Realistically, most people have heard of, read about or enjoyed Saga already. All those raves you already heard about are absolutely merited – this is one of best graphic novel series I have ever read, and I am including Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series in my assessment. Brian K. Vaughn, who wrote the excellent Y: The Last Man Standing series, and artist Fiona Staples, have created a pretty much perfect series. It is a space opera, in the best sense of the phrase, filled with intergalactic […]
End of the line
I reviewed the first two books in this trilogy back for CBR IV, in 2012. I had decidedly mixed feelings about them, particularly the Magician King, although it left me hopeful for a more satisfying third and final book. In retrospect, they can’t have been that bad, because once I found out The Magician’s Land had been published, I reserved it at the library while it was still on order. So. For those who have are not aware of this series, Grossman’s books begin with […]
The Unwritten, Volumes 4-7: Leviathan to The Wound
I read all four of the trade paperbacks in a row, and I hate to spoil them for anyone looking to read the series. However – I really liked them, as always. The stories are dense and complex, the art is consistently well done, and I can’t quite see how it will all end.