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Space Chasers V01 by Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna, and Alison Acton

April 13, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The graphic novel Space Chasers V01 by Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna, and Alison Acton (illustrator) is probably one of the most unbelievable books I have recently read. Oh sure, ages strong 8 and 9 to aged 13 readers are going to LOVE it, because it is about kids and the cool thing they get to do: save the world by screwing up and going to space! Yeah I would have loved this too at that age. I mean, we are kids! I mean we’re awesome! […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Alison Acton, Astronauts & Space, friendship, Joe Caramagna, Leland Melvin, Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna, and Alison Acton, Outer Space, rockets, space, technology

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:96 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Alison Acton, Astronauts & Space, friendship, Joe Caramagna, Leland Melvin, Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna, and Alison Acton, Outer Space, rockets, space, technology ·
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“When the main engines cut off, I felt I was no longer chasing space. I had arrived”

January 5, 2018 by Caitlin_D 1 Comment

Based on my reading of Spaceman by Mike Massimino, Leland Melvin’s Chasing Space popped up on my recommendations; needless to say picking up a book whose front cover was an attractive man wearing an astronaut suit being adored by two dogs was a no brainer. Leland Melvin has been part of two impossibly small clubs; he was drafted into the NFL (about a 2% chance for NCAA players) and then became an astronaut who was sent to space (less than 1% chance) twice. Both of these stories would be […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Chasing Space, Chasing Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit Grace and Second Chances, Leland Melvin

Caitlin_D's CBR10 Review No:3 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Chasing Space, Chasing Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit Grace and Second Chances, Leland Melvin ·
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