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Probably the best book I’ve read all year

September 25, 2016 by yesknopemaybe 2 Comments

I knew this book would be great going in because it won both a Caldecott Honor and Printz Honor award, but I was still completely blown away. Definitely the most beautiful book I’ve read this year and maybe ever. I would hang so many of these panels up on my walls as standalone art. Not only is the art gobsmackingly stunning, the story is well written as well. Rose and Windy spend every summer together when their families stay in cabins at a lake in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: Fiction, Graphic Novel, jillian tamiko, mariko tamiko, This One Summer, Young Adult

yesknopemaybe's CBR8 Review No:62 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: Fiction, Graphic Novel, jillian tamiko, mariko tamiko, This One Summer, Young Adult ·
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It’s scary to be brave

September 18, 2016 by maydays 1 Comment

My 11yo daughter loved Telgemeier’s Sisters, Smile, and Drama, so this was a must-order for me when it came out last week.  We opened the package this morning and she and I have both already read this sweet graphic novel from cover to cover!  My 8yo son is up next. Catrina and her family are moving to a blustery coastal California town in the hopes that the climate will be better for Catrina’s little sister Maya, who has cystic fibrosis.  Catrina is torn between wanting […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Graphic Novel, kids, maydays, middle grade, Telgemeier

maydays's CBR8 Review No:36 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Graphic Novel, kids, maydays, middle grade, Telgemeier ·
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Paul Scheer Wrote a Sci-Fi Comedy Comic!

September 3, 2016 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Did y’all know that Paul Scheer wrote a comic book? I had no idea! Because I like comics, comedy, and space, Amazon suggested I check out Aliens Vs Parker. Paul Scheer, the comic/actor/writer/podcaster, was listed as the author. I double-checked to make sure it was the same Paul Scheer, and it is! Wild. This trade paperback collection of a four-issue run was published by BOOM!. I have previously reviewed BOOM! comics and noted that they often excel at concepts but underperform in the delivery of their […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: comedy, Comics, horror, paul scheer, space

Halbs's CBR8 Review No:25 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction · Tags: comedy, Comics, horror, paul scheer, space ·
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“Oh, for God’s sake, it’s Patsy!”

September 2, 2016 by Caitycat 1 Comment

This series is my new favorite thing. Patsy Walker/Hellcat is really funny and spunky and awesome. It ranks up there with my other favorite, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. You can read my full review here. P.S. The title is from this guy here: I actually think about this scene and the line delivery all the time.

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: CBR8, comic, Graphic Novel

Caitycat's CBR8 Review No:14 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: CBR8, comic, Graphic Novel ·
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80’s wrestlers, ghosts, betrayal, indie comics, and more!

August 23, 2016 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Do you enjoy 1980s professional wrestling, indie comics, social media, metal, fantasy, and juvenile humor? Yes? Then For the Title is the book for you! As you can probably tell from the book cover, this is a silly comic. It tells the story of a man called Warrior. He receives a dream visit from a ghost called Macho Ghost. The Macho Ghost needs Warrior to win “the belt” so that Warrior gets a “Champion Wish”. The Champion Wish can let you do anything! Warrior can […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Comics, indie, pro wrestling

Halbs's CBR8 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Comics, indie, pro wrestling ·
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I Do Love a Punny Title

August 23, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of food memoirs as their own thing. I’ve read a few, and I have a whole shelf on my Goodreads labeled “food related”, but I just never quite made the connection until Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge included reading one and I had no trouble at all picking a couple to put on my to read list (most were there already). Cannonball Read loves Lucy Knisley, so I decided to start with hers. Because graphic memoirs and novels […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #food, #memoir, faintingviolet, graphic memoir, Lucy Knisley, read harder challenge, Relish

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:54 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: #food, #memoir, faintingviolet, graphic memoir, Lucy Knisley, read harder challenge, Relish ·
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Recent Comments

  • Liz
    on Would have been better without the forced thriller/mystery angle
    Hi i agree with your review, i became tired of the Hank story and the relentless focus on violence and...
  • Emmalita
    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.”
    Maybe they’ll share it when they do a special edition box set after the third (?) book comes out.
  • Jen K
    on The Daevabad Trilogy: “Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Revenge. Giants. Monsters. Chases. Escapes. True love. Miracles.”
    I’m about to read them for the third time (book club choice and of course I won’t stop after just...
  • Malin
    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)....
  • narfna
    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.”
    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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