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From the Iliad to tomorrow

Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future by Mairghread Scott

May 18, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The joke is: Having computers ask if we are human, is the greatest irony. However, in this book, you will learn a robot has a computer, but a computer is not a robot. Therefore, that statemen is not exactly true. Along with other facts on robots, Mairghread Scott shows us the history of robots from the Iliad to tomorrow. We follow how the world of science fiction became science fact in Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future. While also including drones, that information is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: drones, Jacob Chabot, Mairghread Scott, robots, science, technology

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:234 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: drones, Jacob Chabot, Mairghread Scott, robots, science, technology ·
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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)

July 3, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: All Ages, cbr11, comedy, computer science, Dome'Loki, Erica Henderson, female superhero, Fiction, graphic novels, Jacob Chabot, Ryan North, superheroes

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:21 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: All Ages, cbr11, comedy, computer science, Dome'Loki, Erica Henderson, female superhero, Fiction, graphic novels, Jacob Chabot, Ryan North, superheroes ·
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  • Liz
    on Would have been better without the forced thriller/mystery angle
    Hi i agree with your review, i became tired of the Hank story and the relentless focus on violence and...
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    on “Maybe I just thought I was a nonviolent person because in my old life, nobody had ever backed me into a corner with a knife to my throat.”
    Maybe they’ll share it when they do a special edition box set after the third (?) book comes out.
  • Jen K
    on The Daevabad Trilogy: “Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Revenge. Giants. Monsters. Chases. Escapes. True love. Miracles.”
    I’m about to read them for the third time (book club choice and of course I won’t stop after just...
  • Malin
    on “Maybe I just thought I was a nonviolent person because in my old life, nobody had ever backed me into a corner with a knife to my throat.”
    Yeah, they talked about it in the Live Chat they did in connection with the release (It's available on YouTube)....
  • narfna
    on “Maybe I just thought I was a nonviolent person because in my old life, nobody had ever backed me into a corner with a knife to my throat.”
    Ooh, that's so fun that they mapped out the series as Maggie would have read it. I would be very...
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