We read a lot of comics and graphic novels this year. Whether we’re talking about on-going comic series, standalone graphic novels, or short mini-series, we definitely walked away with some new favorites this year. Our comics staff got together to talk about what our favorites were and we came up […]
Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown Tells the History of Everyone’s Favorite Game
Tetris: The Games People Play Author: Box Brown Release Date: October 11, 2016 Publisher: First Second Genre(s): Non-Fiction Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon As you can probably tell from my five star rating, I love this book. This book is a very strong contender for a spot in my personal list […]
The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks is One of the Best Graphic Novels of 2016!
The Nameless City Author: Faith Erin Hicks Release Date: April 5, 2016 Series: The Nameless City #1 Publisher: First Second Genre(s): Fantasy, Young Adult Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon The hardest book reviews to write somehow always wind up being the reviews of my favorite books. I find that it can […]
Book Review: Gene Luen Yang’s “Level Up” is Back With A Brand New Paperback Edition
Level Up Author: Gene Luen Yang Artist: Thien Pham Release Date: June 7, 2011 (Hardcover); July 19, 2016 (Paperback) Publisher: First Second (Square Fish – Paperback) Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Young Adult Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon It takes a very talented writer to take you on the kind of deeply personal, emotional journey you’ll find between […]
“Secret Coders” Has A Great Premise But Falls Short of Expectations
Secret Coders Author: Gene Luen Yang Artist: Mike Holmes Series: Secret Coders #1 Release Date: September 29, 2015 Publisher: First Second Genre(s): Middle Grade, Graphic Novel, Coding, STEAM Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I wanted to love Secret Coders. I really did. I love the idea of STEAM programming in general and when I was […]
“Mike’s Place” Explores Community, Relationships, and Tragedy in the Middle East
Mike’s Place: A True Story of Love, Blues, and Terror in Tel Aviv Authors: Jack Baxter and Joshua Faudem Artist: Koren Shadmi Release Date: June 9, 2015 Publisher: First Second Genre(s): Biographical, Historical Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon It’s no secret that I love historical graphic novels. I find the idea of being able to bring […]
Sleepless Knight is a Super Cute Introductory Graphic Novel for Kids
Sleepless Knight Author: James Sturm, Alexis Frederick-Frost, Andrew Arnold Release Date: April 14, 2015 Publisher: First Second Books Genre(s): Fantasy, Children’s Graphic Novel Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Sleepless Knight is an adorable, short all-ages comic that’s half children’s picture book and half graphic novel. The titular knight and her trusty stead Edward head […]
Paul Pope’s Battling Boy, Another Opinion
BATTLING BOY Author: Paul Pope Release Date: Out Now! Publisher: First Second Genre(s): Cape Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Paul Pope’s newest book, Battling Boy dropped last fall. In anticipation for the next volume, The Rise of Aurora West, arriving this month we here at Nerdophiles are […]
Zombie Alligators, Space Operas, and Shadowmen Lurk in These Graphic Novels
Continuing on with my back log of graphic novel reviews we find ourselves checking out a couple books that haven’t come out yet, some that have, and one that’s a reproduction of a young adult graphic novel released a good twenty years ago. There’s some really great ones in here […]
Battling Boy by Paul Pope
Battling Boy Author: Paul Pope Release Date: October 8, 2013 Publisher: First Second Books Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Superheroes Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: GoodReads | Amazon So, Paul Pope is a pretty awesome guy. You should know that first and foremost. He’s got a really unique and very classic sort of art style that’s pretty arguably […]
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