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Alone at sea

Alone by Christophe Chaboute

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On Saturday, my mom came over and, as she often does, was there before I was ready to go. Before I jumped in the shower, I put Alone down in front of her and said, “Oh hey, check out this graphic novel I picked up!” figuring she’d give it a glance and go back to her e-reader with the book she was already working on. Now, I’ve read comic books and graphic novels my whole life, from every genre and style, and never, ever, has my mother expressed any interest in even picking one up, let alone reading it. So, […]

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8/27/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:18 |

Over the edge for yonks (in the best possible way)

The Complete Far Side by Gary Larson

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I’m about to date myself with some very specific references: when I was a kid, my parents clipped their favourite Far Side cartoons out of the Sunday newspaper and scotch-taped them to the wall next to the rotary phone.  Because my Dad is a farmer of mostly cattle, he shared Gary Larson’s love of all things bovine, so there was no shortage of Far Sides to ponder while tethered to the phone line.  I recently happened on the complete three volume Far Side set in a used bookstore, and think it will be just the right gift for my Dad’s […]

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8/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:38 |

Ms. Marvel at war

Ms. Marvel Vol. 6: Civil War II by G Willow Wilson

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Bingo Square : Illustrated   I haven’t been in to comic books since for about 30 years, back when I would beg my mom to buy me Archie at the checkout of the grocery store and finish it before we got home. Ms. Marvel really has changed that. Kamala Khan is an American teenager living in Jersey City, New Jersey and dealing with regular teenage stuff- school, her parents’ expectations, and the occasional boy trouble. The big difference is that Kamala’s boy trouble is usually because the ‘boy’ is a villain and she has to defeat him to be home […]

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7/31/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:44 |

“I would like to point out that I specifically asked for no hijinks…”

Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass by Lilah Sturges, polterink

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CBR11Bingo – Rainbow Flag! The Lumberjanes’ latest adventure begins when troop leader Jen takes the scouts on an orienteering lesson.  Naturally, weird things begin to happen despite Jen’s plee for “no hijinks!” but the girls aren’t really to blame. Rather, their bizarre compass seems to be acting up, and the ‘janes start disappearing one by one, thrown into some sort of alternate void where they meet a cohort of robot butlers.  EVIL Robot Butlers?! But which conflict is worse: taking down a bunch of evil robot butlers, or trying to figure out all your feels for your new girlfriend, and […]

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7/25/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:51 |

That’s so Raven?

Teen Titans: Raven by Garcia, Kami

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(I am so behind on my reviews here, but I guess it was good luck since I can return now that cbr11bingo is in swing – speaking of which, this is my entry for “ILLUSTRATED.”) This is my latest read from the DC graphic novels for young readers, and it was another good one! When a car accident leaves Raven Roth grieving her foster mother, she is also left with no memory of herself and is moved to New Orleans with her foster mother’s family to recover.  Raven can remember some basic stuff – how to cook, school stuff, but […]

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7/5/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:43 |

The end for G. Willow Wilson, but not for Ms. Marvel.

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 10: Time and Again by G. Willow Wilson

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And so marks the end of G. Willow Wilson’s tenure on Ms. Marvel, something she thought wouldn’t last beyond a handful of issues, but has now gone on for seven years, and Kamala herself is flourishing at large in the Marvel Comics universe—or so I’ve heard, because I just can’t with superhero comics for the most part. They are too interconnected and I can’t read them all, it’s impossible, so I will read almost none of them instead. I have been making an exception for Ms. Marvel for several reasons: Firstly because Kamala Khan is a damn delight, and second […]

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6/27/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:67 |

A sweet coming of age and coming out romance.

Heartstopper, Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman

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I happened to see someone I don’t even follow review the webcomic version of this lovely little story one Saturday. Someone in my feed had liked their review; they had included a link. I clicked it. I then spent the next couple of hours feverishly reading through it, until I finally had caught up with the latest post. I think that was about a year ago, and it’s still going. You wouldn’t do wrong by yourself to buy this hard copy, or the second volume coming out in July, but there is so much waiting involved with that, and you […]

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6/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:64 |

“For love is no part of the dreamworld. Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel.”

The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman

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I didn’t like this one as much as I did the first one, and I don’t think it’s because I read the Kindle version. The whole series is on Kindle Unlimited (the 30th anniversary editions), a service I’m already paying for, so why not try it out in that medium? The formatting on the Kindle version is actually pretty great when you get into the actual comic. The story zooms in on panels and focuses on all the right spots, and it’s big enough to read. The introduction and foreword (and afterword) were not formatted at all, and were impossible […]

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6/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:59 |


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