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Now Let Me FlyNow Let Me Fly, Graphic NovelA Portrait of Eugene Bullard
by Wimberly, RonaldGraphic Novel - 2023 | First edition.Graphic Novel, 2023. First edition.
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Added Dec 21, 2023
Shuna's JourneyShuna's Journey, Graphic Novel
by Miyazaki, HayaoGraphic Novel - 2022 | First American edition.Graphic Novel, 2022. First American edition.
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Added Dec 15, 2023
The Girl From the Other SideThe Girl From the Other Side, Graphic NovelSiúil, A Rún. Vol. 2
by NagabeGraphic Novel - 2017Graphic Novel, 2017
Added Dec 09, 2023
Silver SurferSilver Surfer, Graphic NovelThe Infinity Gauntlet
by Marz, RonGraphic Novel - 2017Graphic Novel, 2017
Added Dec 09, 2023
The Silver SurferThe Silver Surfer, Graphic NovelThanos Quest
by Starlin, JimGraphic Novel - 2018Graphic Novel, 2018
Added Dec 09, 2023
The Mortal InstrumentsThe Mortal Instruments, Graphic NovelThe Graphic Novel. 4
by Clare, CassandraGraphic Novel - 2020 | First Yen Press edition.Graphic Novel, 2020. First Yen Press edition.
Added Dec 09, 2023
Added Dec 09, 2023
DC PrideDC Pride, Graphic NovelThe New Generation
Graphic Novel - 2023Graphic Novel, 2023
Added Dec 09, 2023
Witch Hat AtelierWitch Hat Atelier, Graphic NovelVolume 2
by Shirahama, KamomeGraphic Novel - 2019 | English edition Kodansha comics edition.Graphic Novel, 2019. English edition Kodansha comics edition.
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Added Dec 09, 2023
Witch Hat AtelierWitch Hat Atelier, Graphic NovelVolume 3
by Shirahama, KamomeGraphic Novel - 2019 | English edition Kodansha comics edition.Graphic Novel, 2019. English edition Kodansha comics edition.
Added Dec 09, 2023
IsmyreIsmyre, Graphic NovelA Fantasy Mystery Story
by Mure, B.Graphic Novel - 2017Graphic Novel, 2017
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Added Nov 27, 2023
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A delightfully quick read, don't be dissuaded by the fact that it's so short, it's a very lovely. simple story. The illustrations are a delight. They are simple and very colorful and they match the magic of the tale really well. They are fine line watercolor illustrations, and they go very well with the animal protagonists of the story. Ismyre is the town in which this story takes place, a place where magic and missing people, and stolen objects are all things happening along with eco-anarchists. The eco-anarchits are my favorite characters even if they're only a tiny piece of the story, more of background dressing than actual protagonists. The story follows a sculptor who has a commission from the prime minister to create a sculpture for a very important trade fair. He meets Faustine a wizardess and they become fast friends and things begin to become more interesting. It's a very quick read but the art is nice to pour over, and I'm definitely going to read it again, and probably again. It's so delightfully cute. It appears his other books also take place in the town of Ismyre so I will probably try those out soon too. I definitely will be buying this book for my own collection.A delightfully quick read, don't be dissuaded by the fact that it's so short, it's a very lovely. simple story. The illustrations are a delight. They are simple and very colorful and they match the magic of the tale really well. They are fine…
ConstellationsConstellations, Graphic Novel
by Glasheen, KateGraphic Novel - 2023 | First Edition.Graphic Novel, 2023. First Edition.
