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Gast by Carol Swain (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on January 9, 2015 tagged coming of age • graphic novel
Big Art Small Art by Tristan Manco (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on January 16, 2015 tagged art • coffee table book
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on January 16, 2015 tagged humor • science
Kill My Mother A Graphic Novel by Jules Feiffer (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on January 9, 2015 tagged graphic novel • historical fiction • mystery
Megahex by Simon Hanselmann (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on January 2, 2015 tagged coming of age • graphic novel
A witch and her lover (a cat) sit around, get high, and keep their housemate (an owl) from bettering himself.
Shutter Volume 1 Wanderlost by Joe Keatinge, Leila Del Duca (2014)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on January 9, 2015 tagged coming of age • science fiction
Glory The Complete Saga by Joe Keatinge, Ross Campbell (2014)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on December 19, 2014 tagged fantasy • graphic novel • superhero
A young girl who has been dreaming of half-god, half-demon Glory tracks her down and joins her army.
Ed and Ted and Ted's Dog Fred (My Readers Level 2) by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on December 5, 2014 tagged humor • picture book
Get Over It! by Corinne Mucha (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on December 12, 2014 tagged biography • graphic novel
Corinne Mucha moved to Chicago with her boyfriend. They lived together for five months before they broke up.
At The Same Moment Around The World by Clotilde Perrin (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on June 27, 2014 tagged picture book
Each two-page spread shows what kids are doing in different time zones around the world at the same moment.
I Am Abraham Lincoln (Ordinary People Change the World) by Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on January 23, 2015 tagged biography • graphic novel • picture book
Through the Woods stories by Emily Carroll (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on December 12, 2014 tagged graphic novel • horror • short stories
Creepy, short comics that would be great to read around the campfire.
It Never Happened Again Two Stories by Sam Alden (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on December 26, 2014 tagged graphic novel • literary
Two stories: a boy on vacation encounters a girl at the beach, and a girl obsessed with anime travels to Japan.
Run, Dog! by Cécile Boyer (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on May 16, 2014 tagged picture book
A dog chases a red ball across the pages of a picture book that uses a surprising mechanism to show the chase.
Twelve Gems by Lane Milburn (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on March 20, 2015 tagged graphic novel • science fiction
Emily's Blue Period by Cathleen Daly, Lisa Brown (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on November 28, 2014 tagged art • picture book
Emily loves to paint and draw, but she won’t do art at school with charcoal. She’s in a blue period.
Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern (2014)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on November 28, 2014 tagged coming of age
Two socially awkward teens (with medical conditions!) become friends, and maybe more.
Costume Quest Invasion of the Candy Snatchers by Zac Gorman (2014)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on October 17, 2014 tagged graphic novel • horror • humor
Klem and his friends travel from their monster-filled dimension to our frightful world on a quest for candy.
Benson's Cuckoos by Anouk Ricard, Helge Dascher (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on October 24, 2014 tagged graphic novel • humor • mystery
Richard tries to get a handle on his new job despite his insane officemates and a deepening mystery.
The Twenty-Year Death: Malniveau Prison by Ariel S. Winter (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on December 25, 2015 tagged historical fiction • mystery
Over Easy by Mimi Pond (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on October 17, 2014 tagged comic strips • graphic novel
An art student starts working in an Oakland diner in the 1970s, becoming privy to the behind-the-scenes drama.
The Smell of Warm Dust (aama Book 1) by Frederik Peeters, Edward Gauvin (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on June 5, 2015 tagged graphic novel • science fiction
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on September 27, 2013 tagged picture book
Can't we talk about something more PLEASANT? A Memoir by Roz Chast (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on December 5, 2014 tagged graphic novel • nonfiction
Cartoonist Roz Chast tries to deal with her proudly codependent parents as they age into their nineties.
Shoplifter by Michael Cho (2014)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on November 21, 2014 tagged coming of age • graphic novel
Corrina wanted to be a writer, but for five years she’s written only ad copy. She shoplifts to feel alive.
Grasshopper Jungle A History by Andrew Smith (2014)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on September 26, 2014 tagged coming of age • science fiction
Austin Szerba explains how he and his best friend Robby accidentally started the apocalypse in Ealing, Iowa.
