Book Review
The Brownout Murders
A woman and her sisters navigate wartime life with a serial killer on the loose in the gripping graphic novel "The Brownout Murders". In Melbourne, Australia, the threat of Japanese invasion looms and a brownout is ordered to dim the...
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It Rhymes with Takei
The life, career, and activism of actor George Takei are chronicled in the stirring graphic novel "It Rhymes with Takei". Takei gave up studying architecture when he heard the siren call of the stage. Despite the limited roles available...
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Will Eisner
The life and work of a comics pioneer is documented in Steve Weiner and Dan Mazur’s informative graphic biography "Will Eisner". Amid economic hardships, Eisner found relief in classic fiction and “pulp” magazines. He gained...
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Second Shift
A terraformer struggles to recognize what’s real in Kit Anderson’s introspective science fiction graphic novel "Second Shift". Birdie works for Terracorp at an outpost where crew members are “dropped-in” to a patented Dreamspace...
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Trumpets of Death
A boy is turned into a deer in Simon Bournel-Bosson’s surreal graphic novel "Trumpets of Death". Amid his parents’ marital troubles, Antoine is sent to stay with his paternal grandparents. His grandfather Gilbert is an imposing,...
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Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain
A boy looks to develop his magical abilities in Juan E. Zambrano’s charming graphic novel "Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain". On the island of Asunción, Pacheco assists his father and grandfather with their fishing business, but...
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Soul Machine
In Jordana Globerman’s ambitious graphic novel "Soul Machine", a girl tries to protect a family business that supplies souls. After the disappearance of their father, Chloe and Lacey continue the family trade, spinning souls from a...
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Motherlover
Two single mothers form an unexpected romantic connection in Lindsay Ishihiro’s endearing graphic novel "Motherlover". After a breakup, Alex, a cool, cosmopolitan musician, returns to her late parents’ suburban home with her...