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Added Oct 14, 2023
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****Spoilers throughout**** Constellations is a beautifully illustrated comic book. The story is very sad, and all too familiar, a coming of age story about a young individual dealing with their identity in an age when there wasn't half as much concern or knowledge much less understanding of what being non-binary was. Kate Glasheen draws a beautiful book. The paneling in the comic book can be a bit clunky sometimes and even hard to follow though not often. The story deviates into metaphor in images as well as words, which is not a common thing you see in comics, and it's lovely to see here. Dreams sequences don't count as metaphorical drawings in comics as they're more stream of consciousness. Here the author describes events and they take on a dreamy sequence but they are in fact representations of what she's saying which here again is metaphor. The book despite its serious tone is very brightly colored and lovely to look at. The subject matter however is heavy. The main character deals with hatred and misunderstanding from their family, because though born a girl, they choose to dress like a boy and act in a manner that doesn't really lend itself to male or female stereotypes. Thus they have issues at home, with their school coach, and bullies. They push their problems away drinking alcohol and end up in court and then in a rehab program where they start a little group of friends all of whom are dealing with substance abuse as well. They start their journey to understand and love themselves even as forces around them seek to destroy them and their friends. The subjects are very serious, and it's handled rather deftly by the author, in the end we don't get a fairy tale ending but we get a happy understanding of the character and despite all their losses they have hard won battles and they come to accept themselves. It's a beautiful book, not just for queer or questioning readers but for anyone dealing with simply learning to accept and love themselves. The author does a great job of showing a bygone age, and it's shortcomings perhaps hoping to show us the differences in time, now that we are in a time when it is easier to know, learn and understand about different genders and how these things affect youth and people questioning their own identity. A lovely book that I would recommend anyone to read who perhaps is curious about how it feels to be different in a world that doesn't understand you and doesn't seem to care that you don't understand yourself either. A brilliant read, with lovely art but I would not recommend for younger audiences. Perhaps middle school and up. I won't be surprised to find people trying to ban this book, which should speak to the power of it's story. And a ban is as good a recommendation as any for any book if you don't like mine.****Spoilers throughout**** Constellations is a beautifully illustrated comic book. The story is very sad, and all too familiar, a coming of age story about a young individual dealing with their identity in an age when there wasn't half as much…
RobinRobin, Graphic NovelVol. 1, The Lazarus Tournament
by Williamson, JoshuaGraphic Novel - 2022Graphic Novel, 2022
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Added Oct 14, 2023
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*Spoilers for the whole book* It pains me to have to give this book a 3.5 when in fact it is the book of one of my favorite characters Damian Wayne, Robin. I love the character, the art for the book is pretty cool, but the story is cliche ridden and honestly, not anything new or anything to write home about. Once upon a time, Joshua Williamson, the book's author, was touted as the savior of the DC universe. After the exodus of Geoff Johns to Hollywood and Scott Snyder to, uhm obscurity, and James Tinyon to his independent books it appeared that there was no one left to save or shape the DC Comic Universe but Joshua Williamson who suddenly found himself thrust into the position. By editorial dictate, no doubt. All that said, I think it was his knowledge and respect for previous continuity that endeared him to fans and editorial. But a love of continuity, and a love of the characters doesn't automatically translate into an understanding of said characters, their motivations, or even in any way shape or form a good way of writing them. The dialogue in the book was clunky. None of the characters spoke realistically like actual people. The character of Flatline, a sidekick for the Japanese Manga Batman villain Lord Death Man, is trite and an annoyingly cliched romantic interest for Robin who happens to beat him in the first issue. The plot is essentially, Robin going to an island to discover something about the newly discovered Lazarus League, which split off from the League of Assassins *insert eyeroll here* which, to be expected was a deep dark secret from his mother's past that he knew nothing about. On the island there is a death battle tournament and in the first issue our hero dies, which is not the big cliffhanger you think it is because comics. This is followed up by Ravager taking Robin under her wing telling him she'll train him in the one thing that Batman did not. Of all stupid things, how to have fun. What? In his whole time with Superboy he never learned how to enjoy himself? Robin even reads manga for Pete's sake, he clearly doesn't need help learning this. The return of Connor Hawke is actually an awesome thing, but here again, why is he working with the people he's working with? He was a hero once, and a Buddhist, and if that isn't enough out of character he seems like a zombie throughout the book. Also, the fighters are not the greatest fighters in the DCU, just a bunch of new or B and C-list characters. Grandpa shows up to save Damian because he can't seem to do anything right, and in a day he learns whatever it is he's suppose to learn from his grandpa, and he got to say hi to Goliath, who should have been with him on Lazarus Island. Then it's back for the big last fight in which are five main or most interesting characters have to fight their last fights to the death, -sighs- but by some random chance rather than being paired with one another, they're all paired with another C-list or new fighting character that I'm supposed to believe is a super bad person just because the writer told me so, because at no point in the book do we see half as many fights as would be necessary to show something rather than spouting it off in a small narrator box. -groans- So yeah. Nothing about this book is well written or in any way interesting, why exactly would Ravager want to help Damian? Other than the ridiculous stated reason? Why would Hawke who just had a moment of connection and empathy with Damian suddenly want him dead? Simply because he was ordered too? And why would Flatline be any kind of cool character other than because Joshua Williamson wants her to be? Yeah, bad writing all around. The art is good, and gets better as the book goes, nothing to write home about, but I like it. The coloring is dull like most modern books, and especially Batman books which all have those washed out browns and earth tones. A good book but not something anyone except die hard Damian fans need read.*Spoilers for the whole book* It pains me to have to give this book a 3.5 when in fact it is the book of one of my favorite characters Damian Wayne, Robin. I love the character, the art for the book is pretty cool, but the story is cliche ridden…
Kaiju No. 8Kaiju No. 8, Graphic Novel5
by Matsumoto, NaoyaGraphic Novel - 2023 | Shonen Jump edition.Graphic Novel, 2023. Shonen Jump edition.
