“The Sufi saint Rabi’a Al-Adawiyya was seen carrying a firebrand and a jug of water – the firebrand to burn Paradise, the jug of water to drown Hell… So that both veils disappear, and God’s followers worship, not out of hope for reward, nor fear of punishment, but out of love.” ― Craig Thompson, Habibi Awards Harvey…
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Graphic Novel Review of “Punk Rock Jesus” by Sean Gordon Murphy
Awards IGN Award for Best Comic Mini-Series (2012) #15 on CBH – Best Graphic Novel’s of all Time About From the pubisher, “A reality TV show starring a clone of Jesus Christ causes chaos across the U.S. of the near future in PUNK ROCK JESUS, a new graphic novel written and drawn by Sean Murphy, the…
Novel Review – “Tales from Outer Suburbia” by Shaun Tan
Not really for children, but for adults who remember what it was like to be a child in suburbia.
Graphic Novel Review of “Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus” by Chester Brown
Theological Musings in a Polemical World
Review of Scalped Vol. 1 by Jason Aaron
Awards #934 in 1001 Comics To Read Before You Die #192 in CBH Best Comics of all Time I am absolutely shocked that this is it as far as I can find rewards wise. Summary From the publisher, “It is gravel Jason Aaron, the up-and-coming writer of the critically acclaimed series THE OTHER SIDE teams…
Review of “Paper Girls, Vol. 1 (Paper Girls #1) by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang (Illustrator)”
Vaughan, B., Chiang, C., Wilson, M. and Fletcher, J. (n.d.). Paper girls. Awards Harvey Awards for Best New Series (2016) Lincoln Award Nominee (2019) Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best New Series & Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team (for Cliff Chiang) (2016) Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2016) “I’m not…
Review of “A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge” by Josh Neufeld
“Seeing my books and comics was the hardest, it made me think that it would have been easier if a tornado simply hit the house and flung it to another city. At least then we wouldn’t have to walk atop the things I cared most about. “ Neufeld, J. (2009). A.D: New Orleans After The…
Review of “Mouse Guard Fall: 1152” by David Peterson
Petersen, D. (2007). Mouse Guard. Fort Lee, NJ: Archaia Studios Press. Awards Winner of “Best Publication for Kids” Eisner Award, for Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 and Mouse Guard: Winter 1152. Winner of “Best Graphic Album-Reprint” Eisner Award, for Mouse Guard: Fall 1152. #87 on the Goodreads Best Comics Ever List Book Summary “Take no duty of the Guard lightly. Friends must not…
Review of “The Upside Downs of Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man Nuffaroo” by Gustav Verbeek
..And flipped upside down. Konkykru.com. (2018). Gustave Verbeek. [online] Available at http://konkykru.com/e.verbeek.all.html [Accessed 24 Jul. 2018]. Awards #26 on the 1001 Comics to Read Before You Die Comic Summary From Wikipedia, “Verbeek is most noted for The Upside Downs of Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man Muffaroo, a weekly 6-panel comic strip in which the first half of the…
Review of “The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck” by Rodolphe Töpffer
Töpffer, R., & Crayon, T. (2014). The adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck: Done with drawings by Timothy Crayon, gypsographer, 188 comic etchings on antimony. Place of publication not identified: Leopold Editions. Awards #1 in 1001 Comics to Read Before You Die Mr. Oldbuck is in love. He seeks to conquer his passion in study Book…
