Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Once More With Feeling

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, Megan Levens, Joss Whedon, Nicholas Brendon

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Old wounds, old enemies, and old questions all play a big part in season 10 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from Dark Horse Comics.  For the first time since the series was restarted in comics format this season feels the most like the original television series in both scope and the characters and how the interact with each other. If you are not caught up on the series I will try to quickly summarize the pertinent bits. If you are not familiar with the series in television than I have no idea why you are reading this anyway. Get ye […]

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5/23/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:10 |

The Good, the Bad, and the Lumberjane

Lumberjanes: Sink or Swim (vol 6) by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch (ills.)

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The good: returning to a main storyline about trying to figure out the supernatural goings-on at summer camp. I was feeling let down by the last volume, because of its use of a series of short stories that had little direct connection to the main storyline. Now we’re back to the unusual happenings and trying to figure out what they all mean. It also worked to re-arrange the team for a little while, with Molly and Ripley working on one part of the problem in one place, and the rest of the gang working on the other end. The introduction […]

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5/21/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:37 |

At least I got more Lying Cat in this one

Saga, vol 7 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

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This is volume 7 of an ongoing series. It’s not the place to start. There is no question that any person of good taste should be reading Saga, but you should start at the beginning with volume 1. I suppose that because the last volume made me very happy, this one was going to make me sad. Damn you, Vaughn and Staples and the emotional roller coaster you send me on. Temporarily stranded on Phang, a tiny comet that Wreath and Landfall have been battling it out over (like they battle for everything else), Elena, Marko and their little family […]

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5/10/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:45 |

A Terrible Plan is an excellent read

Lumberjanes Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan by Noelle Stevenson & Shannon Watters

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At Wonder Con we wandered past the Boom!Box and Archaia publishing table and noticed that we were severely behind in our Lumberjanes collection.  This situation was immediately rectified.  Volume one previously reviewed in I want to be a Lumberjane.  In volume three, A Terrible Plan, Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters continue to produce highly entertaining Lumberjane stories with the help of some talented artists. A detail I love about the Lumberjanes graphic novels are how each chapter starts with a page from the Lumberjane field manual and a badge description.  This volume opens with the girls telling ghost stories to earn […]

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5/3/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:11 |

If you’re obsessed with firefly you’ll love this book [gif-edition]

Serenity vol. 3: the Shepherd's Tale by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Chris Samnee

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I read this twice. The minute I finished it, I turned right back to the front and I read it all again. Shepherd Book is one of the quieter characters in Firefly. Mostly, he stays out of battles and on the edges of the scenes. It’s easy to forget those people sometimes, the ones who support the big damn heroes. But the Shepherd held the ship together. His mere steadfastness was what everybody on that ship needed. And the fact that he was a little too proficient with a gun for a shepherd…well it’s not like you have a lot […]

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4/29/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:11 |

Make Good Trouble

March, Books 1-3 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

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The March Trilogy, winner of the 2016 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, is a first-hand account of the civil rights movement in the United States as told by one of its leaders, Congressman John Lewis of Georgia. These graphic novels span the years 1960-65 and are presented as John Lewis’ recollections on January 20, 2009 — the day of President Obama’s first inauguration. This is an amazing memoir that is not only accessible to young readers, but would most likely be an eye-opener to many adults. Even if you think you know about the civil rights movement, John […]

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4/25/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:16 |

Beautiful tribute to Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson

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For years my only knowledge of Jill Thompson was as the artist for the run of Sandman that is collected in Brief Lives, my favorite book of the series.  In 2015 she was a special guest of San Diego Comic Con and we had the pleasure of attending her panel.  Her panel was the first one of the day in that room and she was worried people wouldn’t come, so she brought doughnuts for those who did come.  In person she is funny, sweet and a delightful panelist.  Through the course of the panel we watched her paint a picture of […]

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4/19/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:9 |

Attack of the Bigfoot Werewolves

Wires and Nerve vol 1 by Marissa Meyer and Douglas Holgate

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This is a much better story than some of the novels for several reasons, but suffers from some of the same old weaknesses too. First plus: Cinder stays on Luna. It turns out watching her try to learn politics is much better than her trying to save the day as an action heroine. Iko is more interesting and relatable in that role. On the other hand, the gang does not get back together; instead, we see bits of each of them, some not enough. The other great bit is Wolf and Scarlet, who were already my favorite pair, have 1 […]

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4/16/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:29 |

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