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When Life was bored, Death took a holiday

Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis by Dave Maass, Patrick Lay, Ezra Rose and Richard Bruning

December 9, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis by Dave Maass, Patrick Lay, Ezra Rose and  Richard Bruning, is a lofty graphic novel undertaking. Over the top. Beautiful and Ugly. It is not an allegory of the Holocaust, but its roots are there. This is a story of how the General Overall  takes with his War. It is fiction, and it is history. It is the past, present and future. Bored, flamboyant Life wants something to happen to stop their boredom. And Death gives it. They are […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: 20th Century, Dave Maass, Dave Maass, Patrick Lay, Ezra Rose and Richard Bruning, dictators, Dystopian comics, Ethnic Orientation |, Ezra Rose, Holocaust, life & death, literary, Modern Atlantis (legendary place), Patrick Lay, Richard Bruning, wars

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:590 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: 20th Century, Dave Maass, Dave Maass, Patrick Lay, Ezra Rose and Richard Bruning, dictators, Dystopian comics, Ethnic Orientation |, Ezra Rose, Holocaust, life & death, literary, Modern Atlantis (legendary place), Patrick Lay, Richard Bruning, wars ·
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So, there used to be this thing called men….

Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal is a graphic novel that I was thinking was going to be this uber feminist book that was all “yeah women, boo men!” And it is far from it. Okay, men don’t have the best of reputations, but they are not totally villainized. And except for Max (whomever he is), their sperm is still  here and useful (but we have figured out how to synthesize a way that women can be “sperm donors” or bone marrow donors). As one person […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Poetry, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Aminder Dhaliwal, Contemporary Women, Dystopian comics, feminism

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:247 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Poetry, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Aminder Dhaliwal, Contemporary Women, Dystopian comics, feminism ·
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