Another year ends, and it’s time for top ten lists! Top Ten Posts of 2019! Book Review: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Book Review: The Financial Expert Book Review: The Sea-Wolf Book Review: The Black Tulip Manga Review: Vagabond Volume 2 Anime Review: Dororo (2019) Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2018)… Continue reading Open Thread: Top Ten Lists for 2019!
Tag: comics
Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents Robin the Boy Wonder Vol. 1
Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents Robin the Boy Wonder Vol. 1 by various creators In 1940, a year after Batman debuted, he gained the first superhero kid sidekick in comic books. Robin aka Dick Grayson served several functions. Kid appeal, merchandising, lightening up the tone of the stories a bit, and giving Batman someone to have… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents Robin the Boy Wonder Vol. 1
Book Review: Twin Cities Noir: The Expanded Edition
Book Review: Twin Cities Noir: The Expanded Edition edited by Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz Like the previously reviewed USA Noir, this is a collection of grittier crime stories from Akashic Books with a regional focus. In this case, the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota, and the surrounded metro area, plus one up… Continue reading Book Review: Twin Cities Noir: The Expanded Edition
Magazine Review: Out of the Gutter #7
Magazine Review: Out of the Gutter #7 (Winter 2010) Back in the day, the low-cost entertainment option of choice was the pulp magazine. It contained fast, exciting stories on cruddy paper–a lowbrow art form that is still fondly remembered by some. “Out of the Gutter” tries to be somewhat in that tradition. This is the… Continue reading Magazine Review: Out of the Gutter #7
Book Review: Narrative Structure in Comics: Making Sense of Fragments
Book Review: Narrative Structure in Comics: Making Sense of Fragments by Barbara Postema Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This is a scholarly work on the subject of “Comics” which here includes comic books, comic strips, graphic novels and sundry related items. The emphasis… Continue reading Book Review: Narrative Structure in Comics: Making Sense of Fragments
Open Thread: Coming Attractions
School has started again, and it is kicking my butt. So reading for reviews is going to be slowing down for the next couple of weeks. However, I thought you might like to see some of what’s coming up in the next month or so. Here’s books I’ve received from authors and publishers on the… Continue reading Open Thread: Coming Attractions
Comic Book Review: Demon Knights Vol. 1 (Seven Against the Dark)
Comic Book Review: Demon Knights Vol. 1 (Seven Against the Dark) by Paul Cornell, Diogenes Neves & Oclair Albert When DC Comics rebooted their mainline universe in 2011, this left them free to rearrange the past of that universe . To fill in part of that timeline, we have this title. After a brief moment… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Demon Knights Vol. 1 (Seven Against the Dark)