***Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.*** Pretty Deadly Volume 3: The Rat by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Emma Rios Image Comics, 2020 ISBN-13: 9781534315198 Available: Kindle, paperback Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com DeConnick and Rios’ Pretty Deadly Volume 3 : The Rat launches us forward in time from World War I to 1930s Hollywood. The […]
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***Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.*** Pretty Deadly Volume 2: The Bear by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Emma Rios Image Comics, 2016 ISBN-13: 9781632156945 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Pretty Deadly Volume 2: The Bear moves the first volume’s timeline ahead to World War I. Sarah Fields lays dying, and her children want nothing […]
**Cross Posted from The Circulation Desk.** When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll Silver Sprocket, 2024 (previously published by Koyama Press in 2019) ISBN-13: 9798886200409 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com On a dark and stormy night, a cat woman arrives at the mysterious Countess’ castle on an unspoken mission. The Countess mentions that […]
Graphic Novel Review: Angel Mini series
August 5, 2024By Christopher Cantwell, Daniel Bayliss & Patricio Delpeche A miniseries set in an alternate universe where Buffy died shortly after being called to be a slayer, this pair of graphic novels focuses on the familiar Angel crew. In this setting Angel and Cordelia are a hot item, both as a couple, and as […]
Lot 13 by Steve Niles, art by Glenn Fabry Dark Horse, 2023 ISBN: 9781506734484 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com The story opens in 1670, in Fairfax, Virginia. The bodies of the Wyatt family are on trial. The father, Robert, stands accused of murdering his family before committing suicide. The court ultimately finds him guilty […]
Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil, illustrations by George Williams Oni Press, 2023 ISBN: 9781637152362 Available: Paperback, KIndle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com It’s 1979. Mitch wakes up after a terrible assault near the local Y. His friends scold him for going there alone and take him home to recuperate. There’s also been a murder in the […]
**Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.** Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito Viz Media, 2023 ISBN: 9781974736041 Available: Kindle, hardcover Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Junji Ito’s Tombs presents a collection of nine original horror manga tales. In the titular story, Kaoru and her brother Tsuyoshi take a trip to visit their mutual friend, Izumi, in her new town. […]
GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: FRAGMENTS OF HORROR BY JUNJI ITO
April 29, 2024**Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.** Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito Viz Media, 2015 ISBN: 9781540050465 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Junji Ito’s Fragments of Horror, consists of eight original manga horror stories published in Nemuki+ in 2014, created after a hiatus from horror. Tales have a wide range in terms of content and atmosphere. In “Futon,” new wife […]
**Cross posted from the Circulation Desk.** Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito Viz Media, 2021 ISBN: 9781974719846 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com In Lovesickness, originally published in 1996 and told in 5 parts, Ryusuke Fukuda and his parents move back to the town of Nazumi after his father accepts a job there. The […]
**Cross posted from the Circulation Desk.** Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition by Junji Ito Viz Media, 2016 ISBN: 9781421590561 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Femme fatale Tomie Kawakami, with long dark hair, hypnotic eyes, and a signature mole under her left eye, makes men love her, regardless of their age. She drives them to madness […]