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How is the only her first book, and how long do I have to wait for her second one?

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

January 3, 2023 by Bothari43 7 Comments

I moved this to the top of my TBR list after reading 1000Oyster’s review, with an assist from Emmalita (thank you!). I agree totally with 1000Oyster’s “I want to recommend it to everyone I know.” In fact, I sent it home with my dad to read on the plane after his Christmas visit, and he also loved it. Plans for world domination and mass destruction take a lot of work, but who does that work? What if there were temp agencies for supervillain henchpeople and […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: henchpeople, human cost, Natalie Zina Walschots, superheroes, supervillains

Bothari43's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: henchpeople, human cost, Natalie Zina Walschots, superheroes, supervillains ·
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As I told my nephew, my gen invented The Turtles & ya don’t mess with them!

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Adventures. by Matthew Manning

December 26, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Unless your child likes the modern, square-headed, dumber than pond muck Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, do not get your child Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Adventures (in June 2023). Please! Do not insult the honor and integrity of the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! They are not some skinny Donatello. Or a big, dumb, snaggle tooth Raphael! (OH my poor Raph! My young nephew would never believe you used to be my favorite). And when you have Leonardo calling Raph the boss? […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: Chad Thomas, Matthew Manning, Media Tie-In, superheroes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:636 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: Chad Thomas, Matthew Manning, Media Tie-In, superheroes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ·
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A weekend and a lunch read

Origin of a Hero (She-Ra Chapter Book #1) by Tracey West

What Will I Discover by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

December 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Two books that found their way to my reading pile were a middle reader chapter book and a short, but ultimately fascinating picture book. While they are both radically different and not exactly completely available (She-Ra looks like it is out of print and the picture book is due May 2023) they are ones that made a weekend a little less unproductive, and a lunch less solo. Origin of a Hero (She-Ra Chapter Book #1) by Tracey West (illustrations by Amanda Schank) is a short […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Amanda Schank, destiny, friendship, Rachel Qiuqi, science, She-Ra, superheroes, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Tracey West

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:609 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Amanda Schank, destiny, friendship, Rachel Qiuqi, science, She-Ra, superheroes, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Tracey West ·
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This Kitty has claws

Catwoman: Soulstealer Graphic novel by Louise Simonson

November 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The graphic novel adaptation of Catwoman: Soulstealer confused me at first. There are several of the Batman villains but no Batman. There are the people we know, such as Lucius Fox and Commissioner Gordan but not really “there” just “Oh yeah by the way…” And though she is a villain that we all know and love (or hate) Catwoman is the new gal in town, with Poison Ivy and Harley already established. We have Luke Fox as Batwing (yeah, I’m with Selina Kyle/Catwoman, what’s up […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, family, Louise Simonson, Samantha Dodge, sarah j maas, Social Themes, superheroes, villains

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:573 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, family, Louise Simonson, Samantha Dodge, sarah j maas, Social Themes, superheroes, villains ·
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And I had such high hopes

Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater

October 18, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I first heard of Swamp Thing: Twin Branches I figured it was going to be how the human who is to be Swamp thing became ST like the TV show of the 1980’s. (Good camp, bad everything else.) And like many of the DC graphic novels, Maggie Stiefvater was going to have a teen boy come of age and then, turn into part of nature. I thought it was going to be bittersweet but still nice. Afterall, I always thought that this creature was […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, environmentalism, experiments, Maggie Stiefvater, Morgan Beem, nature, science, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:527 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, environmentalism, experiments, Maggie Stiefvater, Morgan Beem, nature, science, superheroes ·
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When I get bored, I look for trouble. Or books. Whichever is easier to find

Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel by Various

Superman Adventures: Lex Luthor, Man of Metropolis by Various

Justice League Unlimited: Girl Power by Various

Dear DC Super-Villains by Michael Northrop

DC Super Hero Girls: Midterms by Amy Wolfram

September 9, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I get bored, I look for trouble. And since I have no idea what trouble looks like, I usually find a book, or five books. Granted, none are more than a 150-200 pages each. Just quick young graphic novels that were not really “that young” with some mature themes, issues and images going on. In Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel we are introduce to Kara (aka Supergirl) from a young girl on her home planet, to the day Krypton was destroyed and the sister […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult Tagged With: Amy Wolfram, friendship, Gustavo Duarte, justice league, Lex Luthor, Michael Northrop, Social Themes, Supergirl, superheroes, Superman, various, villains, Wonder Woman, Yancey Labat

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:472 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: Amy Wolfram, friendship, Gustavo Duarte, justice league, Lex Luthor, Michael Northrop, Social Themes, Supergirl, superheroes, Superman, various, villains, Wonder Woman, Yancey Labat ·
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