by ta | Jun 11, 2009 | Fiction, Graphic Novels
David Small is an award-winning illustrator of children’s books. In Stitches, his first graphic novel, Mr. Small tells the story of his childhood. A childhood that is described on the back cover as one that “might have been imagined by Kafka.” Set in...
by Michelle | Apr 18, 2009 | Graphic Novels
Sam Sarkar and Garrie Gastonny have taken the Arthurian legend and set it down in the American Northwest. Guided by a shaman named Whitefeather, young Arthur Pendergon takes possession of a gun that will help him tame a lawless land. You’ll encounter a lot of...
by ta | Feb 19, 2009 | Fiction, Graphic Novels
This is a fantastic graphic novel that follows three unlikely pairs on an advenuture that takes them through the underworld of present day Cairo. Ashraf, a drug-runner, sets this tale in motion when he sells a stolen hookah to a naive tourist. When the hookah turns...
by ta | Oct 22, 2008 | Biography, Graphic Novels
In this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late father. In her hands, personal history becomes a work of amazing subtlety and power, written with controlled force and enlivened with humor, rich literary...
by ta | Feb 22, 2008 | Graphic Novels
Essex County Vol.1: Tales From the Farm ~ Jeff Lemire This is a bittersweet coming of age tale about Lester, a ten year-old who still wears a superhero mask and cape. After his mother dies, Lester moves to his Uncle’s farm in Essex County, Ontario. Neither of...
by ta | Feb 5, 2008 | Graphic Novels
Set in World War II, Super Spy delves into the lives of spies: their motives, their tactics and their missions. Each chapter or “dossier” moves the story along, but not necessarily in a linear fashion. The dossiers are dated, so you could read it that way...
