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Squirrel Girl continues to delight with choose your own adventure, dating drama, and computer science! (bonus review from Ysakitty)

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 4: I Kissed a Squirrel and I Liked It by Ryan North (writer), Erica Henderson (artist), Jacob Chabot (artist)

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Squirrel Girl a.k.a. Doreen Green is at the top of my favorite superhero list and I love sharing her with people unfamiliar with this awesome heroine.  My daughters look up to her and you couldn’t ask for a better role model.  In this fourth graphic novel collection there are two particular issues that stand out for their uniqueness in my (albeit limited) comic reading.  The book starts with a choose your own adventure and ends with an issue devoted entirely to using computer science.  In the middle are two comics about Doreen attempting online dating which are hilarious and end […]

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7/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:21 |

A sweet coming of age and coming out romance.

Heartstopper, Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman

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I happened to see someone I don’t even follow review the webcomic version of this lovely little story one Saturday. Someone in my feed had liked their review; they had included a link. I clicked it. I then spent the next couple of hours feverishly reading through it, until I finally had caught up with the latest post. I think that was about a year ago, and it’s still going. You wouldn’t do wrong by yourself to buy this hard copy, or the second volume coming out in July, but there is so much waiting involved with that, and you […]

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6/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:64 |

Not so little runaways

Runaways Vol. 1: Find Your Way Home by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka

Runaways Vol. 2: Best Friends Forever by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka

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4.5 stars This post contains spoilers from the original Runaways graphic novels. When I found out that one of my favorite authors and favorite people to follow on Twitter, Rainbow Rowell was writing a continuation of the Runaways, a group of Marvel teens that find out their parents and super evil and murdering kids, I was very excited. I had only read the first 3 collected volumes, but Gert and Chase are one of my favorite couples of all time. I knew that Rainbow Rowell would follow the plot lines from the original Runaways series, but also put her new […]

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6/22/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:8 |

Somehow, against all odds, this works!

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Tamaki, Mariko

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Harley’s story is revamped to set her origin during her teen years, and by making this change, we get to enjoy her character without having to negotiate how she got to where she is. In Tamaki’s version, Harleen Quinn has always been something of an oddball and a screw-up with the best of intentions. Raised by a single mom, she takes on being the protector of her family sometimes, even if it lands her in juvie here and there. When she’s 16, her mom lands a job on a cruise line and decides to send Harleen to be raised by […]

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6/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:41 |

Only Certain Hearts are Bears

My Boyfriend is a Bear by Pamela Ribon and Cat Farris

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In my family, we use the term “bear” to denote a particular kind of person. Not everyone is a bear, though it’s certainly not something to engender jealousy. A bear is born a bear. Bears are dear people, sensitive souls, kind humans bordering on empaths. Bears are loyal, if not perhaps a little clannish at times. Bears may seem fierce in their daily lives, intimidating to some due to their great-big hearts which drive their great-big goals. But underneath the teeth and fluff lies an oh-so-squishy hyoomun, one who prefers a snack and a snooze next to their favorite bear […]

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1/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:1 |

No.

Saga, Vol. 9 (Saga, #9) by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

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Betrayal. Just, betrayal. That is the main feeling I have at this point. Well, the main feeling in like 75% of my brain. The other 25% understands logically why what happened in this book happened, but that 75%, it is PISSED. Just, how dare you. Maybe it is a good thing that Vaughan and Staples are taking a year-ish hiatus on this series, because my main impulse right now is to go over to their houses, knock all the books off their bookshelves in a righteous fury, and maybe like, kick some furniture aggressively while yelling nonsense. I’m not even […]

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11/30/2018 's CBR10 Review No:154 |

In which I am a party pooper.

Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part Three by Michael Dante DiMartino

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I just really miss Legend of Korra. That is my main takeaway from reading this three-part comic series over the last year. I just did a rewatch of Avatar the Last Airbender and Korra at the beginning of the year, but I might have to do another one. It’s just so good. I think I might have also read this wrong. I read each issue as they came out, and looooved the first one. But the second two, less so. It had been months since I read the preceding issues, and I felt a little disconnected. It also felt like they were missing my favorite parts […]

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11/30/2018 's CBR10 Review No:152 |

Brian K. Vaughan – take my money.

Paper Girls: Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

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I am an unabashed Brian K. Vaughan fan – Y the Last Man, Runaways, and Saga are all inspired series’ and I was excited for this one, boasting a rad group of female protagonists. As the story begins, we meet the “paper girls” who are newspaper delivery girls in the suburbs in the late 80s. It is the day after Halloween and the weird-os are still out, but what they presume is post-Halloween hijinks is really warring elements of otherworldly creatures. Throw in a little time travel to a modern timeline and we have the makings of a great science […]

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10/27/2018 's CBR10 Review No:39 |


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