“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…
Category: graphic novel
Graphic Novel Review of “Fell, Feral City” by Warren Ellis
Awards 2006 Nomination – Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series 2006 Nomination – Eisner Award for Best New Series “Ain’t no Jesus in Snowtown, Detective.” ― Warren Ellis From the publisher, “Detective Richard Fell is transferred over the bridge from the big city to Snowtown, a feral district whose police investigations department numbers three and a…
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…
Graphic Novel Review: “Injection – Volume 1” by Warren Ellis
Will someone please tell me what this is about?
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…
Graphic Novel Review of “American Gods Volume 1: Shadows (Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: The Shadows #1-9)”
Russell, P. Craig et al. American Gods. Summary “What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.” ― Neil Gaiman, American Gods From the publisher, “Shadow Moon gets out of jail only to discover his wife…
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…
