Almost a fairytale, certainly a coming of age story, We Called Them Giants eventually becomes a surprisingly human fable about aliens. That’s a fair achievement. Nice one @kierongillen.bsky.social & @stephaniehans.bsky.social
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Want an entertaining Batman graphic novel with a unique artistic viewpoint that successfully reformats the familiar? Look no further than Enrico Marini's stunning Dark Prince Charming.
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"An ambitious, impressive, and engaging book that might never be bettered". Making Nonfiction Comics by Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk from @abramscomicarts.bsky.social @elerimai.bsky.social @mirkdrop.bsky.social
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Out this week - Zhang Xiaoyu's utterly gorgeous to look at Twin Lotuses. A depressed inventor meets a street kid in 1930s China for a compelling plot as well. @magneticpress.bsky.social
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How does @jamiesmart.bsky.social find the time to launch another new series? Megalomaniacs: The Invasion Begins is out now from @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social and it's as great as his other all-ages books. “I am ze Dark Overlord”.
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A fairytale fantasy romance with a twist? That's what Mari Costa provides in Forgive-Me-Not. @marinscos.bsky.social @01firstsecond.bsky.social "impressively designed variations on mythical creatures".
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We really rate Helen of Wyndhorn from @tomking.bsky.social & @bilquis.bsky.social. Classic fantasy adventure tropes are viewed through the prism of successive observers as time moves onward. @darkhorse.com
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We've waited a long time for @hansrickheit.bsky.social to issue a sequel to Cochlea & Eustachia, but it's out now and it's conceptually glorious.
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Split Enz: Second Thoughts.
Continuing our reviews of Jed MacKay's Black Cat, Iron Cat is a real return to form and with some great art from Pere Pérez.
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Today we look at Jed MacKay's run on Black Cat. It starts sweetly with Grand Theft Marvel. Would you break into Doctor Strange's place or the Baxter Building?
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Today we look at five of Kayla Miller's all-ages graphic novels starring Olive Branche. Stuck is the most recent and typifies the sensible guidance amid a compelling and charmingly drawn story. @kayke.bsky.social
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As far as we know Jason Wilson has only ever produced the single graphic novel. Him & Her's Smuggling Vacation mixes a good sitcom plot with polished European style cartooning. Still available cheap online.
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As I age I find moving the clocks backwards or forwards messes with my sleep in a way it never used to.
A bleak cover represents a bleak series, but Jeong Ji-hun (or JH) also supplies magnificence over three volumes of two children struggling in times of war and plague. @izepress.com
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Thanks for a great graphic novel.
We're really impressed with Graveyard of Empires. A thoughtful horror story set during the US invasion of Afghanistan. by @marksable.bsky.social and Paul Azaceta from @imagecomics.com
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This week Sarah Soe and Tim Fraser deliver another delightful Juniper Mae book. "another enjoyable adventure in a worthwhile series". @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social
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Marcello Quintanilha's The Lights of Niterói is out in English this week from @fantagraphics.bsky.social and earns our highest rating. "It prompts a range of conflicting feelings and will take English language readers somewhere they’ve never been".
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Thank you for a great graphic novel.
@andreachalupa.bsky.social & @elrevel.bsky.social's Mrs Orwell is published this week, "a bright spotlight on someone whose primary place in history is either behind the scenes". Deep research and excellent art make this an essential buy. @23rdstbooks.bsky.social
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Spider-Boy's just for youngsters, right? Wrong! The Dragon's Challenge is just so much fun from @danslott.bsky.social and Paco Medina.
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To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, @abramscomicarts.bsky.social issue a compilation of 75 pivotal strips with commentary along with a wealth of bonus material. 5 stars. As essential as the title tells you.
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Out this week from @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social is the 2nd Pandora in Puzzlevale, an inventive selection of story puzzles for young readers. We love it. Paul Duffield writes, Siobhan McKenna designs and draws and @poqu.bsky.social supplies the town of Puzzlevale.
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The cover doesn't give much away, but Miki Makasu and Benoit Bourget's Live Memorium deals with the transformative power of altering memory. We like it a lot. @magneticpress.bsky.social
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What do superheroes do when all threats are dealt with? @mathieubablet.bsky.social and Guillaume Singelin supply the answer in Shin Zero from @magneticpress.bsky.social
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Maria and Peter Hoey's The Shadower is out next week from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social "Spies, double agents and political activism makes for a potent brew and that’s excellently exploited in a memorable graphic novel." @coinophoey.bsky.social
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We really rate The Power of Welcome. @adajusic.bsky.social tells five stories of refugees explaining to young readers the horrors forcing them to leave their homelands. "sadly a very necessary book in the 2020s". @scholasticuk.bsky.social
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We've now reviewed all six volumes of Skullkickers by @jimzub.bsky.social & Edwin Huang and it's a series that just keeps improving as two talents rapidly learn on the job. The best is saved until last. @ironpinky.bsky.social
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