The Man Who Shot Chris Kyle: An American Legend

author: Fabien Nury
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2023/04/29
date added: 2023/04/29
shelves: non-fiction, graphic-novels
review:
“The Man Who Shot Chris Kyle: an American legend“ by Fabien Nury with art by Brüno is a graphic novel that explores the true story around the killing of Chris Kyle, American sniper,

Told him a documentary style composed of news stories, autobiography and other relevant things, this tells the story of Chris Kyle from the rise of his legend to his violent murder. Learn more about the killer as well as the making of the movie and the rise to success of Tara Kyle, Chris Kyle’s widow.

I liked the art style, as well as the documentary style of this graphic novel. It deals with some tough truths, but I think it does it fairly.



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

author: René Goscinny
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2000
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/28
date added: 2023/04/28
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.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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Vincent Book Three: How to be Happy (3)

author: Vitor Cafaggi
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2023/04/27
date added: 2023/04/27
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Vincent, Book 3: How To Be Happy' with story and heart by Vitor Cafaggi continues the story of lovelorn Vincent, and his search for true love.

The problem Vincent has is he doesn’t know when to quit when he pursues an old love and she ghosts him more than once. He misses out on an RPG session with his buddies, but worse than that, he’s really hurt. When Vincent meets a new girl, will it be love or another lesson to be learned?

This has been a fun and whimsical series with some really interesting things to say about falling in love. The art style anthropomorphizes animals as the main characters and it’s really charming.



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David Hockney (Little People, BIG DREAMS 99)

author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.29
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2023/04/25
date added: 2023/04/25
shelves: non-fiction, childrens
review:
'David Hockney' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara, with illustrations by Anna Alvaro, is an e-book in the Little People big dream series about a British artist.

Little David loved to draw and look at the world in his own unique way. He wanted to go to art school, which wasn’t a popular decision with his family. He painted fantastic landscapes, including one made up of 50 canvases and still creating art today!

I love this series and the inspirational people that it features. The art styles are also unique and different.



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The Fox & Little Tanuki, Volume 2

author: Tagawa Mi
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2023/04/24
date added: 2023/04/24
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Fox & Little Tanuki, Volume Two' with story and art by Mi Tagawa, is the second manga edition in the series about a fox charged with training a tiny tanuki spirit.

Manpachi, the tanuki, has gone missing, thanks to trickery by a deceptive badger named Momoji. Manpachi is deceived to think that his birth family who rejected him at birth, wants him back. Senzhou is stuck trying to find him, which doesn’t please the fox at all.

The story was still good this time and a little less confusing when the character/transformations happened. I continue to like the art,



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The Fox & Little Tanuki, Vol. 1

author: Tagawa Mi
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2023/04/24
date added: 2023/04/24
shelves: graphic-novels
review:



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Redline

author: Neal Holman
name: Wayne
average rating: 2.57
book published: 2018
rating: 2
read at: 2019/11/30
date added: 2023/04/21
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Redline' by Neal Holman with art by Clay McCormack and Kelly Fitzpatrick is a graphic novel about an out of control soldier investigating a crime on Mars.

Denton Coyle is a soldier on Mars just trying to get by. Then a bomb goes off in a crowd and Denton and his guys start investigating. They don't have very clean hands, and their methods are a bit unorthodox. Before long, Denton realizes that the bomb is linked to something in the past.

I almost gave up reading this, and perhaps I should have. It's over the top, kind of gross and the main characters are kind of unlikeable. Maybe I'm just tired of this kind of cynical story. The art is passable, the story feels like it doesn't really care.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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The Lost City of Heracleon

author: Bruce Livingstone
name: Wayne
average rating: 2.93
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2023/04/19
date added: 2023/04/19
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
‘The Lost City of Heracleon’ with story by Bruce Livingstone, and Art by Mike Willcox is a graphic novel of adventure. It feels like it’s from another age.

