Mike’s Place is a non-fiction graphic novel about the April 30, 2003 bombing of “Mike’s Placeâ€, a popular pub in Tel Aviv, Israel. I personally find Israel and the controversy surrounding it fascinating. I was serving in the Army National Guard while I was in college and was hoping to pursue a career in law […]
Comic Contributor Corner | The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks
July 6, 2015
World War One or the Great War as it used to be known, is a time in our history that has been so overshadowed by the wars of today and World War II that many Americans cannot name a single battle. While the Battle of the Bulge, Fallujah, and Operation Anaconda are talked about in […]
Exquisite Corpse by Pénélope Bagieu | Book Review
May 7, 2015
Why Did I Read This Graphic Novel? God’s honest truth – because an email asked me to. But more seriously, I picked up Exquisite Corpse by Penelope Bagieu because the summary made it seem like it would be a light and fun sort of read. Lately I’ve been consuming books with heavier themes and so, I […]
Tomboy by Liz Prince | Graphic Memoir Review
November 10, 2014
I read Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince because I am such a huge fan of graphic novel memoirs. I used to really be into reading memoirs, but don’t seem to have the time for them anymore, and so graphic novels are a nice way to be able to fit them in. Furthermore, I like it when books deal with things like gender constructs and society’s expectations of people. So, the subject matter of Prince’s memoir seemed really interesting. It sounded like a smart and thoughtful graphic memoir.
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow illustrated by Jen Wang | Graphic Novel Review
November 4, 2014
Why Did I Read This Book? I love books about gaming. I am not a gamer at all, by any means. Yet, there is something about the idea of people coming together for some sort of virtual quest or even just the community that gaming can provide that really appeals to me. Now, that stated, […]