Most likely anyone reading this will agree that books are amazing. They deliver fantastic worlds to you, they take you away, or they impart some wisdom through their pages. Another amazing thing about books? They don’t restrict... Read More

Why do people love graphic novels so much? What is the draw of this “alternate storytelling”? For many, the pictures add a new sort of depth to literature, another layer in the way tales present themselves. Some words simply need art... Read More

As tragic as it is, we only have 150 spots for reviews in each issue of the print edition of Foreword Reviews. 150! I could take all those review slots and use them up on awesome comics and graphic novels, but I’m not allowed (not... Read More

Good versus evil, hero versus villain, right versus wrong. Sometimes morality is a code of black and white, other times a gray area can be found. Wherever your moral compass code points, you’ll be able to find a graphic novel in these... Read More

The way a story is told is important. Sometimes, the narrator of an audiobook has a voice we can’t stand to listen to, or a novel really should have been written as a short story. And sometimes, a graphic novel is the best way to capture... Read More

A picture is worth a thousand words, so they say, which must make every graphic novel longer than a Tolstoy novel. But the purpose of these pictures is to convey a depth in appearance. Graphic novels can translate facial expression,... Read More

Sharp edges and blurred lines abound in these graphic novels, many of which push the boundaries of their genre. Get a literary high with Doonesbury’s marijuana whisperer, or wax dangerous with some Dixie vixens. How about K.I.T.T. and... Read More

A quest for Shangri La. Talismans against the darkness. A Buddhist monk on a dramatic quest. A bear looking for his place in the world. Modern takes on the myth of Prometheus. The race to obtain a treasure sought by Templars. These graphic... Read More