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Welcome to bizzaro world

In Utero by Chris Gooch

January 12, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In Utero by Chris Gooch is totally screwy. But also amazing. If you like Jeff Lemire, Ram V., Spectators by Brian K. Vaughan, Junji Ito (with slightly less intensity), We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen (and others I can’t remember, but were amazed how mental and emotional they were) you might like this. It is a horror/thriller. While “tame” in some ways, is much more intense in others. Violence, death, blood and some other triggers. The idea is that 12 years ago an explosion […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Chris Gooch, coming-of-age, family, friendship, monsters, Social Themes, Teenagers

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:18 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Chris Gooch, coming-of-age, family, friendship, monsters, Social Themes, Teenagers ·
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The review I date myself by my pop culture references or Scooby Doo and the Not so Masked Villains

Toxic Summer by Derek Charm

November 4, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The cover of Toxic Summer by Derek Charm looks like it would be a fun, summer romance romp. Maybe it would have some misadventures or possibly a monster that is a masked one, or even one that has a “is it or isn’t it?” thought. But instead, it turned out to be a bit cartoonish and not always in a fun way.  Still, if you like over-the-top antics, a bit of humor, and somewhat queer romance, this is the book for you. Of course, you […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Derek Charm, family, friendship, LGBTQ, paranormal, pollution, Summer employment, Teenagers

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:494 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Derek Charm, family, friendship, LGBTQ, paranormal, pollution, Summer employment, Teenagers ·
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When you’re Evil (ish) and make a mean latte

teenagers, self-esteem, good and evil, fame villains, by Kennedy Tarrell

August 6, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I saw the cover of Evil-ish by Kennedy Tarrell I figured it would be in the fantasy genre and I hoped for a graphic novel. The graphic novel hinting covers have fooled me often of late so I was hoping I was not going to be disappointed and instead of a good, old fashioned graphic novel, I would find myself reading a (gasp! clutching pearls) a NOVEL! Actually, that hyperbole works well for this cute, fun, and cozy familiar story. Our main character is […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: fame villains, family, friendship, Good and evil, justice, Kennedy Tarrell, LGBTQ, mothers, revenge, self-esteem, siblings, Social Themes, Teenagers

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:356 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: fame villains, family, friendship, Good and evil, justice, Kennedy Tarrell, LGBTQ, mothers, revenge, self-esteem, siblings, Social Themes, Teenagers ·
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This cabinet is more than a family antique heirloom

The Cabinet by Jordan Hart, David Ebeltof, and Chiara Raimondi

July 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo FAMILY The Cabinet is one of those graphic novels/books where you will love it or hate it. The humor is offbeat, the characters are not always likable, but the adventures are strong. If Dr. Who meets Voyagers, with a hint of Stranger Things (or so I assume as I have not watched it), a little Buffy the Vampire Slayer, meets the wackiest D&D game (or Vox Machina) you have read that is set in the 1990s diverse cast series. Creators, Jordan Hart, David Ebeltof, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Action & Adventure, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo FAMILY, Chiara Raimondi, David Ebeltof, family, friendship, Jordan Hart, Jordan Hart, David Ebeltof, and Chiara Raimondi, paranormal, parents, supernatural, Teenagers, time travel

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:339 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Action & Adventure, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo FAMILY, Chiara Raimondi, David Ebeltof, family, friendship, Jordan Hart, Jordan Hart, David Ebeltof, and Chiara Raimondi, paranormal, parents, supernatural, Teenagers, time travel ·
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You know, they are not just strolling in on a whim right?

Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum by Tracy White

March 17, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Education, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge I have wanted to read all of the Street Noise (the publishers) graphic novels (they only do graphic novels, so that’s redundant…). Anyways, I have wanted to read Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum by Tracy White since I learned it was going to be published. But something always got in the way of actually reading. I figured maybe it wasn’t something I was going to read, but that was okay. I mean you can’t read them all…. Then […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Education, Emigration, families, Immigration, refugees, Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Social Topics, Teenagers, Tracy White

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:151 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Education, Emigration, families, Immigration, refugees, Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Social Topics, Teenagers, Tracy White ·
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Yeet the Rich.

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

December 30, 2024 by Zirza Leave a Comment

It’s a quiet, early morning in a summer camp in the Adirondack mountains, 1975, when teenager Barbara van Laar is discovered missing from her bunk. The alarm is raised quickly, but there is no sign of Barbara. As the search progresses, skeletons come out of the closet and worlds collide. Barbara is the daughter of the wealthy Van Laar family, owners of the camp and the surrounding land. The Van Laars are remarkably eager to steer the investigation and they don’t seem particularly interested in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Adirondack Mountains, eat the rich, liz moore, Missing Children, mystery, summer camp, Teenagers, The God of the Woods

Zirza's CBR16 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Adirondack Mountains, eat the rich, liz moore, Missing Children, mystery, summer camp, Teenagers, The God of the Woods ·
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