Title: Spinning Author: Tillie Walden Release Date: September 12, 2017 Publisher: First Second Books Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon It’s always hard for me to write reviews about another person’s memoirs. They are very personal stories and it’s hard to critique someone’s work without feeling like you’re, in a way, critiquing their life. Sometimes, […]
SDCC 2017: We Caught Up With Mike Lawrence to Talk About His Star Scouts Series!
A few months ago we reviewed Mike Lawrence’s latest graphic novel, Star Scouts, and spoiler alert: we loved it. How can you not love a kid’s graphic novel about alien scouts earning ridiculous sci-fi inspired merit badges? It’s an incredibly fun adventure about friendship and determination — and also finding […]
SDCC 2017: Nick Abadzis Talked To Us About His Latest Graphic Novel ‘Pigs Might Fly’
A few weeks ago we shared a review of a brand-new graphic novel called Pigs Might Fly. I genuinely think it might be one of my favorite original graphic novels of the summer. I mean, the heroine is a smart, compassionate young woman with a good head on her shoulders and […]
SDCC 2017: Find Out What Molly Ostertag Had To Say About Her Work on Shattered Warrior!
If you’re not familiar with the name Molly Ostertag you should be! She’s been working on some pretty great projects recently including the on-going webcomic Strong Female Protaganist, graphic novel Shattered Warrior with Sharon Shinn, Disney XD series Star vs. The Forces of Evil, and her upcoming graphic novel The Witch Boy […]
Benjamin Renner’s ‘The Big Bad Fox’ is a Surprisngly Cute Story About a Fox Who Just Wants to Eat Chickens
Author: Benjamin Renner Release Date: June 20, 2017 Publisher: First Second Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon The Big Bad Fox is a surprisingly touching story for a book about a fox raising baby chicks up so he can eat them. Translated from it’s original French, it’s a really fun book that reads more like a […]
‘Pigs Might Fly’ is an Incredible Read Full of Science, Magic, and High Flying Swine!
Author: Nick Abadzis Artist: Jerel Dye Release Date: July 11, 2017 Publisher: First Second Books Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Pigs Might Fly is probably the most unexpectedly great graphic novel I’ve read this year. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the premise from the start. Who doesn’t love the idea of a strong, […]
‘Making Scents’ Ends With A Strong Message But Doesn’t Focus As Much on Dogs As We’d Hoped
Author: Arthur Yorinks Artists: Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline Release Date: June 27, 2017 Publisher: First Second Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon Dogs and quirky kids are a staple in middle grade fiction. Whenever you put the two together shenanigans seem to inevitably ensue. Making Scents is a graphic novel that starts off with the […]
Our Top Ten Picks for the Best Free Books You Can Pick Up on FCBD 2017!
Today is one of our favorite days of the year. It’s Free Comic Book Day! It’s the day when comic book fans and those who might have no comic knowledge at all come together to celebrate the medium. Comic book publishers release some great FCBD-specific titles each year and stores […]
‘The Stone Heart’ is a Great Follow Up to ‘The Nameless City,’ One of Our Favorite Graphic Novels of 2016!
A REVIEW COPY OF THE STONE HEART WAS PROVIDED BY THE PUBLISHER IN EXCHANGE FOR A FAIR AND HONEST REVIEW. NERDOPHILES WAS NOT COMPENSATED FOR THIS REVIEW. OUR OPINIONS ARE OURS AND OURS ALONE. Author: Faith Erin Hicks Release Date: April 4, 2017 Publisher: First Second Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon When The Nameless City came […]
Matthew Loux Kicks Off His Brand New, Middle Grade Graphic Novel Series with ‘The Time Museum’
A REVIEW COPY OF THE TIME MUSEUM WAS PROVIDED BY THE PUBLISHER VIA NETGALLEY IN EXCHANGE FOR A FAIR AND HONEST REVIEW. NERDOPHILES WAS NOT COMPENSATED FOR THIS REVIEW. OUR OPINIONS ARE OURS AND OURS ALONE. Author: Matthew Loux Series: The Time Museum #1 Release Date: February 21, 2017 Publisher: First Second Books Review Spoilers: […]
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