Squire is one of my favorite characters. His expressive face is absolutely the best! The sighs! The eyerolls! The fact that so much can be conveyed inSquire is one of my favorite characters. His expressive face is absolutely the best! The sighs! The eyerolls! The fact that so much can be conveyed in a small panel, with a limited color palette! I hope we get to see even more adventures! ...more
Kore walking around with Hades' smallest dog tucked into her fur coat is just inexplicably hilarious and one of the reasons why these books continue tKore walking around with Hades' smallest dog tucked into her fur coat is just inexplicably hilarious and one of the reasons why these books continue to delight me. It's the little details in the deceptively simple style. It's the way she's captured the natures of the gods, the gist of their big stories, and turned them into this really gripping, rather soapy, story.
Loved this story of an all Muslim girls' basketball team, and their first real season! And it's based on a true story! Loved this story of an all Muslim girls' basketball team, and their first real season! And it's based on a true story! ...more
I'm putting this on the horror shelf even though it's in no way horror! Just so I remember it when I'm looking for ghost stories!
This was actually, liI'm putting this on the horror shelf even though it's in no way horror! Just so I remember it when I'm looking for ghost stories!
This was actually, like her Witches of Brooklyn books, a super fun look at the supernatural. I love her illustration style, and I instantly liked both Adéle and her sister Helene. I also really liked the shoutout to the Witches of Brooklyn!...more
Picked this up because of the cover and the description, got a little ways in and was like, Wait, wait, is this the Jupiter's Legacy guy? (It is.) ThePicked this up because of the cover and the description, got a little ways in and was like, Wait, wait, is this the Jupiter's Legacy guy? (It is.) The art's the same, the basic story is the same, except with magic instead of superheroes. And there's extreme violence and gratuitous sex while people talk about stuff that happened before the story started, making the reader wonder if they've missed something. Also, the most interesting characters got done dirty (in my opinion), while the character Millar is clearly in love with got too much screen time, and for no reason. (People are dying, do we need to see this goes nowhere flashback? Or this person naked?) I also wish the all the women hadn't been traced from Golden Age Lois Lane, so that they could be told apart.
I did actually like the ending, and I don't regret reading it. I just . . . I wanted something more from a book called The Magic Order with such a great cover, you know?...more
I've been waiting for this story since Nate did a series of blog posts called "Pinniped Party" on his old Spacestation Nathan website. I freaking loveI've been waiting for this story since Nate did a series of blog posts called "Pinniped Party" on his old Spacestation Nathan website. I freaking love those little a-hole pinnipeds, and the characters of the Trilobite crew are really starting to come together! ...more
Stop alluding to things that happened before (Civil war on the moon! The great Pola Cola battle of 1932!) and just show me those things, instead of stStop alluding to things that happened before (Civil war on the moon! The great Pola Cola battle of 1932!) and just show me those things, instead of stories about people going, "Watch out, it's KLAUS!" And then he beats them up. I mean, it's honestly pretty great, the art is especially gorgeous. But the big tease about other, steampunk type adventures? Not fair, man! ...more
If "Santa Claus fighting Surtr on Jupiter's moon, Titan," isn't a phrase that gets you going, this is not the book for you.
I just have to point out thIf "Santa Claus fighting Surtr on Jupiter's moon, Titan," isn't a phrase that gets you going, this is not the book for you.
I just have to point out that clowns are sometimes scary, like Pennywise, sure. But snowmen and scarecrows are WAY more terrifying than the average clown! If a clown started talking to you, you'd be like, "Hey, a clown! Can I have a balloon animal?" If a half melted snowman started talking to you, you would wet yourself, and don't try to claim otherwise! ...more
I love a good Anne Brontë joke! Also some excellent Andrew Jackson, Ada Lovelace, and just general historical hilarity. The series of Edward Gorey booI love a good Anne Brontë joke! Also some excellent Andrew Jackson, Ada Lovelace, and just general historical hilarity. The series of Edward Gorey book covers made me realize that the copy of Conrad's The Secret Agent I have (from my mom's olllllld book club) has an Edward Gorey cover, and I pretty much assume the plot is what Kate does. Now I'm not sure I'll ever read it, as it couldn't possibly be as funny as I'm imagining. ...more
Absolutely fantastic! Despite having fantastical elements, this book just felt so real. The heartache, the joys, the struggles with friends and familyAbsolutely fantastic! Despite having fantastical elements, this book just felt so real. The heartache, the joys, the struggles with friends and family, just high school LIFE, are portrayed perfectly. ...more
Fascinating look at the origin stories of several of the "monsters" like Werewolf by Night, Ghost Rider, Blade, Man-Thing, Morbius, along with horror Fascinating look at the origin stories of several of the "monsters" like Werewolf by Night, Ghost Rider, Blade, Man-Thing, Morbius, along with horror comics like Tomb of Dracula, excerpts from Dracula and Frankenstein serials . . . and one weird story where Frankenstein's monster goes to a party, hits on a girl, then gets framed for murder . . . just real odd. Some of it was cool and fun, and some of it was dumb or cheesy as hell. Reading the Ghost Rider origin story I literally burst out laughing and then said, aloud to myself, "THAT'S how he became Ghost Rider?" ...more
I love Sarah Andersen! I love the style of her comics, and I love the way her weird little brain works. This comic about all those legendary creaturesI love Sarah Andersen! I love the style of her comics, and I love the way her weird little brain works. This comic about all those legendary creatures, chatting, sharing stories, falling in love, pranking humans . . . darling. The aliens and cows comics were especially funny (to me anyway)....more
Family secrets galore! We've got werewolves, vampires, hidden communities, everything you could want! Sweet revenge on bullies! A passion for photograFamily secrets galore! We've got werewolves, vampires, hidden communities, everything you could want! Sweet revenge on bullies! A passion for photography! The joy of howling at the moon! I loved the theme of the importance of family, both biological and found, and how they shape your life. And I loved the dynamic art, the eyes especially, but also the way the wolves looked, running. ...more
I've always loved Grimmy, and Mom, and his friends Attila and Ralph. They were up there with Bloom County and Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side for mI've always loved Grimmy, and Mom, and his friends Attila and Ralph. They were up there with Bloom County and Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side for me.
This book features one the best things I've ever seen in a Mother Goose & Grimm comic, a saga that unfolds over several strips, starting with Ralph misunderstanding that he's just been fixed, and building to the revelation that Grimm has been fixed since he was a puppy. THE HORROR. ...more
Gillen did it. He brought it all together, and it worked beautifully. There were surprises, there were non-surprises of things that needed to happen, Gillen did it. He brought it all together, and it worked beautifully. There were surprises, there were non-surprises of things that needed to happen, there were fighting dragons. It was glorious, and strange, and gross, too. I'm a little bereft that there will be no more, but at the same time I'm glad this didn't drag out until I got (more) confused by who was who and what they were doing and it all just sort of whimpered to a halt. No, here it goes out strong, with a bang! With a tear! With a little laugh! With . . . romance? And much feminine badassery! ...more
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