Delilah Dirk & The King’s Shilling Tony Cliff First Second March 8th, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from the publisher and may contain spoilers. Just as I finished reading Delilah Dirk and The King’s Shilling, it was announced that Disney acquired the film rights to the comic series by Tony Cliff. Set in the…
Residential Schools & Fiction: Black Apple Review
Black Apple Joan Crate Simon & Schuster Canada March 1st, 2016 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Torn from her home and delivered to St. Mark’s Residential School for Girls by government decree, young Rose Marie finds herself in an alien universe where nothing of her previous…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Exciting News from Image Expo!
Last Wednesday in Seattle, Image Comics held the 6th Image Expo, an all-day event for creators to meet with press, retailers and fans. But it’s not your typical convention: there are no vendors and panels focus primarily on discussing upcoming releases with writers, artists and other team members. The convention began with publisher Eric Stephenson’s inspiring…
Win Tickets to an Advance Screening of Outlander Season 2!
Outlander is a TV show based on the best-selling book series by Diana Gabaldon which have sold over 26 million copies, with all eight novels appearing on the New York Times best-sellers list. The show is a global hit that has garnered critical acclaim winning a People’s Choice Award and a Critic’s Choice Award. It stars Golden Globe Award…
Review: Casati: The Selfish Muse
Casati: The Selfish Muse Vanna Vinci (writer and artist), Edward Gauvin (translator), Calix Ltd. (lettering) Europe Comics 2015 Set during the Belle Epoque, throughout great European cities like London, Paris, Milan, Rome, and Venice, and featuring outstanding creators and creatives of the era? I had to get my hands on the digital graphic novel from…
Dogears: Under a Painted Sky, The Vegetarian, The Widow
Under a Painted Sky Stacey Lee G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers March 17, 2105 I never thought that I liked Westerns all that much until I read Under a Painted Sky. Or maybe I still don’t like Westerns that much, but rather I just really like feminist Westerns starring two kick ass women…
Eleven Year Old Sasha Matthews Could Teach You A Thing Or Two About Making Comics
Want to make and publish your own comic? Eleven year old Sasha Matthews has all the answers. Well, maybe not all the answers, but this young lady certainly has a plan and, with the support of her parents, has already published two comics of her own and has her own publishing company, Rumble Comics. Her…
Family Drama in the English Countryside: The Past by Tessa Hadley
The Past Tessa Hadley HarperCollins January 5 2015 Disclaimer: A review copy was received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review The Past opens on four siblings, and their children, gathering at their grandparent’s country home for a three-week holiday. It’s a trip that evokes a lot of strong feelings and memories, as…
Dogears: Fifteen Epic Heart-Shaped Dogs
Helen and Troy’s Epic Road Quest A. Lee Martinez Orbit July 16, 2013 I have a couple of authors that I follow closely, anxiously awaiting the release of their next books. Martinez was one of those authors for many years, I’ve read everything he’s written since his first book, Gil’s All Fright Diner, in 2005….
Mapping Out A Novelist’s Path: Heidi Heilig and The Girl From Everywhere
Rarely do I sit up, mouth agape, after reading cover copy for YA novels, but The Girl from Everywhere was a novel that stuck with me from the first glance of a catalogue. Time travel, historical adventures, and a touch of romance, all tied together by a hapa haole (half-Chinese, half-white) heroine? This story quickly became one of my…