Graphic Novels/Manga/Others: by Jeffrey Lu
GRAPHIC NOVELS and MANGA:
AMULET THE LAST COUNCIL by Kazu Kibuishi, Scholastic, $12.99
The city, Cielis, is supposed to be ruled by the powerful council of Stonekeepers. Emily, a new stonekeeper, is asking for their help for the coming war. With her family and
friends, Emily finally finds the city. But there is something sinster in the air. Surprising, she will have to compete with other young stonekeepers for a seat in the city council - life or death. This is the fourth of the series. Read the first three to know what is going on.
Daring. Great visuals. Overall, good
story. Looking forward to the next issue. Highly recommended to readers of adventure/action fantasy stories.
THE ODYSSEY - GRAPHIC NOVEL by Gareth Hinds, Based on Homer’s epic poem, Candlewick Press, $14.99, 248 pp.
This is the classic story of Odysseus coming home from the Trojan war. Good visuals. There are some historical accuracy in the art. Story is filled with other
references that the original book does not. Recommended to Greek classical readers.
COLLECTED ESSEX COUNTY by Jeff Lemire, Top Shelf, $29.95, 510 pp.
In this book, there are stories dealing with a community through time in Essex County, Canada. All of them are somehow related to each other.
This edition
contains Essex County trilogy (Tales From the Farm, Ghost Stories, and The Country Nurse). This also won American Library Association’s Alex
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Award, Winner of the Dough Wright Award, and Joe Shuster Award. Warning- there are swearings and adult situations. Impressive. Amazing display of story and plot. Secrets revealed in complex human relationships. Highly recommended to graphic novel fans.
FABLES SUPERTEAM by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Eric Shandwer, and Terry Moore, Vertigo, $14.99, 148 pp.
The Fables
decided to form a suicide squad... er, superhero group against an evil foe, Mr. Dark. But someone else will be the hero against Mr. Dark...
This is volume 16. Read 1-15 to know what is going on. Winner of fourteen Eisner Awards. Suggested for mature readers- adult situations, violence and swearing.
Parody of super hero group. Good story arc. Recommended to fans of Fables.
DRINKING AT THE MOVIES by Julia Wertz, Three Rivers Press, $15.00, 187 pp.
Here is an
autobiography of Julia Wertz. In this book, she shows no punches from living in San Francisco to New York. Julia also points out
her mistakes and other things in life: apartments, jobs, family, friends, and whiskey.
Suggested for mature readers- swearing, adult behavior..
Slice of life. Honest but scary about her miserable life. Wicked sense of humor. Liked it. Recommended to artist autobiography fans.
OH MY GODDESS! by Kosuke Fujishima, Dark Horse Manga, $10.99, 147 pp.
Chrono, a new goddess, is a messenger to Belldandy, a first class goddess. She is not only a klutz but also a fool. Chrono breaks the sphere of melodies that makes the music of the world
out of sync. Can Belldandy and her friends be able to piece this mess before the world beat stops? Stay tune... Winner of the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award. This is volume 37. Read the other 36 to know what is going on. Nice. Good story. Recommended to fans of Oh My Goddess!
OH MY GODDESS! by Kosuke Fujishima, Dark Horse Manga, $10.99, 159 pp.
Hild, the former CEO of hell, needs help from Belldandy and her fellow goddesses. She is disposed by her rival, Hagal. The new problem for
the goddesses is that hell is granting wishes. Winner of the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award. This is volume 39. Read the other 38 to understand what is happening.
Cute. Laughable. Recommended to fans of Oh My Goddess!
OH MY GODDESS! by Kosuke Fujishima, Dark Horse Manga, $10.99, 112 pp.
Belldandy and her friends, are going to hell. The problem is that Hild, a former CEO of hell, needs the right components to open a portal to hell. Then, Belldandy
and her group will need to solve each gate door in order to confront the new C.E.O. of hell, Hagal. Winner of the 2009 Kodansha Manga
Award. This is volume 40. Read the other 37 to find out the current story arcs in this series. Different concept of hell. Interesting first room. Can’t wait for the next installment. Recommended to fans of Oh My Goddess!
K-ON! by Kakifly, Yen Press, $11.99, 121 pp.
Here is a story of a Japanese high school’s pop music club which needs four members in order to survive.
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There are three members who can play instruments. Comically, the last one, Yui Hirasawa never played a musical instrument before. She chooses guitar to complete
the band but has no idea how to play it. Will this pop music club cease to be or thrive by playing as a band in the coming school festival?
This is volume one of the series.
Warning: Older Teens- swearing. Surprises! Not all what it seems.
Love the music adviser- past pop music club member. Recommended to fans of manga girl bands.
K-ON! by Kakifly, Yen Press, $11.99, 121 pp.
In this issue, the Japanese high school’s pop music club needs to recruit new members. Azusa is a new guitar girl member who knows her stuff. She will wonder why the music room is not use for music but cos-play and afternoon tea. Azusa ironically is also a better guitar player than Yui. Will there be a fight? Or something silly?
This is volume two of the series.
Warning: Older Teens- swearing. Enjoyable. Cute and sweet. Recommended to fans of manga girl bands.
K-ON! by Kakifly, Yen Press, $11.99, 121 pp.
There is an old guitar found in the music room. Little will the pop music club members find the true value of the music adviser’s “ancient” music
instrument. But when they do, they go hunting for new music stuff... This is volume three of the series.
Warning: Older Teens- swearing. Cool. Recommended to fans of manga girl bands.
MANGA MAN by Barry Lyga and Colleen Doran, Houghton Mifflin, $19.99, 126 pp.
Ryoko Kiyama a.k.a. Manga Man Volume 22 Issue 3
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