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Added Oct 02, 2023
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This manga just keeps getting better and better. New characters are introduced, who are cool and funny. Old characters get into dilemmas that are dangerous and scary, and things don't go the way you think they will, which makes this whole manga genuinely fun. The only thing that could make this better is a cross over with My Hero Academia. OMG! Someone tell Shonen Jump to get on that!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, and the art remains consistently good. Verdict: I love this manga I want to marry it.This manga just keeps getting better and better. New characters are introduced, who are cool and funny. Old characters get into dilemmas that are dangerous and scary, and things don't go the way you think they will, which makes this whole manga…
VernVern, Graphic NovelCustodian of the Universe
by Waiters, TyrellGraphic Novel - 2023 | First edition.Graphic Novel, 2023. First edition.
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Added Oct 02, 2023
Chainsaw ManChainsaw Man, Graphic Novel3, Kill Denji
by Fujimoto, TatsukiGraphic Novel - 2021 | Shonen Jump manga edition.Graphic Novel, 2021. Shonen Jump manga edition.
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Added Oct 02, 2023
Doctor StrangeDoctor Strange, Graphic Novel1, The Way of the Weird
by Aaron, JasonGraphic Novel - 2016Graphic Novel, 2016
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Added Oct 02, 2023
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Don't know if I should laugh, or I should cry at this disaster of a book. Magic is disappearing from the universe and only Doctor Strange can save the day, or can he? Well, if you're looking to find out from this book, you're out of luck. We don't even get to really meet or know who the main bad guy is. And while all of that might seem like fun times, manga does it all the time, in a classic American superhero comic book it just falls flat and doesn't work. Jason Aaron is interesting as he always is, I love his writing in places. He's funny and witty at times, but more often than not, nothing is really happening that drives the story. Manga is notoriously decompressed and their storytelling can drag on for a while, anime takes this to an even more obscene degree as it waits for the manga to catch up, but American comics can't do that. They simply can't, because they don't come out on a weekly basis and there aren't 200 pages per volume. This book is a clear example of how American comic book storytelling has borrowed and misused all the tropes of manga and just doesn't know what to do with them. It should be a crime how much this book costs and how little story you get. I don't want to know about the Doctor's eating habits, or his health, those asides are interesting but there isn't much else that happens here. We don't really need to know who his throwaway character/dilemma of the story is going to be since the next writing team will likely just drop them anyway. The artwork is the only redeeming thing about this book. Chris Bachalo is not new to fantasy and magic books so it's no surprise that he can make eerie things cool, and spooky and he's comfortable in darkness. The art really doesn't just suit the story here, it elevates it to a level it doesn't deserve. I hate to say it but his talents would be better spent illustrating something classic or by Steven King or just someone who knows how to write magic and horror better. All in all it's a mishmash of witty lines and occasionally interesting asides of the Doctor, with gorgeous artwork but mostly it's a waste of time that sets up something that looks like it will be major but will likely just become some dumb storyline that will need to be resolved outside of the main book . . . I don't know I'm not following it up from absolute lack on interest in the story. I'm here for the art, but if this were my book I think I'd be rewriting all the story bubbles and altering the book completely to something more interesting. Verdict: Not worth leaving the library with this copy, read it there.Don't know if I should laugh, or I should cry at this disaster of a book. Magic is disappearing from the universe and only Doctor Strange can save the day, or can he? Well, if you're looking to find out from this book, you're out of luck. We…
The Complete ElfquestThe Complete Elfquest, Graphic NovelVolume One
by Pini, WendyGraphic Novel - 2014 | First edition.Graphic Novel, 2014. First edition.
