Goodreads
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Teen Titans, Vol. 2: The Culling by Scott Lobdell My rating: 2 of 5 stars Maybe it’s because I haven’t read book one or that I’m just not familiar enough with the Teen Titans to enjoy the nuances, but I just couldn’t get that into any of the stories. Also, I can handle Wonder Girl…
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Domovoi by Peter Bergting My rating: 2 of 5 stars I’m part of the group on Goodreads.com that really wanted to like the book more than I actually did and I do blame my own ignorance as an obstacle. I think maybe even a superficial knowledge of Sweden and its folklore would have been helpful…
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The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really like Dave McKean’s artwork. I like the motley collage and subtle chaos of angular ink drawn faces mixed with magazine cutouts and snapshots. The storytelling is excellent too. The Tragedy of Mr. Punch is a…
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American Vampire, Vol. 4 by Scott Snyder My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don’t remember the previous volumes well enough so I have to ask is Volume 4 the first time the vampires in American Vampire have a little “color” to them? The book begins with an American Indian vampire and concludes with an…
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Fables, Vol. 16: Super Team by Bill Willingham My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked up Fables, Volume 16 from the library, after reading Bill Willingham’s introduction to Mike Carey and Peter Gross’ Unwritten. His heralding the age of the LAF (Literary-, Animal-, Fairy Tale- based comics) Triumvirate made me curious about the differences…
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Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick My rating: 3 of 5 stars My kids and I agreed that it isn’t as good as Hugo though it is nearly twice as thick. This doesn’t mean it is a bad book, however. In fact the story was a very good one. I was just not happy with the balance…
Vincent Young 