I admit that I only picked this up because I was looking for something to fit the “Not My Wheelhouse” category in #CBR10Bingo. I found it while searching my local library, having concluded that I would not typically read science fiction or graphic novels. So this seemed to fit the category twice over. I remember attempting to read this book when I was in high school, and hating it. I don’t think that I ever finished it. When Disney came out with a movie version […]
This graphic novel is cute as hell, and the art is beautiful. #CBRBingo
This was so cute! I love Jen Wang’s art, and she’s apparently just as good at story as she is at bringing a world to life visually. The Prince and the Dressmaker is about Frances and Sebastian. Frances is a seamstress who accidentally catches the eye of the crown prince of Belgium, Sebastian. Sebastian has a secret. When no one is watching, he loves to wear beautiful dresses. He hires Frances to make some for him, but his plan to not show her his face […]
“There are only three forms of high art: the symphony, the illustrated children’s book and the board game.” (CBR10Bingo)
Other than clocking everyone’s rave reviews (nope not Cannonballer Says square yet) I have been staying away from the world of Saga on purpose. I have an inclination to wait for series to be near its conclusion before I pick it up. But I’m not made of stone. My friend Gina hand delivered the first eight volumes to me while we were on vacation last month. It seemed Saga’s time had arrived. These books are *fantastic*. I always knew they would be: the swath of […]
“But I made the mistake of trusting that the belief in myself would forever protect me.”
I love comics; I’m heartily devoted to the MCU (and, to somewhat a lesser degree, the DCEU); I am all about the fanfic that springs up around all of my favorite mainstream comic characters, but I have a confession: I don’t actually usually enjoy reading comic books all that much. I don’t know what it is about the medium – I know I’m a text over pictures kinda gal, but I love so much of the art of comic books, that I don’t think that’s […]