The Extinction Parade Volume 1 by Max Brooks, Raulo Caceres (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on September 19, 2014 tagged graphic novel • horror
During a zombie outbreak, vampires go on a feeding frenzy and then realize their food supply is disappearing.
Aron Warner's Pariah Volume 1 by Aron Warner, Philip Gelatt, Brett Weldele (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on July 18, 2014 tagged coming of age • graphic novel • science fiction
The government begins to round up highly intelligent young people who are the result of genetic engineering.
Sleep Tight, Anna Banana! by Dominique Roques, Alexis Dormal, Mark Siegel (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on September 19, 2014 tagged graphic novel • picture book
Anna Banana’s stuffed animals want to sleep, but Anna won’t stop reading.
Doug Wildey's Rio The Complete Saga by Doug Wildey (2014)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on July 18, 2014 tagged graphic novel • western
A former outlaw works in the old west on special assignment for U.S. Grant.
Witch Piss A Novel by Sam Pink (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on October 3, 2014 tagged literary
A Chicago man bullshits and drinks with the street people in his neighborhood.
Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present by Don Mazur, Alexander Danner (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on December 4, 2015 tagged art • history • nonfiction • reference
Moon Knight Volume 1: From The Dead by Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on November 20, 2015 tagged graphic novel • paranormal • superhero • thriller
Pregnant Butch Nine Long Months Spent in Drag by A.K. Summers (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on October 3, 2014 tagged biography • graphic novel
A.K. Summers’ graphic novel memoir about when she was a pregnant butch dyke.
The Grudge Keeper by Mara Rockliff, Eliza Wheeler (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on September 5, 2014 tagged picture book
Everyone gives their grudges to Cornelius. Then a strong wind scatters them.
The Thickety: A Path Begins by J.A. White (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on September 18, 2015 tagged chapter book • coming of age • fantasy
Syllabus Notes From An Accidental Professor by Lynda Barry (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on March 27, 2015 tagged art
Asylum of the Birds by Roger Ballen (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on October 10, 2014 tagged art • coffee table book
Artsy black and white photos featuring birds, found objects, and people (or just a few of their body parts).
Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma Volume 1 by Yuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki, Adrienne Beck (2014)
Reviewed by geneambaum on September 18, 2015 tagged coming of age • graphic novel
Hawkeye My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction, David Aja, Javier Pulido, Matt Hollingsworth (2013)
Reviewed by geneambaum on June 28, 2013 tagged graphic novel • superhero
Squirrels on Skis by J. Hamilton Ray, Pascal Lemaitre (2013)
Reviewed by geneambaum on July 5, 2013 tagged humor • picture book
Great Pacific Volume 1: Trashed by Joe Harris, Martín Morazzo (2013)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on May 31, 2013 tagged graphic novel • thriller
A rich, international playboy founds New Texas on the continent of garbage in the Pacific Gyre.
Peanut by Ayun Halliday, Paul Hoppe (2013)
Reviewed by geneambaum on May 31, 2013 tagged coming of age • graphic novel
To get attention at her new high school, Sadie pretends to have a deathly allergy to peanuts.
The Boy and the Airplane by Mark Pett (2013)
Reviewed by geneambaum on July 12, 2013 tagged picture book
Out of Water (Mermin Book One) by Joey Weiser (2013)
Reviewed by geneambaum on July 12, 2013 tagged graphic novel
Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines (2013)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on June 14, 2013 tagged horror • superhero
Doll Bones by Holly Black, Eliza Wheeler (2013)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on June 7, 2013 tagged coming of age • horror
Three friends go on a quest to bury a doll made of the bones of a girl whose ghost threatens to make them miserable.
Sheltered A Pre-Apocalyptic Tale by Johnnie Christmas, Ed Brisson (2013)
Reviewed by geneambaum on July 25, 2014 tagged coming of age • graphic novel
In a survivalist camp, teens get the message: the apocalypse is just around the corner and they’re not ready.
Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas (2013)
Reviewed in the form of a comic strip by geneambaum on June 28, 2013 tagged coming of age
The Hypernaturals Volume Two by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Tom Derenick, Andres Guinaldo (2013)
Reviewed by geneambaum on December 19, 2014 tagged graphic novel • science fiction • superhero