How The World Was: A California Childhood is another triumph for Emmanuel Guibert

  This is how one should be remembered! A company should be created that pairs great artist and writers with people who wish to have their lives turned into graphic novels. In 2012, we had the extraordinary opportunity to read Alan’s War, the story of Alan Cope and his tour of duty in France duringContinue reading “How The World Was: A California Childhood is another triumph for Emmanuel Guibert”

The Shadow Hero Volume One brings dignity to a forgotten archetype

At first glance, The Shadow Hero a.k.a The Green Turtle, isn’t your typical hero. He’s a vestige of an ignorant generation, one whose idea of a hero, never went beyond the blonde hair and blue eyes. The story of how this shopkeepers son became China Towns “Dark Knight” in the 1940’s, isn’t the amazing partContinue reading “The Shadow Hero Volume One brings dignity to a forgotten archetype”

Battling Boy is an awesome coming of age story told on an epic landscape

Gods, they’re always trying to teach us something. “Us” being humans, but what do they try to teach each other and how the heck do we find out what’s being said ? I think Paul Pope has taken the first steps in bringing their world closer to us and he does so with astonishing flair.Continue reading “Battling Boy is an awesome coming of age story told on an epic landscape”

Jordan Mechner’s Templar turns fact and fiction into Medieval Awesomeness

Writer Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia, Solomon’s Thieves) and artists/husband and wife team Leuyen Pham and Alex Puvilland, have given the “big heist” genre a much needed facelift with Templar. This graphic, which was originally going to be a series of books starting off with “Solomon’s Thieves”, was released as a full graphic novel onContinue reading “Jordan Mechner’s Templar turns fact and fiction into Medieval Awesomeness”

OLYMPIANS: APHRODITE by George O’ Connor

The world is such a different place…isn’t it? Part of me wishes we still believed in several Gods, well…we kinda do, but you know what I mean. The Greeks of old, had a field day with their Gods and reveled in the daily drama created by these deities and you can’t say drama without mentioningContinue reading “OLYMPIANS: APHRODITE by George O’ Connor”

Derek Kirk Kim’s TUNE BOOK 2 : Still Life is hilarious claustrophobia

Derek Kirk Kim seems to have come into his own on this second installment of his TUNE series. Although, more first person, the lead character Andy Go’s, inner monologues and conversations with Dash (the zoo recruiter turned art aficionado) is well worth the read. Maybe it’s because I am morbid or maybe it’s because IContinue reading “Derek Kirk Kim’s TUNE BOOK 2 : Still Life is hilarious claustrophobia”