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Tongues, Volume 1 by Anders Nilsen

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Tongues, Vol. 1 by Anders Nilsen   I have NO idea what was read. The stories all bounce all over the place. The images are busy, the text mixes and gets lost in the illustrations. The images are colorless but are not black and white. The characters are unlikable, even Astrid, who might be the one that will save the world. Or destroy it. It’s still up in the air. There is nothing good and positive. Even The Prisoner has faults and he seems to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: adaptations, Anders Nilsen, Concepts, enemies, Fairy Tales, folk tales, friendship, legends, literary, mythology, Mythology Greek, orphans, Prometheus, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:121 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: adaptations, Anders Nilsen, Concepts, enemies, Fairy Tales, folk tales, friendship, legends, literary, mythology, Mythology Greek, orphans, Prometheus, Social Themes ·
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They’ve been crushing for centuries.

Punderworld Volume 1 by Linda Sejic

October 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There are several Hades and Persephone stories, and Punderworld Volume 1 might not be as popular as others, but (not having read the others) I would say it seems equally fun. Linda Sejic seems to have made a lighter take on things, but still deals with a darker side of the Greek mythos. Dealing with life and death and how they are part of the same coin, love (and its ups and downs and flaming chariots), family and more this relatable tale makes you forget […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Hades, Linda Sejic, Mythology Greek, Olympus, persephone

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:509 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Hades, Linda Sejic, Mythology Greek, Olympus, persephone ·
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