Cannonball Read 18

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All-American Persian V01 Game On by Sina Grace

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I’m not sure I’m going to read book two of the All-American Persian series, but the representation elements are interesting and the reason I picked up the first book. Though I assumed it was a one shot and not a series at first, it has potential to grow in that area of representation of a culture we might not be familiar with. All-American Persian V01 Game On by Sina Grace explores a pre-teen and his coming of age with the usual elements: parents, siblings, friendships, […]

And then I read volume two

Huck, Volume 2: Big Bad World by Mark Millar, Rafael Albuquerque and various

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While I wasn’t as into Huck, Volume 2: Big Bad World as I was the first one, Huck Volume 1: All-American, Huck and the Supers are an interesting group of people and their continuation story has its appeal. Creators Mark Millar (author), Rafael Albuquerque (illustrator), Dave McCaig (colorist), and Clem Robins (letterer), made a world where our hero of book one, Huck (a big, sweet, not the brightest cookie in the jar, but has a big ol’ heart kind of guy), has found himself a […]

Captain Superman

Huck Volume 1: All-American by Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque

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If Superman was a smidgen less Super and more Man, but still had powers and Captain America had no Captain in his name, but still had a really big heart, pumped gas for a living and was not the smartest cookie in the container, you would have Huck Volume 1: All-American by Mark Millar and illustrator Rafael Albuquerque.  The character of Huck is a bit of a clique. He is nice, sweet, good looking, not too bright but has a giving heart. He’ll find things, […]

Obsession: Not the hot new perfume

Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Hell Screen: The Manga Edition (Tuttle Japanese Classics in Manga) by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Mihiro

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Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Hell Screen: The Manga Edition (Tuttle Japanese Classics in Manga) by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Mihiro (adapter) is very literary. Being just enough spooky to not be “safe for work” but not necessarily over the top, but it is mature. And I cannot tell you what I feel about the story because W T F?????????????????  It is torture porn (but you know, done nicely). It is the madness of a man who has greatness and those around him who want and envy it. It […]

Saddle up cowpokes

Gumshoe: A Graphic Novel by Brenna Thummler,

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To be honest, Gumshoe: A Graphic Novel by Brenna Thummler, didn’t “do it” for me as I had hoped. Thummler’s books Anne of Green Gables A Graphic Novel,  Sheets, Lights, and Delicates were good, but sometimes you don’t hit a homerun with an author you’ve enjoyed. With that said, ages at least 10 and up, but more likely 12 and up, will have a blast. We have Willa, a young girl with social anxiety, who runs away from home and meets up with a gang of […]

Snail is back

How Not to Rescue a Snail by Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier

How to Be Brave Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier

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In 2022 the book How to Party Like a Snail came out. Two years later How to Staycation Like a Snail arrived. In September 2026 we had the fourth book, How Not to Rescue a Snail and October 2025 gave us the third installment with How to Be Brave Like a Snail. All four books are created by Naseem Hrab and the illustrations are done by Kelly Collier.  If you are familiar with the first two, skip to the next few lines; if not, continue reading. […]



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