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Superheroes, family, friendship, and Aerialists. Oh My.

The Lost Carnival by Michael Moreci

March 28, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have wanted to read The Lost Carnival for a while now. It was not because it was about Dick Grayson or DC Comics or about a (future) superhero. It was not because Michael Moreci wrote it, or Sas Milledge and Phil Hester illustrated. No, it was because I wanted to know why the character was upside down and in a flower on the cover. That was the draw. Okay, maybe superficial, but that crazy, busy, simple coloring of yellow, blue, and gray just called […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Aerialists, Batman and Robin, carnival and circus, Dick Grayson, family, friendship, magic, Michael Moreci, Phil Hester, Sas Milledge, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:129 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Aerialists, Batman and Robin, carnival and circus, Dick Grayson, family, friendship, magic, Michael Moreci, Phil Hester, Sas Milledge, superheroes ·
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