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Orphans and them

We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles

December 26, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have had We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles as an online reader copy for a few months. I have had opportunities to read it, but for the most part I figured it would expire before I had a chance to. Thankfully I was able to find it and read it at lunch today. It was an interesting experience. This graphic novel is an on book. We know the dystopian aspects (a girl wakes up one morning to find […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Aliens, angels, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Clayton Cowles, coming-of-age, Dystopian, Extraterrestrial beings, family, foster & adopted family, friendship, Human-alien encounters, Kieron Gillen, Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles, orphans, Social Themes, Stephanie Hans

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:620 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Aliens, angels, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Clayton Cowles, coming-of-age, Dystopian, Extraterrestrial beings, family, foster & adopted family, friendship, Human-alien encounters, Kieron Gillen, Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles, orphans, Social Themes, Stephanie Hans ·
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Professional athlete of the future turns superhero

December 30, 2014 by teresaelectro 3 Comments

This is my last review of the year (and the day)! By some miracle of will power, I met my half-cannonball goal despite only starting reviews last month. Must do better next year, for realz. My final post is for Mara, a YA graphic novel set in the future where professional sports is an even bigger business. Sport competitions keep everyone distracted from the endless world war cycle of Earth. Mara is superstar volleyball player whose been training since she was 2 years old! Barely legal, she lives […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Brian Wood, Clayton Cowles, fantasy, future, Graphic Novel, Jordie Bellaire, Mara, Ming Doyle, professional athlete, science fiction, sports, superhero, volleyball, war, YA, Young Adult, young adult fiction

teresaelectro's CBR6 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: Brian Wood, Clayton Cowles, fantasy, future, Graphic Novel, Jordie Bellaire, Mara, Ming Doyle, professional athlete, science fiction, sports, superhero, volleyball, war, YA, Young Adult, young adult fiction ·
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