Graphic Novel
Comic Connoisseur: The Disappearance of Charley Butters is a captivating page turner
June 22, 2015The Disappearance of Charley Butters is not a tale with an abundance of twists and turns. It is a very straightforward mystery — one readers have seen before. It is not a reinvention of the genre or a trailblazing new epic, but an engrossing read driven by well-crafted characters. On those grounds alone, Zach Worton weaves a graphic novel that is nothing short of spellbinding. When a trio of friends in a black metal band go out to shoot a music video in the forest, they stumble upon a deserted cabin. While looking around inside, the group discovers a…
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Comic Connoisseur: Quantum and Woody cap series with side-splitting hijinks
June 15, 2015Quantum and Woody are the worst crime fighters ever created. There is no duo in comics today that can match the hijinks of these two mismatched protectors. Joined by a supporting cast that includes a sexy clone named Sixty-Nine and…
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Comic Connoisseur: Birthright re-energizes cliché-ridden fantasy genre
June 8, 2015At first glance, Birthright seems like a hodgepodge of ideas audiences have seen a hundred times over. It has the usual smattering of concepts readers have come to expect from the fantasy genre. The story is as follows: a young…
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The Lumberjanes are on the case
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2559" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Boom! Studios.[/caption] For those at Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types, strange supernatural creatures have been afoot. Three-eyed foxes are lurking in the night, serpent monsters have been…
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Graphic novel Trees has something for everyone
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1674" align="alignright" width="477"] Photo courtesy of Image Comics.[/caption] Ten years ago, colossal alien trees descended from space and took root all over the planet. The story of Trees follows a group of different people all over the world, all…
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Starlight kicks intergalactic ass
March 9, 2015In Starlight: The Return of Duke McQueen, we follow the story of Duke McQueen, an aging 62-year-old who once saved a distant galaxy from tyranny back in his youth. Across the cosmos, Duke is celebrated in song and lore, and…
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Archie Andrews walks with the zombies
February 16, 2015Afterlife with Archie is the most grounded storyline featuring America’s favorite redhead to be published in the past few decades. We have seen Archie team up with Marvel’s Punisher at prom night, jam with the rock band KISS, and hang…
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