The Sad Ghost Club
The Sad Ghost Club started out as a zine but I hadn’t heard of it until I saw this graphic novel, detailing a day in the life of a sad ghost. It’s quite adorable, maybe aimed at a middle grade age but can be appreciated…
My Favorite Thing is Monsters
My Favorite Thing is Monsters is a beautiful brick of a graphic novel. It’s in the format of 10 year old Karen Reyes’s journal, drawn on ruled paper. She loves horror B-movies and wishes she was a monster rather than a girl. She draws herself…
Quickie Reviews
With all this nice weather, it’s been hard to sit indoors and write reviews. So here are some brief thoughts on things I read a while ago now. The Best We Could Do is a graphic memoir by Thi Bui. When she becomes a mother…
Comics Catch-Up
Every now and then I remember I have a vast store of digital comics from various Humble Bundles. As Book Riot’s Read Harder challenge has several comic prompts this year, I thought it best to start looking a bit more closely of what I have…
Monstress: Awakening
Monstress is one of the most beautiful comics I have ever read, its art taking inspiration from Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles and a hit of ancient Egypt. It’s a joy to look at even without the fantastic story, themes and characters. It’s rare…
Freedom Hospital
Read the World: Syria Freedom Hospital is a mix of fact and fiction, based around an underground Syrian hospital which tends to injured rebels. At the start of the book, it feels like the rebels wanted a peaceful solution to the country’s problems. As time…
Short Reads, Short Reviews
This is pretty much a catch-up post for a bunch of comics and novellas I’ve read over the past few months. I find these hard to review fully sometimes without giving too much away, so here are some brief thoughts. Links go to Goodreads if…
Persepolis
Read the World: Iran I didn’t really know much about Iran, other than it doesn’t get on with neighbouring Iraq much, so Persepolis gave me a brief introduction on its more recent history. Before the comic strips start there is also a brief recap on…
Comics Catch-Up
Saga continues! If you haven’t heard of this comic yet, where have you been? If you don’t mind a bit of drawn nudity and sex (it’s amazing what you can get a way with if you draw it) then do give it a go. The…
Laika
I may have read Soviet Space Dogs only last year but Laika gives a much more emotional slant on the story. It’s a mix of fact and fiction, giving her a backstory of how she became a stray and her life on the streets. For…
