Seeking: Dad 2.0 (A la recherche du nouveau père)

author: Gwendoline Raisson
name: Wayne
average rating: 2.73
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2018/09/30
date added: 2018/09/30
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Seeking: Dad 2.0' by Gwendoline Raisson with illustrations by Magali Le Huche is about a Mothers Anonymous group and the humorous and tender stories about parenting.

When Philippe arrives to the Mothers Anonymous group, things are a bit awkward because he's the only man, but it is soon realized that parenting struggles cross gender boundaries. The story mainly follows Caroline, a single mother, who is trying to figure out how to have a life and be a good mother.

I liked this story. It was funny and warm and touching. I really liked the different perspectives that were shown throughout the book. The illustrations are more on the cartoony side, but they work well for the story.

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.


via Wayne's bookshelf: read https://ift.tt/2NdyvzD

Flora and the Shooting Stars (Romans graphiques et one-shots Le Lombard)

author: Chantal Van den Heuvel
name: Wayne
average rating: 2.20
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2018/09/30
date added: 2018/09/30
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Flora and the Shooting Stars' by Chantal Van den Heuvel is about a 40 year old woman and her search for love.

Flora is recently divorced and thinking about dating again. She has a lot of conversations about it with her friends, and herself. She does date a couple men and the results are varied. The other women in her life are kind of negative about her chances, but Flora seems to be determined.

And that's about all that happens. The art is nice enough, but there isn't much of a story arc at all. I kept reading thinking "And?", but that never got resolved for me. I think if I'd expected more of a monologue about modern dating in mid-life, I might have had different expectations.

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.


via Wayne's bookshelf: read https://ift.tt/2xPtZSZ

Little Moments of Love

author: Catana Chetwynd
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2018/09/30
date added: 2018/09/30
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Little Moments of Love' by Catana Chetwynd is about a couple in love. It is so sweet that it may give the reader a few cavities just by looking through it.

It all started as some doodles and ended up making it's way to the internet where people seem to love it. Catana and John have one of those lovey-dovey relationships where they snuggle a lot and she wears his shirts, and they watch Netflix on the couch together. He is tall and bearded. She is not. There are jokes about those things also.

The illustrations are kind of basic, but still endearing. There are lots of hearts. Lots. It's a really sweet collection of cartoons, and I had a good time reading it.

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


via Wayne's bookshelf: read https://ift.tt/2RcUY2Y

Damage Vol. 1: Out of Control (New Age of Heroes)

author: Robert Venditti
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.17
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/09/29
date added: 2018/09/29
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Damage Vol. 1: Out of Control' by Robert Venditti with art by Tony Daniel is part of the DC New Age of Heroes line. Once you start reading this, that will seem like a confusing title for this character.

Ethan Avery volunteered for a project with the military called 'The Damage Project.' That should have been his first warning to run away. Instead, he got turned in to a monster that wreaks havoc blindly on everything around. The good news is that this only lasts for an hour, then he becomes poor old Ethan again and can't Hulk, er, Damage out again for 24 hours. After he wreaks some Havoc on Atlanta, Suicide Squad XL, then Wonder Woman tries to take him out. Damage makes pretty quick work of them and flees. This isn't what Ethan signed up for. Can he figure out how to control Damage and become a kind of hero?

There isn't much plot in this volume. It's kind of one big running slug-fest, and, yes, it is reminiscent of the Hulk. Honestly comics do this kind of thing all the time, so that didn't bug me. I kind of like the idea of a massive heavy hitter working alongside Superman and Batman. The Ethan persona needs to be given more to do. His character is flat and lifeless and we don't really feel a lot of sympathy for this hapless guy who signed up for the wrong experiment.

I did really like the art in this. The Damage character looks a bit like Doomsday without the spines, and that joke is even made along the way.

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


via Wayne's bookshelf: read https://ift.tt/2OoCYUJ

Genius Jokes: Laughs for the Learned

author: Frank Flannery
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.47
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2018/09/29
date added: 2018/09/29
shelves:
review:
'Genius Jokes' by Frank Flannery is a collection of nerd-friendly jokes, but don't worry if you don't get the punchlines. There are explanations included to clue the reader in.

The book is divided up among six sections including Math & Science, Philosophy & Psychology, and Grammar & Language. The jokes include some short story jokes, some knock knock jokes and some simple ones. Jokes like the following are what you can expect: "Why didn't the physicist trust atoms?" "Because they make up everything!"

There are some good jokes in this book, and there are some really bad ones. Bad as in not very funny. I like the explanations and the various quotes used in the book. I found a number I'd heard before, and I got a few smiles out of the book.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group-Rock Point, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


via Wayne's bookshelf: read https://ift.tt/2OYUnk5

Hellicious Tp Vol 1

author: Mina Elwell
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.11
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2018/09/29
date added: 2018/09/29
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Hellicious Vol. 1' by Mina Elwell, Alan C. Medina, Kit Wallis, and Jio Butler is a comic about the devil's prankster granddaughter.

Cherry lives in hell and she's bored. She tries torturing people, but that doesn't seem to make her happy. She finds out her favorite rock star, Briggy Bundy, is about to die, so she decides to give him a guided tour of his new home. The problem is that he isn't meant to be there, and now it's up to Cherry to keep him from being found out.

It was a weird kind of gross out story. The subject of a cute child living in hell was odd. It didn't really work for me, but the art was ok.

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


via Wayne's bookshelf: read https://ift.tt/2IqMZeE

Arthus Trivium - Volume 1 - The Angels of Nostradamus

author: Raule
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.67
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2018/09/29
date added: 2018/09/29
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Arthus Trivium Vol. 1: The Angels of Nostradamus' by Raule with art by Juan Luis Landa is a supernatural story set in the 16th century.

In the reign of Charles IX, an aging Nostradamus is advisor to the king. The Black Plague is running amok in the land and there is unrest that is pointing fingers at the rulers. Nostradamus has three young disciples name Arthus Trivium, Angelica Obscura, and Angulus Dante, who find out about a plot to end the king's life and their master. They will find themselves fighting off strange forces to save Nostradamus.

I liked this historical and spooky story. The idea works well, although I don't know why only one of the trio gets his name on the comic. Perhaps future volumes will illuminate that. The art is solid as well. I'm interested enough to read more if it becomes available to me.

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.


via Wayne's bookshelf: read https://ift.tt/2Ol5WF2