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Lazarus- one of the best sci fi graphic novels of the last 10 years

Lazarus by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

February 11, 2026 by NatteringwPride 3 Comments

Lazarus is a coming of age story for a young woman named Forever Carlyle who is questioning her identity. It is set in a bleak future a number of decades from now after the current world order has broken down, possibly due to climate change. Sixteen families each control the territory, resources, and technology in their part of the world, as per mutual agreement, though each family has their own technological strengths and may govern their territory through differing methodology. The Carlyle family rules the western half […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

NatteringwPride's CBR18 Review No:21 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction · Tags: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark ·
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So Erman and Beck… Can we talk?

Loving, Ohio by Matthew Erman and Sam Beck

February 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Did I like Loving, Ohio by Matthew Erman and Sam Beck (illustrator)? I really do not know. I was talking to a librarian at the local library and they asked me if I liked it. They had a copy and read it a while ago and since we have some similar tastes in books they were interested in my opinion. They said they liked it, I said I was not sure. It had a lot of emotions and we talked about pieces of it, the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Religion, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: family, friendship, Matthew Erman, Matthew Erman and Sam Beck, paranormal, Sam Beck, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:50 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Religion, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: family, friendship, Matthew Erman, Matthew Erman and Sam Beck, paranormal, Sam Beck, Social Themes ·
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Quirky is the World

qualo & Mage vs. the Rage of the Bakunawa: A Graphic Novel Volume 1 by Kara Bodegón-Hikino

February 9, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Quirky is the first word that comes to mind about Squalo & Mage vs. the Rage of the Bakunawa: A Graphic Novel by Kara Bodegón-Hikino. And then maybe silly, odd, not necessarily original but not derivative (okay, that’s a phrase). And maybe it is not the smoothest read, but it was a fun read nonetheless. It did its job by entertaining and (for me) was an easy read to give myself a break from all the difficult things I was reading. Yet there is enough […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery Tagged With: Asia, diversity, Fairy Tales, family, Filipino folklore, friendship, Kara Bodegón-Hikino, Squalo and Mage

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:41 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery · Tags: Asia, diversity, Fairy Tales, family, Filipino folklore, friendship, Kara Bodegón-Hikino, Squalo and Mage ·
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Woe by Lucy Knisley

No One Despairs Quite Like a Well-Loved House Pet.

Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair by Lucy Knisley

February 8, 2026 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I feel as though my reading year is starting off very slowly. I have a couple books on hand from the library that I’m having trouble sinking into and should probably return and try again later, I have been waiting for other things to come off holds, and had to wait for a book I purchased to be replaced since pages were falling out of the binding.  Plus, my attention span hasn’t really been great, either.   So, I decided to lean a bit into some of the short works I had selected for some […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Lucy Knisley, nonfiction comic, read harder challenge, Woe

faintingviolet's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Lucy Knisley, nonfiction comic, read harder challenge, Woe ·
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Blue Period

Really World Class Manga About the Power of Art

Blue Period (Volumes 1-6) by Tsubasa Yamaguchi

February 4, 2026 by GentleRain 6 Comments

I’d been circling this series for a long time, flipping through the first volume occasionally at the bookstore, and then getting intimidated by the length and also my concern that it seemed emotionally stressful, but I wanted to read it enough that I asked for the first six volume box set for Christmas. Well, I’m really glad that I did that, because what a treat! Blue Period is about a teenage boy, Yatora Yaguchi, who is seen by his parents and peers as a successful and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: power of art, power of friendship, Tsubasa Yamaguchi

GentleRain's CBR18 Review No:52 · Genres: Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: power of art, power of friendship, Tsubasa Yamaguchi ·
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Very Strong Comics Anthology About Space Exploration

Ex.Mag: 100 Billion Stars (Volume 6) by Assorted

February 4, 2026 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

Ex.Mag is a comics anthology series from Peow2, a great indie comics publisher operating out of Sweden but with a strong US presence at the small cons I go to. They put a lot of effort into their books, making them look really nice, and it shows here. Each volume of Ex.Mag has a different theme, and the theme for Volume 6 is “Space Exploration,” which if you have cast an eye over my reviews, is something that is right up my alley given my […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Anthology, Assorted

GentleRain's CBR18 Review No:51 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Anthology, Assorted ·
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    Maybe they’ll share it when they do a special edition box set after the third (?) book comes out.
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    on “Maybe I just thought I was a nonviolent person because in my old life, nobody had ever backed me into a corner with a knife to my throat.”
    Yeah, they talked about it in the Live Chat they did in connection with the release (It's available on YouTube)....
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    Ooh, that's so fun that they mapped out the series as Maggie would have read it. I would be very...
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