February 2008 :: Print Reviews
Print Reviews
Essex County Vol. 2: Ghost Stories
Andrew Coulon follows Jeff Lemire back to Essex County in this second volume of Lemire's graphic novel series, and finds it a sad but very beautiful place to be.
Heavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book
Have you ever been listening to Pantera and thought to yourself, "I wish my demon seed could know more about the bands that they will soon worship as I do now?" If you have, then you're a friggin' lunatic. If you haven't, then you're just a little more sane. Either way, Tim Wardyn explains that this book is either the first step on your journey or just a kick ass good time.
Lower Regions
Andrew Coulon figures that it might be best to keep your twelve-sided dice on hand, just in case, when reading through Alex Robinson's freewheeling homage to Red Sonja and Dungeons & Dragons.
Sandrine's Letters to Tomorrow
Carl F Gauze finds that Dedra Johnson's new book is not a children's book, but a book about children in the worst possible world in America. He couldn't put it down.
Super Spy
Matt Kindt's new graphic novel recaptures the shadowy espionage of World War II. Carl F Gauze knows thirteen ways to kill you if you happen to glance at him talking into his shoe.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Rosalie Petralia doesn't care if you don't dig Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, she thinks they're dreamy.
Yearbook Stories: 1976-1978
Unlike most yearbooks, Matthew Moyer finds that this minicomic collection of Chris Staros' high school recollections is one that can be read again and again fondly.
