher, Zenescope, in the past, but this was a good effort.

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Odessa

author: Jonathan Hill
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.30
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/14
date added: 2020/11/14
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Odessa' with story and art by Jonathan Hill is a graphic novel about a young woman in search of her mother.

In west coast world forever changed by a big earthquake, Virginia Crane survives with her father and brother by foraging for debris and selling it for subsistence. When she gets a letter from her long departed mother, she decides to go find her, despite having little knowledge about where she is or the dangers of the trip. Her father and best friend are against the idea, but Virginia is determined, and with the help of people she meets along the way, she just might make it.

At 328 pages, it's a long story, and it's not even complete in this volume. There are lots of worldbuilding ideas, a few of which come to fruition in this volume, but it feels like more story than it needs to be at times. The characters seem to be engaging enough, although why complete strangers would risk it all for this child is never really explained. The art is pretty good and the book is done with minimal color. I liked the idea a bit more than the execution, but it was an interesting diversion.

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Cosmonauts of the Future - Volume 1 (Cosmonautes du futur (Les))

author: Lewis Trondheim
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2000
rating: 3
read at: 2018/02/03
date added: 2020/11/12
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Cosmonauts of the Future Vol. 1' by Lewis Trondheim with art by Manu Larcenet is a funny and strange graphic novel with art that reminded me of some of my favorite comic strips.

Gildas and Martina meet at school and they immediately dislike each other. One believes everyone is an alien. The other believes everyone is a robot. Soon their shared loved of wacky theories and their overactive imagination sends them on adventures to try and prove that all is not as it seems. Accompanied by Martina's dog and Gildas' little sister, they soon find that the world is even stranger than they believe.

This was a fun story. I loved the crankiness of the characters and their weird imaginations that kept them distant from those around them. I loved Gildas' little sister Gaelle, who just seemed to go along with the craziness. The art is fun and colorful. The charcters have oval shaped heads, and there is a lot going on in the background of the panels.

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Asterix Omnibus #1: Collects Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and the Golden Sickle, and Asterix and the Goths

author: René Goscinny
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.49
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/03
date added: 2020/11/03
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Asterix Omnibus #1' by Rene Goscinny with illustrations by Albert Uderzo collects the first three complete stories.

My review copy only had the first story, but I've read many of these, so I know the quality is consistent. In the first story, the Romans attempt to overthrow the Gaul village where Asterix lives, but discover that the residents have some kind of super strength, so they attempt to find out the secret. What results are typical Asterix wacky hijinks and people getting knocked out.

I really like this series and getting multiple stories in one volume is pretty great. The art is fun and there is lots of humor that manages to hold up even 60 years later.

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Poppy and Sam and the Search for Sleep

author: Cathon
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.12
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2020/11/02
date added: 2020/11/02
shelves: childrens
review:



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The Dollhouse Family

author: Mike Carey
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/02
date added: 2020/11/02
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Dollhouse Family' by M.R. Carey with illustrations by Peter Gross is a horror graphic novel about a creepy dollhouse and the terrible legacy associated with it.

At six, Alice gets a dollhouse from a relative she's never met. Alice's life isn't perfect, so she finds an inner world with the dolls, but that may not be the best thing to do because something dark lives in the dollhouse and wants Alice to live there permanently. Years go by and now Alice's daughter finds herself enthralled by the same thing that still wants Alice.

This book is part of the Hill House imprint at DC Comics. This story felt a lot scarier to me, and I liked it. The art is quite good. I liked the full painted covers, too.

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