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When Lovecraft Meets The Home Office.

The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross

July 15, 2026 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

Very blatant spoilers for the previous books in the series here—be warned. Has there ever been a book that you’ve really changed your mind about on re-read? The Annihilation Score is one of these. The Annihilation Score was a Laundry Files entry that was always going to face an uphill battle; not only was the first one to pivot away for Bob’s point of view, it also dealt with a a subject that perhaps does not gel terribly well with the subject of Eldritch horrors—superheroes. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr18bingo, charles stross, crunchy and good with ketchup, Laundry Files, Lovecraftian horrors, Middle, Policing, superheros, SysAdmin

LittlePlat's CBR18 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: #fantasy, cbr18bingo, charles stross, crunchy and good with ketchup, Laundry Files, Lovecraftian horrors, Middle, Policing, superheros, SysAdmin ·
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The end of an era but not really

My Hero Academia Vigilantes, vols. 14-15 by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court

January 7, 2024 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

My Hero Academia Vigilantes is a side series, and it’s just wrapped up.  The main series is apparently in the process of winding up its final story but who knows how long that takes. The final two volumes of vigilantes show  the conclusion of the final epic battle and hints at the not too distant futures for those who survive (mostly). Koichi aka Crawler, the seemingly lucky idiot who wants to be a hero but not an official one, has been facing off against the […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: anime, heros, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, Kohei Horikoshi, manga, My Hero Academia Vigilantes, shonen, speculative, superheros

CoffeeShopReader's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: anime, heros, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, Kohei Horikoshi, manga, My Hero Academia Vigilantes, shonen, speculative, superheros ·
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Brush up on your graphic novels

Primer by Jennifer Muro

March 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My go-to for when I do not think I can write 250 words for a review is I start brainstorming, writing things down. And I will do that with Primer by Jennifer Muro and Thomas Krajewski. I have had a copy of Primer since goodness knows when. However, I misplaced it. Therefore, when I was browsing the local library website, I said, “Go for it. Just get it.” I am not 10 years old. At least, physically. Mentally, however, I should be right there with […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: art, fathers and daughters, foster families, friendship, Gretel Lusky, Jennifer Muro, Krajewski., superheros

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:131 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: art, fathers and daughters, foster families, friendship, Gretel Lusky, Jennifer Muro, Krajewski., superheros ·
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Future reads I recommend now (so go and preorder at your local independent bookstore)

Book Buddies V01 Ivy Lost and Found by Cynthia Lord

Spider-Ham Graphic Novel: Great Power, No Responsibility by Steve Foxe

Waffles and Pancake: Planetary-YUM by Drew Brockington

June 23, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I said to myself this weekend: What did I do to log myself out of my Simon and Schuster account of free ebooks? Of course, who knows what the password is as it is the only one that I have not put on my list of passwords (hiding in my hidden spot). So, what is a poor girl to do? Go old school with wonderful and amazing in your hand reader copies! Book one was Book Buddies V01 Ivy Lost and Found created by Cynthia […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Cats, CatStonauts, Cynthia Lord, dolls, Drew Brockington, family, friends, friendship, library, marvel, science, Shadia Amin, siblings, space, Spider Ham, Spider Pig, spiderman, Stephanie Graegin, Steve Foxe, superheros

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:187 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: Cats, CatStonauts, Cynthia Lord, dolls, Drew Brockington, family, friends, friendship, library, marvel, science, Shadia Amin, siblings, space, Spider Ham, Spider Pig, spiderman, Stephanie Graegin, Steve Foxe, superheros ·
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Where Are Those Sokovian Accords When You Need Them

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

February 4, 2021 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Hmm this was definitely highly recommended by a number of people, but it ended up falling flat for me. I thought a lot while reading it as to why that was, and I think the conclusion is this: the motivations of the various characters, both primary and secondary, never seemed to resonate in a way that made me root for their successes. Anna/The Auditor, the titular Hench, works temp jobs doing data entry for supervillains. She’s all about The Data, in a way that reads […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Data, Natalie Zina Walschots, superheros

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Data, Natalie Zina Walschots, superheros ·
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My Brain is the only super-power I need

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Volume 1 BFF) by Amy Reeder

August 22, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you are not a big Marvel graphic novel-stories fan, a few pieces of information are missing from the story of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Volume 1 BFF). Yet, at the same time, it is not needed. It is a standalone story where most information is self-explanatory. If not, Google is our friend (also my geek friends are well…. my friends who can fill in blanks). Plus, there is a note on one page that directs you to another story if you wish to […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Amy Reeder, marvel, natacha bustos, superhero, superheros

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:329 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Amy Reeder, marvel, natacha bustos, superhero, superheros ·
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