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Surfs up and so is the adventures

Trot & Cap'n Bill Adventure V01 Sea Sirens by Amy Chu

May 8, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A pet peeve of mine is picking up book two in a series and not realizing it is book two. I did that with the Trot & Cap’n Bill Adventure series by Amy Chu. I stopped reading it and figured someday I would find book one or just see what I could see in it. What happened was that book one, Sea Sirens, found me. Browsing through some books on our return cart, I noticed it. Just sitting there. Quietly. Waiting. And Sea Sirens was […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Amy Chu, Asian, Cats, dementia, Fables, family, Frank L. Baum, Granfathers, Janet K. Lee, legends, magic, mothers, myths, surfing, talking cats, Vietnam

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:167 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Amy Chu, Asian, Cats, dementia, Fables, family, Frank L. Baum, Granfathers, Janet K. Lee, legends, magic, mothers, myths, surfing, talking cats, Vietnam ·
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Halbs Rambles About Poison Ivy

January 28, 2018 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Poison Ivy is a great example of a comic character that can change with the times. Initially, Ivy was a one-dimensional woman. She became this kind of floral sexpot, and a Halloween costume favorite. My understanding of the most recent DC lore is that Ivy is more of a benevolent eco warrior (terrorist?) interested in taking care of planet through whatever means necessary. She has also had a romantic relationship with Harley Quinn. (I got a little bit of that in Paul Dini’s Harley & […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Amy Chu, DC Comics, Poison Ivy

Halbs's CBR10 Review No:7 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Amy Chu, DC Comics, Poison Ivy ·
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