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The Greek Gods: Soap Opera 101

Olympians V01 Zeus: King of the Gods by George O’Connor

July 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

 cbr13bingo Mythic I have been on the fence about this series, Olympians by George O’Connor since I first saw them. I thought, “Another Greek myth book?” The graphic novel aspect also made me cautious about reading/looking into it. But when I finally read this first book, Olympians V01 Zeus: King of the Gods, I realized there was some “good stuff” there. There are a few holes (such as a bad sex joke) and of course, it is not extensive, but it is pleasant and covered […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr13bingo, George O’Connor, greek mythology, Olympian Gods, Olympus, Titans (Mythology), Zeus, Zeus (Greek deity)

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:203 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: cbr13bingo, George O’Connor, greek mythology, Olympian Gods, Olympus, Titans (Mythology), Zeus, Zeus (Greek deity) ·
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Two for the paw of one

Super Turbo Saves the Day by Lee Kirby

Pup Detectives V01 The First Case by Feliz Gumpaw

September 25, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My recent vacation time was meant to be reading time. But I had a few adventures and just a lot of “Boy, am I too tired to read anything too serious; but OH LOOK! Two short, cute looking young, graphic novels!” The first read was Super Turbo Saves the Day by Lee Kirby, George O’Connor and Stan Kirby. It is also the first in the Super Turbo series. This familiar story of  classroom pets who take it upon themselves to protect their classrooms when students […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: & Detective Stories, Action & Adventure, Feliz Gumpaw, George O’Connor, Lee Kirby, Stan Kirby, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:286 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: & Detective Stories, Action & Adventure, Feliz Gumpaw, George O’Connor, Lee Kirby, Stan Kirby, superheroes ·
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