New York: The Queen Of Coney Island (The Change #2)

author: Guy Adams
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.67
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/03/17
date added: 2018/03/17
shelves: young-adult
review:
'New York: The Queen of Coney Island (The Change #2)' by Guy Adams continues the series of short novels of a world gone weird. This one was a bit different from the first book, but I still like this series.

The world has changed and not for the better. Grace lives in New York and just wants to find her brother. She ends up teamed up with a guy who calls himself God. Her brother is on Riker's island, but she needs permission to travel from the Queen of Coney Island. The Queen gives them what seems like a simple task: to feed the babies in Dreamland. The old Dreamland burned to the ground, but somehow in this new strange world, it's back. It's also pretty lethal. Grace and God will need whatever help they can find, especially after the babies are accidentally released.

It's a different set of characters this time. Maybe they will all meet at some point in the future, although in a changed world, I'm not sure how people in New York would get to London or Paris. I liked this strangely funny story of the old Dreamland and the odd characters who find themselves there.

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Justice League, Vol. 5: Legacy

author: Bryan Hitch
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.52
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/03/17
date added: 2018/03/17
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Justice League, Vol. 5: Legacy' by Bryan Hitch collects Justice League #26-31 and has an interesting premise. It just doesn't hold up to much scrutiny. I still liked it though.

The children of the Justice League come from the future to try to save their present. Some are a mishmash of powers because of dual parenting, but they all have similar powers to the current Justice League. There is confusion on the Justice League's part and a bit of anger to be dealt with on the kid's part before the oncoming threat is addressed.

The ending felt like it got wrapped up a bit too easily, and the whole thing felt like a pretty tenuous concept, but I loved the idea of this group of kids from the future, and I kind of hope they show up again at some point. The art by Fernando Pasarin is pretty good with a few very cool shots throughout. I just wish the threat and resolution had been a bit more solid.

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The Summer of Irreverence: Part One (L'impertinence d'un été)

author: Denis Lapière
name: Wayne
average rating: 2.00
book published:
rating: 1
read at: 2018/03/10
date added: 2018/03/10
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Summer of Irreverence: Part One' by Denis Lapiere with art by Ruben Pellejero is a story about artists living in Mexico in the 1920s.

Edward Weston is mourning the loss of his mistress Tina Modotti. He takes a cabbie to a bar and tells the story of how they met. There is also mention of his photography, and famous people like Diego Rivera, Xavier Guerrero and other artists in Mexcio at the time. There are oddly profound and disjointed statements about art that seem to come out of art critique books. The story comes to an end somewhere before we find out what led to Tina's death.

It sounded interesting when I requested a review copy, but it had a hard time keeping me interested in the story. The art had heavy lines, and felt a bit loose and disjointed in the way figures were presented. There was a lot of interesting things happening in Mexico at this time, and this story seems to only mention them in passing. If I'd been that taxi driver, I would have left the bar pretty quickly.

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Atar Gull

author: Fabien Nury
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2018/03/09
date added: 2018/03/09
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Atar Gull' by Fabien Nury with art by Brüno is an adaptation of an 1831 novel. It's a story of slow but certain revenge.

Atar Gull is the son of a king living his own life when he and many others are taken as slaves. When they original slave ship he is on is taken by pirates, Atar is spared because he is large and will fetch a decent price.

He ends up on a plantation in Jamaica. His owner appears to be decent, but beneath the surface he is not. Atar begins his plot of revenge. A plot that will take a long time for the unsuspecting to figure out.

I liked this story of revenge although it's odd to read a fictionalized story of slavery. What I did like is how the story stayed away from the typical stereotypes of this kind of story. The characters come across as pretty human. The art is unusual and works really well in the story. It doesn't sensationalize the horrors, but it doesn't shy away from them either.

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


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Again!! Vol. 1

author: Mitsurou Kubo
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.20
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/03/03
date added: 2018/03/03
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Again!!' by Mitsurou Kubo is a manga about school life. Usually these leave me uninterested, but this one had a unique twist.

It's Kinichiro's last day of school. He is an outcast who made it through school with no friends. He intends to graduate and get on with his life. Then a freak accident happens and he finds himself starting over as a freshman. This time, he knows what will happen. Will he do the same things or try to be more involved in the lives around him this time.

I really liked this story, and I especially liked the art. The story was unusual enough and even though I didn't know what Ouendan was, the story idea was so compelling that it pulled me along. I really liked this unusual high school story told in manga.

I received a review copy of this manga from Kodansha Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.


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The amazing adventures of Jules - Volume 1 - The Future Imperfect (Épatante aventure de Jules (Une))

author: Bravo
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.00
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2018/03/03
date added: 2018/03/03
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Amazing Adventures of Jules: 1. Future Imperfect' with script and art by Emile Bravo is a children's comic about a boy named Jules who gets an adventure that is more than he bargained for.

Jules lives with his mom and dad and his bratty little brother, who is intent on murdering his guinea pig. One night, a scientist arrives at the house and tells Jules that a computer has chosen him for a space journey to Alpha Centauri. The scientist tells Jules that the trip is only 8 weeks long. What Jules doesn't know is that 8 years will pass on Earth while he is gone.

Jules takes the trip with a strange crew of people. They find stranger alien life, and some of the humans react the way humans do. When Jules gets back to Earth, he finds that his younger bratty brother is now his older bratty brother.

This was kind of a silly story, and I think preteens would like the story. The art was good. Even though the story revolves around science, there isn't a lot of it explained here.

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In Command: Theodore Roosevelt and the American Military

author: Matthew Oyos
name: Wayne
average rating: 0.0
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/03/02
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