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Added Sep 16, 2023
The Snowcat PrinceThe Snowcat Prince, Graphic Novel
by Norlund, DinaGraphic Novel - 2023 | First edition.Graphic Novel, 2023. First edition.
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Added Sep 16, 2023
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This title is particularly sad, and important to me, as I was and am a great fan of the author. Dina Norlund was a Youtuber who drew and shared her beautiful art skills online for many people to see. I hope more people will find her videos and learn what they can from her art and works. She was a brilliant star that shined brightly and was taken too soon by cancer.
This is her last graphic novel.
It is a beautifully illustrated story. Gifted with an amazing ability to create creatures, whole new mythologies and amazing animals from blending and reimagining nature's own beasts along with mythical creatures from literature and folklore. All of this is visually present here in her novel, The Snowcat Prince. It is carefully created and the story itself is like a new myth, a new legend that she set in a northern clime, likely inspired by her home setting of Norway. It follows a little snow cat prince on a quest, that his evil elder brothers have set him on. Not unlike so many of the stories of Hans Christian Anderson, who was clearly an inspiration, but taking ideas from Japanese folklore like the shapeshifting foxes, and northern mythology with the ice cats. It is a beautiful blending of the old tales and the new creating a world rich in possibility, which sadly she will not be able to share with us.
It is a lovely story, as I said. Nothing too complicated, or surprisingly new, but that doesn't keep it from being beautiful, teaching a familiar lesson, that the powerful stupidly always underestimate the weak; or that you shouldn't trust the perspective of your history always simply because it's been handed down by people you love. A tale simply told but eloquently, and bearing much in the way of wisdom and knowledge. Easily worthy of many re-readings. I am glad that it was picked up by Oni Press and I sincerely hope that they will release it in a hardback version.
I cannot recommend this book enough. It is lovely and beautifully illustrated, and a lovely addition to anyone's bookshelf of fairy tales and myths. Perhaps with her last work, Ms. Norlund can continue to inspire future artists and storytellers as she has inspired me.This title is particularly sad, and important to me, as I was and am a great fan of the author. Dina Norlund was a Youtuber who drew and shared her beautiful art skills online for many people to see. I hope more people will find her videos and…
Belle of the BallBelle of the Ball, Graphic Novel
by Costa, MariGraphic Novel - 2023 | First edition.Graphic Novel, 2023. First edition.
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Added Sep 09, 2023
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"This is like a lesbian Heartstopper." That's likely the best shorthand someone might give you about this book. Especially people trying to sell it to you in a quick coffeeshop kind of way, and not the more nuanced book-club-meeting, detailed manner. And they wouldn't be wrong. I mean, it's set in a high school, it's a coming of age story, and it's a love story between two queer characters that uhm, doesn't exactly go without a hitch. So let's begin our detailed review, shall we? To start, I'm a boy. What the devil am I doing reading a book about lesbian high schoolers? Well, reading puts you into the minds and world's of other people. I've grown up reading books by white people all my life, cis-gendered even, and white dead Victorian women, but that didn't stop them from being utterly good. And this book is no different. "Belle of the Ball" is a sweet, little love story unlike any I've ever read. It doesn't go the way you think, the characters are all flawed in very believable ways, and they're not all a bunch of super powered bad Bettys who have to save the world. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but you know, it's common in YA. Nope, these high school girls are just your average teenagers navigating life from different perspectives and they come together to realize that life is messy and love even more so. I won't spoil anything, I'm sure you will enjoy the books many twists and turns. I would suggest not reading the back as it will spoil a minor bit that it's better to be surprised by. As far as the artwork goes, I love the style, the characters are all unique, too unique honestly, as they all seem to come from completely different backgrounds and have different body types. This is good, and a bit unrealistic at times, too. Just a tiny peeve. Nothing that will distract from the story. What does is the horrible coloring. The whole thing is draped in shades of pink and it's ridiculously annoying. Maybe they were trying to rush this book out but seriously, the pink got old really fast and it bothered me how lazy the coloring was. I'd almost rather the book was in black and white. Remember that other gay book about girls that was all in blue? Yeah. Even that would have been better. -sighs- Again, another minor quibble maybe, your mileage may vary. The character I had most trouble with was Gina, honestly. She is kind of annoying at the beginning but comes around later. She's not so bad, you come to realize at the end, though honestly, the character I thought I would have most problems with was the jock, rich girl Chloe, but it turns out that trope, here subverted, is actually kind of cute, unlike say every John Hughes film, and just about everywhere else. LOL The story is good, the art is amazing, the coloring is drab, but the whole thing is awesome. I highly recommend this book and hope you read it. I think you will enjoy it. I might even buy a copy if they ever release it in black and white, or blue and white, or just about any color other than these drab pinks. LOL Definitely worth a read."This is like a lesbian Heartstopper." That's likely the best shorthand someone might give you about this book. Especially people trying to sell it to you in a quick coffeeshop kind of way, and not the more nuanced book-club-meeting, detailed…
