Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They appear as rock stars and are loved and hated in equal measure. In two years, they are all dead. The lesson they need to learn is: just because you’re immortal, doesn’t mean you’re going to live forever. In the first volume of The Wicked + The Divine we are introduced to Laura, a seventeen-year-old from London who is utterly devoted to the various recently incarnated gods, who appear as rock stars of various genres all over the city. After […]
Depressed. Repressed. Obsessed.
“Depressed. Repressed. Obsessed.” by Lisa Brown is a hilarious abstract look at the themes, characters, and conflicts found in literary greats. The title is taken from “The Yellow Wallpaper,” which, if you’ve read it, you know that depression, repression, and obsession are key to the story. Most of the literary summaries/analyses are told in three panels. At first it made me want more, but then I realized it was brilliant to stick to this method because it’s like Twitter; the more you keep in short […]
Graphic Novel and a Double Cannonball!
Best for: Fans of graphic novels in the Marvel universe. In a nutshell: I’m not entirely sure what is going on. Line that sticks with me: N/A Why I chose it: We are in the midst of a huge book purge because it costs an absurd amount of money to ship books overseas, and this one from my partner’s pile caught my eye. Review: I think this is a situation where I needed to have more background to fully understand what was going on. I […]
My Brother’s Husband, Volume 1
This year I’ve been challenging myself to read outside of my comfort zone. I saw “My Brother’s Husband” on the bookshelf at my library and remembered hearing about it online regarding some of the top new graphic novels. This was a good book for getting me out of my comfort zone for sure. The premise of this book is that Yaichi is a Japanese single-dad who’s remembering his younger brother, Ryoji, and the first anniversary of his death. Who should come knocking but Ryoji’s husband […]