Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #2

author: Robert Venditti
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2016/08/14
date added: 2017/11/30
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #2' by Robert Venditti with art by Rafa Sandoval feels like a huge story, and I really liked it.

Something has happened to the Green Lantern Corps and their numbers are rapidly dwindling. Sinestro is trying to gain control. Guy Gardner gets sent out on a mission to face potential pain and suffering, but he's crazy enough to do it (I've always kind of liked Guy Gardner). Hal Jordan is still alive and word of this gets to Sinestro and his daughter Soranik.

I love the feel of this book. An overrun Green Lantern Corps putting up what looks like a final stand against incredible odds. A big story that almost feels like the page can't hold it. I loved the story and the art. Hal Jordan especially looks completely up to the task of fighting this alone if he has to.

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Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (2016-) Vol. 2: Bottled Light (Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps (2016-))

author: Robert Venditti
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2017/08/08
date added: 2017/11/29
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
Things start out pretty bleak at the beginning of 'Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corp Vol. 2: Bottled Light' by Robert Venditti. Sure, Sinestro is gone and the Corps has found each other, but the cost has been pretty great.

In the opening, a lone ring flies through space pronouncing that Hal Jordan is dead. Meanwhile the Corps is trying to get operations together and doesn't know that Hal is gone. They end up answering a distress call on Tomar Tu's world and end up trapped by....well, you'll just have to read it to find out. There are twists and turns aplenty in this volume. If you think Hal Jordan is gone for good, you don't read a lot of comics.

There are a couple main stories, and a nice backup story that takes place years later. I like John Stewart as the leader. I like the uneasy truce they have to strike to solve the problem. There are some good cameos that I won't discuss.

The art and story are pretty good. I look forward to seeing where this title heads next.

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The Flash (2016-) #4

author: Joshua Williamson
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.17
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2016/08/11
date added: 2017/11/28
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Flash 4' by Joshua Williamson with art by Neil Googe is part of the recent DC Universe Rebirth. Some characters get fresh starts or don't even seem to be the same. Some seem to be just carrying on as usual. That seems to be the case here.

Barry Allen is the Flash, but he's also a forensic scientist. This issue finds him training other people who have the same ability he has at S.T.A.R. Labs. There are a lot of people that seem to be tapped in to the speed force, but there may be something at work to weed that number down. He's also helping to investigate a case involving Godspeed who has somehow tapped into the speed force.

There are some good surprises in the book, but it almost felt a little overly busy. Like there are a lot of plot threads happening and they don't all get wrapped up or even moved along in some cases. But the story is interesting and the art is pretty cool.

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Manga Classics: Jane Eyre

author: Stacy King
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2017/11/27
date added: 2017/11/27
shelves: classics, graphic-novels
review:
'Manga Classics: Jane Eyre' by Stacy King and Crystal S. Chan with art by SunNeko Lee is a really good adaptation of one of my favorite classic novels.

Young Jane is raised by distant family who mistreat her and ship her off to school to be forgotten. Jane leads a rough existence, and loses her best friend to a sickness brought on by lack of food and heat in the school. When she comes of age, she takes a job as a governess and meets a mysterious stranger. Her life will never be the same.

And that's about the lamest synopsis I've ever done. The Manga Classics series is wonderful and I'm pleased to report that they didn't ruin this classic for me. I loved how subtly the artist worked cats into the story since she loves them so much. Also, the height of Jane and Rochester was based on the height difference between Crystal Chan and her husband. These little details along with some essays about the original story are included.

I received a review copy of this manga from Manga Classics, Udon Entertainment & Morpheus Studios, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.


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Manosaurs Vol. 1: "Walk Like a Manosaur"

author: Stefan Petrucha
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.00
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2017/11/26
date added: 2017/11/26
shelves: graphic-novels, children-s
review:
'Manosaurs Vol. 1: "Walk Like a Manosaur"' by Stefan Petrucha with art by Yellowhale Studios is about a group of young adolescent, wise-cracking reptiles.

Leo "the Doc" Jeffries is trying to revive his business. He's behind on his rent and things aren't looking so well, until he makes an amazing discovery. He finds some dinosaur eggs, but these eggs hatch and produce 4 different types of dinosaurs. The dinos grow and learn about modern times from television. This makes them want to be Godzilla, but when their new friends are threatened, they have to band together and fight off the threat.

It seems like a fun enough read for the under 10 crowd. The art is a bit throwaway, but I could say that about a lot of comics I read when I was a kid. The dinos have fun personalities and Leo is a completely irresponisble adult. This isn't a lesson or morality comic. This is just about a bunch of dinosaurs who now live in our world.

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Titans Vol. 2: Made In Manhattan

author: Dan Abnett
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2017/11/26
date added: 2017/11/26
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Titans Vol. 2: Made in Manhattan' by Dan Abnett with art by Brett Booth continues the story of this team of no longer teenagers.

The Titans want to set up headquarters in New York and they run into some interference with city planners. Meanwhile, a new company called Meta Solutions has come town and they offer to do things like help people with new superpowers figure out what they are and even offer to cure them, but who are they?

The second story finds a group of Justice League members stuck with their proteges stuck together in a strange trap. There is mistrust to go around, but Nightwing wants everyone to work together. Whoever has trapped them wants a different outcome.

The stories are pretty good. I like this more mature team, but it still seems pretty Wally West centered. I'd like more from Arsenal and Lilith, but maybe that's down the road. I really liked Brett Booth's art in this.

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Killer Fashion: Poisonous Petticoats, Strangulating Scarves, and Other Deadly Garments Throughout History

author: Jennifer Wright
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.93
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2017/11/26
date added: 2017/11/26
shelves: non-fiction
review:
'Killer Fashion' by Jennifer Wright is a darkly humorous A to Z look at dangerous fashion trends through the ages.

From artificial silk, which was flammable to wigs, which were also flammable and house lice, this book talks about fashion faux pas that actually created fatalities. Each entry is accompanied by an illustration and a poem that are reminiscent of Edward Gorey. The book finishes with a bibliography section for those who want to read more about killer ties or flammable crinolines.

I had fun reading this book, mainly because of the great illustrations and poems. This is definitely one you should get the morbid fashionista on your list.

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