Graphic Novel
Comic Connoisseur: Wayward is a supernatural atrocity
October 19, 2015Let the record state that, I, the Comic Connoisseur, have come to observe a great many a strange and mind boggling animes and mangas in my 22 years of living. From the well-known dreadful epic Akira to the nonsensical onslaught of stupidity that is One Piece, I thought that I had seen all that could be seen from this strange but nonetheless captivating style of comics. That was until I naively sauntered into my local comic shop and foolishly purchased the manga-inspired atrocity Wayward, a graphic novel so mindlessly puerile I think it might just have given me permanent brain…
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Comic Connoisseur: The Dharma Punks is an explosive coming-of-age tale
September 28, 2015In 2001, The Dharma Punks debuted on New Zealand newsstands and found overnight success. In a short but illustrious eight-issue run, the comic outsold the X-Men and other mainstream works before fading away into obscurity as a lesser-known indie gem.…
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Comic Connoisseur: The Valiant come together in an action packed crossover
September 21, 2015On paper, a comic book crossover is everything you ever wanted and just a little bit more. It gives readers a chance to see dissimilar characters team up in unique ways. As well as this, it allows audiences to enjoy…
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This volume of Southern Bastards is stained with blood, sweat, and tears
September 8, 2015In the previous volume of Southern Bastards, readers were introduced to Euless Boss, a vile football coach with a stranglehold on a rural southern wasteland known as Craw County. In the latest edition of this deep fried crime anthology, we…
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Comic Connoisseur: Nailbiter will nourish you with fear and intrigue
August 4, 2015Horror is the hardest genre to sucessfully create. The hallmark of any enjoyable horror romp rests in its characters, its story, and of course, the amount of fear it can instill in its audience. Striking the right balance between all…
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Comic Connoisseur: Moose perfectly encapsulates the cruelty of bullying
July 27, 2015High school is typically depicted through a superficial lens in books, television, and film. What is often showcased is a glammed up and hyperbolized take on a tumultuous half decade in our lives. However, to their credit, these mediums typically…
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Comic Connoisseur: Copperhead is the best sci-fi Western in stands
July 20, 2015Since the resurgence of the superhero genre, Westerns have taken a back seat in the medium of comics. Audiences are more likely to see capes and colorful spandex uniforms then they are to see six-shooters and cowboy hats these days.…
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Comic Connoisseur: What We Need to Know is an endearing character study
July 13, 2015Flipping through What We Need To Know, a reader might come to the conclusion that this is an unfinished work — and to a certain degree, they wouldn’t be wrong. The art is only pencilled; it lacks the inks and…
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Comic Connoisseur: A love note to Sex Criminals
July 6, 2015Dear Sex Criminals, I have thought about you very often these last couple months and I have come to one conclusion: I think I am in love with you. Nothing else makes me feel quite the same as you do.…
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Comic Connoisseur: Snyder and Murphy terrify readers with The Wake
June 29, 2015The Wake is a sci-fi story which takes place over the course of two generations. In its first half, we are introduced to a team of individuals tasked with learning the origin of a newly discovered and vicious underwater organism.…
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