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Arkham Center for Independence? Sounds cozy….

The Oracle Code_ by Marieke Nijkamp

May 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know a bit about the DC universe, but not as much as I would like. Therefore, when I saw this graphic novel, The Oracle Code_ was Barbara Gordon but in a wheelchair, I was surprised. I don’t remember that…. but then again, as said, I don’t know as much as I would like. I wondered if this was an alternative universe story, or had it happened before in other works? Either way, it is an interesting story that Marieke Nijkamp created. We find Barbara […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Barbara Gordon, DC Comics, Manuel Preitano, marieke nijkamp, Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence, superheroes, Teenagers with disabilities

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:209 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Barbara Gordon, DC Comics, Manuel Preitano, marieke nijkamp, Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence, superheroes, Teenagers with disabilities ·
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A cray-sea life

You Brought Me The Ocean by Alex Sanchez

March 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

You Brought Me The Ocean. Seems simple enough of a title. The story that Alex Sanchez created is not as simple as that. This is a fun book about love and being true to yourself. Two characters quickly find love with each other, but their small community and local high school classmate will challenge that. Also, friends will come into question, what is family, and what are the markings on one of the young teen. Jake Hyde is drawn to the ocean, but his mother’s […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Alex Sanchez, family, fathers and mothers, friendships, glbtq, identity, Julie Maroh, secrets, Social Theme, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:130 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Alex Sanchez, family, fathers and mothers, friendships, glbtq, identity, Julie Maroh, secrets, Social Theme, superheroes ·
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Superheroes, family, friendship, and Aerialists. Oh My.

The Lost Carnival by Michael Moreci

March 28, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have wanted to read The Lost Carnival for a while now. It was not because it was about Dick Grayson or DC Comics or about a (future) superhero. It was not because Michael Moreci wrote it, or Sas Milledge and Phil Hester illustrated. No, it was because I wanted to know why the character was upside down and in a flower on the cover. That was the draw. Okay, maybe superficial, but that crazy, busy, simple coloring of yellow, blue, and gray just called […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Aerialists, Batman and Robin, carnival and circus, Dick Grayson, family, friendship, magic, Michael Moreci, Phil Hester, Sas Milledge, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:129 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Aerialists, Batman and Robin, carnival and circus, Dick Grayson, family, friendship, magic, Michael Moreci, Phil Hester, Sas Milledge, superheroes ·
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Introducing: Miguel O’Hara

Spider-Man 2099, issue #1 by Peter David

February 22, 2022 by fauxschizzle 1 Comment

Peter Parker wasn’t my first Spider-Man. He’s one of my favorite characters, don’t get me wrong, but Peter Parker’s origin story was collective knowledge, it wasn’t new. It was picked over turkey with all the baggage of a holiday meal. I knew going in that 2099 would be different, but I didn’t know what that meant at the time. I was twelve, eating lots of Brooklyn pizza, and guzzling Arizona iced tea at a rate surely to put me on the diabetes fast-track (thankfully, it […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #Science Fiction, 1990's, 2099, Blade Runner, comic books, cyberpunk, Doom, future, Ghost Rider, Hulk, marvel, Marvel 2099, Peter David, Punisher, Ravage, Riot Games, Spider-Man, superheroes, various, video games, X-Men

fauxschizzle's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #Science Fiction, 1990's, 2099, Blade Runner, comic books, cyberpunk, Doom, future, Ghost Rider, Hulk, marvel, Marvel 2099, Peter David, Punisher, Ravage, Riot Games, Spider-Man, superheroes, various, video games, X-Men ·
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Marvel's 2099 series

Fauxschizzle vs. 2099: An Introduction

Marvel's 2099 Series by Various

February 2, 2022 by fauxschizzle 3 Comments

I was an easy mark. Overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of stories, art, subject matter that filled my local Brooklyn comic store, and limited by a $5-per-week allowance, I had no idea where to enter the world of comic books. Even at a young age I was a story junkie. I loved Spider-Man, Batman, the Silver Surfer, and had a huge crush on Jubilee from the X-Men. I was interested in so many more… Wolverine, Sandman, Martha Washington Goes to War, Tank Girl, Ghost Rider, […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, 1990's, 2099, Blade Runner, comic books, cyberpunk, Doom, future, Ghost Rider, Hulk, marvel, Marvel 2099, Punisher, Ravage, Riot Games, Spider-Man, superheroes, various, video games, X-Men

fauxschizzle's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, 1990's, 2099, Blade Runner, comic books, cyberpunk, Doom, future, Ghost Rider, Hulk, marvel, Marvel 2099, Punisher, Ravage, Riot Games, Spider-Man, superheroes, various, video games, X-Men ·
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January 2022 Leftovers

Hit Parade by Lawrence Block

Sex Criminals, Volume 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky

Devils In Exile by Chuck Hogan

Ex Machina, The Deluxe Edition: Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan

A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

Munich by Robert Harris

Shella by Andrew Vachss

Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler

The Accomplice by Lisa Lutz

No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfeld

The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris

February 2, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

My resolution for Cannonball Read in 2022 is to only write reviews where I feel like I have much to say and then dump the others in a singular post at the end of the month to track how much I’ve read. This’ll spare me from writing 250+ words about books that I can’t even think of a hundred for. So… Hit Parade **** I enjoy these books and while this is the one I maybe enjoyed the least (did EVERY story need cutaway conversations with […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: #history, A Trick of the Light, Africa, agatha christie, Andrew Vachss, Blitzed Drugs in the Third Reich, Boston, Brian K. Vaughan, Canada, Chuck Hogan, crime, Devils In Exile, drugs, espionage, Ex Machina, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, Hit Parade, hitmen, Inspector Gamache, Kat Rosenfeld, Keller, lawrence block, Lisa Lutz, Louise Penny, Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky, Munich, Nazi Germany, New York City, No One Will Miss Her, Norman Ohler, politics, Robert Harris, sex, sex criminals, Shella, superheroes, The Accomplice, The Man in the Brown Suit, The Second Sleep, vol. 2, World War II

Jake's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: #history, A Trick of the Light, Africa, agatha christie, Andrew Vachss, Blitzed Drugs in the Third Reich, Boston, Brian K. Vaughan, Canada, Chuck Hogan, crime, Devils In Exile, drugs, espionage, Ex Machina, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, Hit Parade, hitmen, Inspector Gamache, Kat Rosenfeld, Keller, lawrence block, Lisa Lutz, Louise Penny, Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky, Munich, Nazi Germany, New York City, No One Will Miss Her, Norman Ohler, politics, Robert Harris, sex, sex criminals, Shella, superheroes, The Accomplice, The Man in the Brown Suit, The Second Sleep, vol. 2, World War II ·
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