Real Friends is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel chronicling the late elementary school years of Shannon Hale. Along with the gorgeous illustrations of LeUyen Pham, who you may know from The Princess in Black series, it tells the story of triumph and heartbreak and all of the terrible and awkward feelings that come along with finding […]
Category: Graphic Novel
Zita The Spacegirl By Ben Hatke
My son actually picked this up the last time we were at our local indie and he devoured it. Being a fan of Ben Hatke’s work, I picked it up and was thrown into the bizarre and creative world of Zita the Spacegirl. Zita and her best friend, Joseph, find a strange contraption with a […]
The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
I have only recently started reading graphic novels and, as I’m sure most of you know, there are a lot of awesome books out there to discover! I loved The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks (seriously, it is so funny) so I was thrilled to read The Nameless City. The occupying forces […]
Blog Tour: Fable Comics
I am thrilled to be a stop on the tour for Fable Comics, which is a gorgeous graphic novel filled with classic fables, each one drawn by a different artist. Click on the tour banner for a list of the other stops on this tour each featuring a different fable and artist! […]
Blog Tour: Little Robot
Welcome to my stop in the Little Robot Blog Tour! Little Robot was a hit with everyone in my family. After you read my thoughts, make sure you enter for a chance to win a finished copy! When I first started reading Little Root, my mothers hear gave a lurch […]
Human Body Theater By Maris Wicks
When Human Body Theater showed up on my doorstep, I thought it was going to be a fun, but fictional, graphic novel. It’s actually an amazing and educational book that my entire family, children and adults, have enjoyed immensely. The illustrations are engaging and present the information in a format that makes very complex […]
The Sculptor By Scott McCloud
I admit that while I have absolutely nothing against graphic novels, they have never been my fiction vehicle of choice. Not being a visual person, I just assumed the artistry would be lost on someone like me. When The Sculptor arrived in the mail, I was intrigued enough by the jacket copy […]