By Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, and Carey Pietsch | Published by First Second I'm a newcomer to The Adventure Zone podcast (only 24 episodes in at this point, so no spoilers, please!) but quickly fell deeply in love with it. My timing was good, actually, because it just about coincided with the release of the graphic novel based on the … [Read more...] about The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
Graphic Novel
Nancy Drew: The New Case Files, Vols. 1-2
By Stefan Petrucha, Sarah Kinney, and Sho Murase | Published by Papercutz You might wonder why I read a couple of Nancy Drew graphic novels, but when I tell you that these volumes comprise parts one and two of an arc called “Vampire Slayer,” perhaps you will understand. It was the unlikely union of Nancy Drew and Buffy—and yes, said show is specifically referenced in the … [Read more...] about Nancy Drew: The New Case Files, Vols. 1-2
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke: A-
From the back cover: Flung far across the universe, from star to star, faced with monsters, magicians, and maybe new friends... an Earth girl named Zita must find a way home. Review: I'm always impressed by children's fiction that doesn't underestimate its audience, especially stories with multiple plot threads that wind up stitching together in a way that's both surprising … [Read more...] about Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke: A-
The Dreaming Collection by Queenie Chan: B+
From the back cover: Where dreams turn into living nightmares... Behind the gates of the exclusive Australian boarding school, Greenwich Private College, wait beautiful Victorian architecture, an excellent education, and a terrible secret: students have been known to wander into the surrounding bushlands and vanish... without a trace! Mysterious forces are at work, and as the … [Read more...] about The Dreaming Collection by Queenie Chan: B+
Nightschool: The Weirn Books 3 by Svetlana Chmakova: B+
Nightschool’s first two volumes introduced us to two groups of characters, the first being teen witch Alex Treveney and the denizens of the night school in which she enrolled to search for her missing sister, Sarah, and the second being a team of young “hunters” who are looking for Alex after she unwittingly injured several of their number. In volume three, the way in which … [Read more...] about Nightschool: The Weirn Books 3 by Svetlana Chmakova: B+