Gate 7Gate 7, Graphic NovelVol. 2
Graphic Novel - 2012Graphic Novel, 2012
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Added Sep 08, 2023
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Now that the introductions are aside more comes to light about the complex magical world of Kyoto and the reincarnated characters from feudal Japan that make up this story. I still don’t understand Chikahito’s role in all of the events or why Hana is fascinated with him, but the action begins to ramp up with more magic battles and interesting interactions between characters good, and evil. Perhaps it’s too early to tell because we don’t know if every one is going to follow their old historical paths or create new directions in this present day. Still beautiful to look at because it’s CLAMP and there’s still a lot to be discovered but the pacing could use a little help.
It’s a pretty little story but the notes in the back still annoy me. Trying to jump back and forth while reading so I don’t miss important details and the long explanations take me out of the story but there’s nothing wrong with the tale here again I blame the publisher’s presentation of the story and not the story itself. Also a jump in rating because of the ramping action. So yes. Too early to see where it will land in the many stories of CLAMP’s works but still an interesting adventure.Now that the introductions are aside more comes to light about the complex magical world of Kyoto and the reincarnated characters from feudal Japan that make up this story. I still don’t understand Chikahito’s role in all of the events or why Hana…
Be Gay, Do Comics!Be Gay, Do Comics!, Graphic NovelQueer History, Memoir, and Satire From The Nib
Graphic Novel - 2020Graphic Novel, 2020
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Added Aug 29, 2023
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The quality of the comics and the art is amazing, sadly the publisher opted to print the comics small and it makes a lot of them unreadable from the middle of the book. The pages themselves are big enough but the comics are printed smaller than they should be to be legible. It's a pity because the comics are funny, sassy, informative, cool and nice . . .uhm, well those I could read. IDW you should be ashamed of yourself, and I hope you rectify this mistake in later printings. And yes, you can expect I will be writing them a letter, the old fashioned kind, because I really wanted to buy a copy of this book.The quality of the comics and the art is amazing, sadly the publisher opted to print the comics small and it makes a lot of them unreadable from the middle of the book. The pages themselves are big enough but the comics are printed smaller than…
Saturn ApartmentsSaturn Apartments, Graphic Novel1
by Iwaoka, HisaeGraphic Novel - 2010 | Viz signature edition.Graphic Novel, 2010. Viz signature edition.
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Added Aug 29, 2023
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Quirky art and a very slice of life story set in a future that is very much like our present. It’s a slow paced, very philosophical manga that gets better as you read further volumes and the author grows the cast of characters. Definitely a slow start but it grows it’s cast and it’s questions about life, the meaning of the work we do, and class divisions but ultimately no matter where you live on the ring how human we all are with our frailties and excesses. A gentle read not like American cosmic comics. So if you are looking for flash bang on an epic scale try Kirby’s New Gods or if you want something more apocalyptic in nature every other DC Crisis. But if you’re looking for a gentle slice of life set in the future this is the book for you.Quirky art and a very slice of life story set in a future that is very much like our present. It’s a slow paced, very philosophical manga that gets better as you read further volumes and the author grows the cast of characters. Definitely a slow…
Superman, Son of Kal-ElSuperman, Son of Kal-El, Graphic NovelVol. 1, The Truth
by Taylor, TomGraphic Novel - 2022Graphic Novel, 2022
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Added Aug 29, 2023
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I'm a big fan of Tom Taylor, I especially loved what he did with the Suicide Squad when he introduced his own super team and did a lot to humanize the character of Deathstroke. That being said, I was very hyped for his taking over the adult adventures of Jon Kent, Son of Superman. I've mostly liked what Taylor has done on Nightwing as well. I'll leave a review of that book on that title's page. The artwork for Superman, son of Kal-El is pretty cool. The artist of Young Justice, John Timm has taken the art duties and he does a mostly competent job of drawing the book. Though, I will say, I found it odd when he drew Superman and Jon on the moon and Superman was sitting in a meditation pose. It seemed to me a bit awkward and not the kind of way that a person would sit when sitting down on the grass or the ground to have a picnic or at a park. Same thing for when Jon kisses his love interest. It was a bit odd. But mostly the art works and it fits the book rather well. There's nothing spectacular about the coloring, nor the lettering but that means they're doing their job well, I suppose.