Young boys, Lu and Shiro, get a strange call, and find themselves diving underwater to get on board a submarine. What they don’t know is that the submarine can travel through dimensions. Along the way, they find themselves transformed and they also find their missing father, the battle strange monsters and many other crazy situations

This book feels like an adventure story from the 30s but that’s a compliment. It feels like the kind of story that can’t be made anymore and yet here it is. I really liked the art style. It has a collage sort of style.


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Cat Ninja Book 8: Time Heist

author: Matthew Cody
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2022/01/09
date added: 2023/04/19
shelves: childrens, graphic-novels
review:
'Cat Ninja: Time Heist' by Matthew Cody with art by Chad Thomas and Warren Wucinich is a graphic novel for younger readers about the secret life of animals.

Cat Ninja fights various criminals that are other animals with his hamster sidekick. When they find a baby owl, then that baby exhibits some superpowers, they set out to find out where the baby owl is from and that may lead them in to the future and some deceptive enemies.

This was my first introduction to Ninja Cat, er Cat Ninja, and it's a fun series. The characters are well rounded, the action is good and there is some heart to the story. The art works really well and is also fun.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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Tale of Two Arthurs (Book 1)

author: Antico Nine
name: Wayne
average rating: 2.82
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2023/04/15
date added: 2023/04/15
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
‘A Tale of Two Arthurs: Book 1' by Nine Antico with art by Gregoire Carle is a graphic novel telling the story of a couple boxers.

Jack Arthur Johnson was a black boxer. Arthur Cravan was a white man pitted to fight him. Jack Johnson was expected to lose. When Jack Johnson didn’t lose, it was upsetting to the white folks, but it made Jack Johnson famous. The story of Arthur Cravan is also supposed to be in this book, but the story was lost to me due to strangeness with the file size.

The art style is really strange and sort of Avant-garde and it really wasn’t to my liking. The story is pretty good but missing half of it was kind of tough.


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Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey

author: Peter Carlson
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2023/04/12
date added: 2023/04/12
shelves: non-fiction
review:
‘Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey' by Peter Carlson is a nonfiction book about two Civil War reporters caught and imprisoned and their journey back home.

Junius Browne and Albert Richardson worked as reporters for the New York Tribune. After a couple successful trips to report on the war in the South, they found themselves captured. This is that story as well as their subsequent escape back north.

This was a great read with lots of harrowing situations. I recommend it for fans of history and great true stories.


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What Does Little Crocodile Say At the Beach? (What Does Little Crocodile Say, #3)

author: Eva Montanari
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.25
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2023/04/05
date added: 2023/04/05
shelves: childrens
review:
‘What Does Little Crocodile Say At the Beach?' with story and art by Eva Montanari is a picture book filled with the sounds of a day at the beach.

Little crocodile has a day at the beach with big crocodile. The beach is full of the sounds of nature and other things, but what sound will little crocodile make?

This book should delight young readers and the sounds will make for a lively read aloud book. The illustrations are lovely.


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Under Fortunate Stars

author: Ren Hutchings
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2023/04/02
date added: 2023/04/02
shelves: sword-and-laser
review:
‘Under Fortunate Stars' by Ren Hutchings is a novel about a rift in time where the present comes face to face with the past.

The Gallion is conveying a Felen peace ambassador when it becomes stuck in space. When they find another ship stuck, they are puzzled that it seems to be an old ship called the Jonah. Even more astounding, the crew appears to be the Fortunate Five, who ended the war with a famous treaty. The problem is that things aren't adding up with the historical record.

I really enjoyed this novel about meeting heroes from history and discovering they can be just as broken as the rest of us. I found the first third of the book less interesting, but patient readers will be rewarded with a pretty good story.


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Freddie Mercury (Little People, Big Dreams)

author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.33
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2023/04/02
date added: 2023/04/02
shelves: non-fiction, childrens
review:
‘Freddie Mercury' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Ruby Taylor is book 94 in the Little People Big Dreams series.

Born in Zanzibar, Freddie Mercury, once named Farrokh Bulsara, went to a boarding school in India. He took piano lessons and had an ear for music, but it was singing where he excelled. When his family moved to England, he met some friends and formed a famous band.

This is a great biography. Ruby Taylor's illustrations are colorful and fun.


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