Graphic Novel
Blue Pills by Fredrik Peeters
This is another of those semi-autobiographical graphic novel memoirs.
Highly acclaimed, Swiss comic artist Fredrik Peters delivers a (mostly) intimate, poetic and accessible memoir. Following the story or Peeters’ relationship with his girlfriend Cati and her three-year-old son, what sets this appart, is that both Cati and her son are HIV positive.
The story, follows their relationship [...]
Three Shadows - Cryil Pedrosa
Can you ever escape your fate?
Three shadows stand outside the house — and Louis and Lise know why the spectral figures are there. The shadows have come for Louis and Lise’s son, and nothing anyone can do will stop them. Louis cannot let his son die without trying to prevent it, so the family embarks on a journey to the ends of the earth, fleeing death.
Poignant and suspenseful, Three Shadows is a haunting story of love and grief, told in moving text and sweeping black and white artwork by Cyril Pedrosa.
Mouse Guard Autumn 1152 - David Peterson
In the world of Mouse Guard, mice struggle to live safely and prosper amongst harsh conditions and a host of predators. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed: more than just soldiers [...]
Re-Gifters ~ Mike Carey, Sonny Liew & Marc Hempel
Grabbed this one, as part of my recent graphic novels kick. I was in a bit of a lunchtime rush, picked it up, flicked through a page or two, thought it looked ok, it was on sale, and that, they say, was that.
Anyway, turned out to be a happy random grab as it happens, as [...]
Life Sucks ~ Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria and Warren Pleece
Well, I seem to be on a bit of a graphic novel kick at the moment, so much so that I think I should probably sign up for the Graphic Novel Challenge!
Came across this one late last week, when I checked in at my local bookshop to reserve a copy of Breaking Dawn, which wasn’t [...]
Good-Bye ~ Yoshihiro Tatsumi
“Prepare to be disturbed and blown away. The stuff is remarkable, amazing.”—Los Angeles Times
I don’t really know why I picked this one up, I was perusing the graphic novel section of my local store really just bought in on impulse. Specialist publishers Drawn and Quarterly have done a really nice job in presenting it.
I’d never [...]
Persepolis ~ Marjane Satrapi
The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return
Picked up this mainly of the back of positive reviews on some book-blogs (some of which are linked to at the end of this review) I’ve been reading.
While I’m acquainted with the form, I haven’t read many graphic novels in recent years, not since my [...]
The Invention of Hugo Cabret ~ Brian Selznick
ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, [...]
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