Cannonball Read 18

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A mix of comics, video games, tabletop games, adventure cartoons

Digital Lizards of Doom Vol. 1 Digital Lizards of Doom by Gabriel Valentin 

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Digital Lizards of Doom Vol. 1 Digital Lizards of Doom by Gabriel Valentin  feels as the age aimed for is ages eight and up, but there are several points that might not be good for the sensitive reader. I would recommend it for at least aged 10 and up, who like video games, offbeat humor, oddities, and not easily disturbed by fantasy action. It feels a bit stereotypically “boy driven,” but a few female characters come into things (though one is a villain, one might […]

Forced to join the yearbook club was the least of his problems

Fearbook Club by Richard Ashely Hamilton

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I read R. L. Stine (Fear Street), Christopher Pike, Ritchie Cusick, etc, as a teen. Those teen thriller/horror stories that were fun, not overly serious, bit of romance, but had a bit of ghosts and ghouls and always a climax where the villains are unmasked (sometimes literally, sometimes figuratively). And when I was reading Fearbook Club, I figured this must be the younger versions of those authors. Maybe a more humorous Goosebumps. Richard Ashely Hamilton made a story that was (as I said) a fun […]

Ding-dong, the witch is dead.

Mamo by Sas Milledge

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A recent Wednesday of no sleep saw me not feeling well on Thursday. Taking the mental health day, I slept, and when I woke up it was too late to work, so I read. One of the books I would read that Thursday was Mamo by Sas Milledge.  This book has an odd feeling to it, or at least to me. I was picking up Scandinavian vibes to the landscape and with most of the people we see. But our main character looks like they […]

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Tin Man by Justin Madson

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I was looking at some online reader copies the other day. I found one by Justin Madson. And I then saw they had a first book, Tin Man. Or maybe it started another way.  I am not sure, because I do not remember even seeing the book that made me want to request this book from my library.  But regardless of how it happened to be found, I found myself with a copy of the Tin Man graphic novel. When reading about it, I was […]

It’s time for the girls to get the job done

Aru Shah and the End of Time: the Graphic Novel by Roshani Chokshi

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Step aside all you Pandavas (heroes), Aru (and Mini) are in town! Aru Shah and the End of Time: the Graphic Novel is a heavy feminist take on the hero/heroine story arc. Two Indian American girls (who are two of the reincarnated Pandava brothers who battled in a civil war with their 1000 cousins), must battle mythical beings, with help from the Gods that claim them. With quirky humor mixed in, this heavy on text graphic novel has some fun illustrations, interesting adventures and a […]

Girls just want to have graphic hyperbole

Girl Juice by Benji Nate

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Benji Nate is one screwed up person and you will love or hate their work. Sometimes at the same time, like Girl Juice was for me.  This graphic novel is broken down into two main sections. The first follows four roommates that might not really like each other, but they do seem to love each other and have each other’s backs. Unless there is a cute boy, or work, or you know, they have something better to do. We mostly focus on Bunny (the self-proclaimed […]



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