But back to the author. Tom Taylor does some pretty cute things in the book, some of which work really well and others which honestly are a little bit cringey. Mostly though, the book is awesome. As I've said before, I love Tom Taylor's writing and I really wanted to give this book 5 stars but in a lot of ways this book is a little too sentimental for what it does with Jonathan. You have to understand, yes Jon is just a kid growing into a man at 18 (I think) and his father has just left the planet. But Jon isn't Impulse, he isn't Bart Allen. Where Bart is a two year old boy in the body of a teenager of 12 or 14 and thus very impulsive in his actions, Jon didn't age up to his current age quickly without experiencing things first hand. Quite the opposite, he survived for years on a planet where he grew up alone, away from his family. He's gone to the future. He's really done a lot of things for a kid his age. The overt sentimentality both with Jay, and Dick Grayson, and even at times with Robin seems a bit out of character for a character his age, and with his experiences. There is no trauma, and quite honestly, the way Bendis and now Taylor by dictum of DC Editorial no doubt and how they keep separating Jon from his family makes him an almost tragic figure. He's constantly being separated from the people he loves, which I think would either make him a lot clingier with the people he loves or more apprehensive at making connections with people because of the way they keep abandoning him. But I suppose whatever DC Editorial wants trumps basic human psychology.
I can't fully blame Mr. Taylor but neither can I completely excuse him for these oversights. Jon's desire to save the whole world and his willingness to be so foolish about it is however perfectly in character for a person his age. And this I love. Also, giving him a villain like Henry Bendix is awesome. If you know anything of what this man is capable from what he's done in previous Wildstorm titles even as he was in charge of saving the world you can understand just how dangerous and menacing a threat he is.
Lastly, I will say, there is a lot of less than subtle politics in the book, which while I'm sure Mr. Taylor and I agree in our politics somewhat I found a little too constant and overt to be well written. I'm not saying it shouldn't be there I'm saying subtlety is an art, and not one that Mr. Taylor is familiar with, perhaps he should look to the works of Mr. Ellis who though blatantly overt with his ideas at least made them entertaining and not cloyingly pandering.
All that aside, it was a pleasant enough read, I like what he's doing with the book and I hope to see more of his work on Superman, Jon Kent.I'm a big fan of Tom Taylor, I especially loved what he did with the Suicide Squad when he introduced his own super team and did a lot to humanize the character of Deathstroke. That being said, I was very hyped for his taking over the adult…
Chainsaw ManChainsaw Man, Graphic Novel1
by Fujimoto, TatsukiGraphic Novel - 2020 | Shonen Jump manga edition.Graphic Novel, 2020. Shonen Jump manga edition.
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Added Aug 24, 2023
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This manga is insane. That’s one of the things I love best about manga, their ability to capture the insane and turn it into the most mundane of things. The mix of just every day life and the everyday problems of extraordinary people and creatures is what drives these stories. And unlike American superhero comics they don’t stagnate. Stories Are not constantly repeating and totally uncharacteristic things don’t happen to characters simply for the need to give the audience something new which is supposed to be interesting but in the end becomes just another erasable storyline in an endless, soulless money grab by some corporate entity. Here Denji and Ponchitas problems are real, basic and most importantly heartfelt. Their betrayal is surprising and Dennis simple wish kind of comes true but at what price? And so begins their adventures. It’s got great art, a pretty straightforward storyline but it’s the interesting characters who will make you want to stay around for the story. Something American comic book story tellers could and should hope to learn from. There’s a reason the most popular superhero in America is Deku and not your great grandfather’s Batman.This manga is insane. That’s one of the things I love best about manga, their ability to capture the insane and turn it into the most mundane of things. The mix of just every day life and the everyday problems of extraordinary people and creatures…
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