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Taxes, the Tea Party, and Those Revolting Rebels A History in Comics of the American Revolution by Stan Mack (2012)
Reviewed by billba on July 12, 2013 tagged graphic novel • history
How to be Black by Baratunde Thurston (2012)
Reviewed by billba on March 23, 2012 tagged biography • humor
Curiosities by Mike Yamada, Victoria Ying, Jonathan Ying (2012)
Reviewed by billba on April 26, 2013 tagged picture book
A brother and sister inherit a strange house. They explore its nooks and crannies. Something wicked awaits them.
Family Guide New York City by (2012)
Reviewed by billba on March 8, 2013 tagged nonfiction
An illustrated travel guide to the Big Apple, brilliantly organized around the real needs of families.
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny - Detectives Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath (2012)
Reviewed by billba on April 5, 2013 tagged audiobook • chapter book • humor • mystery
A rabbit couple help a human girl retrieve her parents, who were kidnapped by foxes.
Johnny Hiro Half Asian, All Hero by Fred Chao (2012)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on October 18, 2013 tagged graphic novel
Busboy Johnny Hiro fights monsters, knife-wielding waiters, and samurai businessmen.
To Marry an English Lord by Gail MacColl, Carol McD. Wallace (2012)
Reviewed by billba on July 6, 2012 tagged history
Heft by Liz Moore (2012)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on July 6, 2012 tagged coming of age
The Coincidence Engine by Sam Leith (2012)
Reviewed by billba on February 17, 2012 tagged mystery • science fiction
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (2012)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on April 6, 2012 tagged coming of age • romance
B is for Brooklyn by Selina Alko (2012)
Reviewed by billba on December 28, 2012 tagged picture book
Crashed by Timothy Hallinan (2012)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on October 26, 2012 tagged mystery
The Watchers by Jon Steele (2012)
Reviewed by billba on January 11, 2013 tagged mystery • paranormal
Monster Mash by David Catrow (2012)
Reviewed by billba on September 14, 2012 tagged picture book
Monty Python's Flying Circus Complete and Annotated...All the Bits by Monty Python, Luke Dempsey (2012)
Reviewed by billba on February 1, 2013 tagged coffee table book • humor • nonfiction
Every word from every episode of *Monty Python's Flying Circus*, annotated, with photos.
The Twelve by Justin Cronin (2012)
Reviewed by billba on September 21, 2012 tagged fantasy • science fiction • thriller
Redshirts by John Scalzi (2012)
Reviewed by billba on August 31, 2012 tagged science fiction
Further Beyond the Threshold by Chris Roberson (2012)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on September 28, 2012 tagged science fiction
Cat by B. Kliban (2012)
Reviewed by billba on April 20, 2012 tagged comic strips • humor
The Natural How to Effortlessly Attract The Women You Want by Richard La Ruina (2012)
Reviewed by billba on December 9, 2011 tagged nonfiction
Thomas Jefferson The Art of Power by Jon Meacham (2012)
Reviewed by billba on February 8, 2013 tagged biography • history
A biography of Thomas Jefferson that focuses on his mastery of politics.
Amped by Daniel H. Wilson (2012)
Reviewed by billba on August 24, 2012 tagged science fiction
Watergate A Novel by Thomas Mallon (2012)
Reviewed by billba on February 3, 2012 tagged historical fiction
I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes, Bryan Collier (2012)
Reviewed by billba on September 14, 2012 tagged biography • history • picture book • poetry
Mystery Society by Steve Niles, Fiona Staples (2011)
Reviewed by billba on July 29, 2011 tagged graphic novel • mystery • paranormal
Doorways by George R.R. Martin, Stefano Martino (2011)
Reviewed by billba on July 22, 2011 tagged romance • science fiction
Why We Get Fat And What To Do About It by Gary Taubes (2011)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on June 13, 2014 tagged nonfiction
The conventional wisdom on weight loss is not supported by science or history. Here’s what is.
Hocus Pocus by Sylvie Desrosiers, Rémy Simard (2011)
Reviewed by billba on September 23, 2011 tagged graphic novel • picture book
men, women & children by Chad Kultgen (2011)
Reviewed by billba on July 15, 2011 tagged literary
Save Yourself Mammal! A Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Collection by Zach Weiner (2011)
Reviewed by billba on September 2, 2011 tagged comic strips • science
Among Others by Jo Walton (2011)
Reviewed by billba on June 8, 2012 tagged coming of age • fantasy • historical fiction
The Greatest Music Stories Never Told 100 Tales from Music History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy by Rick Beyer (2011)
Reviewed by billba on September 9, 2011 tagged history • nonfiction
Mister Wonderful A Love Story by Daniel Clowes (2011)
Reviewed by billba on March 18, 2011 tagged graphic novel • romance
Scenes from a Multiverse by Jonathan Rosenberg (2011)
Reviewed by billba on April 18, 2014 tagged comic strips • humor • science fiction
Comic vignettes that take place in a variety of alternate universes, some more familiar than others.
My Heart is a Hate-Filled Pineapple (Hijinks Ensue Volume 2) by Joel Watson (2011)
Reviewed by billba on September 30, 2011 tagged comic strips • humor
The Lost Adventures (Avatar: The Last Airbender) by Aaron Ehasz, Josh Hamilton, Tim Hedrick, Dave Roman, J. Torres Joaquim Dos Santos, Elsa Garagarza, Gurihiru, Corey Lewis, Johane Matte, Ethan Spaulding, and others (2011)
Reviewed by billba on March 21, 2014 tagged fantasy • graphic novel • short stories
Short comics featuring Ang the Avatar and his friends.
I Am Legion by John Cassaday, Fabien Nury, Laura Martin (2011)
Reviewed by billba on December 2, 2011 tagged graphic novel • horror • paranormal
All The Lives He Led by Frederick Pohl (2011)
Reviewed by billba on August 10, 2012 tagged romance • science fiction
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi (2011)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on August 5, 2011 tagged science fiction
Machine Man by Max Barry (2011)
Reviewed by billba on September 16, 2011 tagged romance • science
Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt (2011)
Reviewed by billba on October 28, 2011 tagged humor • literary
My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me And Other Stories I Shouldn't Share with Acquaintances, Coworkers, Taxi drivers, Assistants, Job Interviewers, ... and Ex/Current/Future Boyfriends but Have by Hilary Winston (2011)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on November 25, 2011 tagged biography • humor • nonfiction
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (2011)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on October 21, 2011 tagged coming of age • mystery • romance
Rory was thrilled to attend school in London. Until the murders started, and she talked to a man no one else can see.
Feynman by Jim Ottaviani, Leland Myrick (2011)
Reviewed by billba on October 14, 2011 tagged biography • graphic novel
Super Dinosaur Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman, Jason Howard (2011)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on July 19, 2013 tagged graphic novel • humor • superhero
Spinster Goose Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children by Lisa Wheeler, Sophie Blackall (2011)
Reviewed by billba on November 11, 2011 tagged classic • humor • picture book
Deliriously Happy by Larry Doyle (2011)
Reviewed by billba on October 21, 2011 tagged essays • humor
Hilarious and sometimes uncomfortable short stories about relationships.
Bigger Than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder (2011)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on February 3, 2012 tagged chapter book • fantasy
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (2011)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on July 23, 2006 tagged fantasy
Atomic Robo and the Deadly Art of Science (Atomic Robo Volume 5) by Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegener (2011)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by billba on February 21, 2014 tagged graphic novel • science fiction • superhero
Atomic Robo helps his creator, Nikola Tesla, battle Thomas Edison in 1930’s New York.