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Losing Tom Hart’s heart

Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir by Tom Hart

December 10, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir by Tom Hart is an interesting look at grief. The author’s self-centered approach (meaning he is the center of the grief, how things around him come into his circle of emotions and trying to live) is both relatable and unique to his own experiences. Anyone who has lost a child (regardless of the age) can find parts of themselves. Seeing how weeks to a few months after the death of his almost two-year-old daughter came to shape him is touching […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Cartoonists, Children, Death, family, fathers, grief, Tom Hart

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:549 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Cartoonists, Children, Death, family, fathers, grief, Tom Hart ·
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She ain’t no Pretty Pink Pretty princess

Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince

September 3, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I almost did not read the graphic novel, Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir. I had seen it on lists, at the library, and other places. But it never said, “Read me.” Then one day I was looking at my library’s online catalog of titles to request a book. When I clicked “place hold” and it was complete, a list of suggested books appeared to read while waiting for the request you put in. One was Tomboy. I figured that if I had been getting signs saying […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Cartoonists, gender, Liz Prince, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:396 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Cartoonists, gender, Liz Prince, Social Themes ·
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Comfort grease, foie gras and Mexican porn

Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley

May 16, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley is a graphic novel that I almost did not review here. Partly because it is from 2013 and who wants to read a book that old? Well, I did, so I figured maybe someone else would, too. And it is not just for a fan of Knisley (though you probably should be a fan as they have a lot of fun relatable memoir stories) and it is not just for foodies, though that might help a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Cartoonists, cooks, family, food habits, friendship, Gourmet, Lucy Knisley, travel

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:275 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Cartoonists, cooks, family, food habits, friendship, Gourmet, Lucy Knisley, travel ·
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All over the place seems to be the theme

World Record Holders by Guy Delisle

February 13, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport new author World Record Holders is an artistic story that can feel abstract. And that’s pretty much all I have to say about Guy Delisle’s story. But I cannot go all Forest Gump and end on that note, therefore, I will add a couple technical things to my review.  Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall are the translators.  And Delisle is both author and illustrator. Now I will add some feelings, thoughts and so forth I had. The stories are not necessarily connected, but the […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Canada, Cartoonists, CBR15Passport, Guy Delisle

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:99 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Canada, Cartoonists, CBR15Passport, Guy Delisle ·
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Yes, an artist

Maybe an Artist, a Graphic Memoir by Elizabeth Montague

June 2, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Maybe an Artist, a Graphic Memoir by Elizabeth Montague is a simple, but expressive and sweet memoir about how one person became the artist they are today. It was not an easy path, filled with boys, school, friendship, social themes, and siblings, but it was one that we can all relate too. Montague added their delightful artwork to accompany the text. This story seems simple enough, but it is the one where a young 22-year-old woman became one of the first black female cartoonists at […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: art, artist, Cartoonists, Childhood and youth, Elizabeth Montague, New Yorker, Social Topics, women, women cartoonist

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:271 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: art, artist, Cartoonists, Childhood and youth, Elizabeth Montague, New Yorker, Social Topics, women, women cartoonist ·
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The journey we take to get where we are going

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

October 15, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My journey to Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel was, to say was odd, but normal for me. I knew of Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out for series. I have the collection on my TBR list. And I knew that they had this book when it came out. The store I work at hosted an event. (July 2018 to be exact) I was interested in but forgot (long story why) to attend. Flash forward to about two months ago when I was speaking […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Alison Bechdel, Cartoonists, family, fathers and daughters, Lesbians, lgbt, secrets, sexuallity

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:324 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Alison Bechdel, Cartoonists, family, fathers and daughters, Lesbians, lgbt, secrets, sexuallity ·
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