This One Summer is a new graphic novel by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. It is a YA book that transcends the genre into where most adult novelists wish they could go: honest and nuanced characters in that familiar world you forgot to cherish. The details of a summer beach town, and two girls on the brink of teen, may not be your memories, but the yearnings, confusion, and relationships certainly will reveal half-buried reminisces.
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I wasn’t aware of Ava’s Demon until it showed up on my doorstep. It captured my attention so quickly and fully that I knew I had to share it with you.
Continue ReadingAn interview with the creators of The Cute Girl Network, a new romantic comedy graphic novel. Skater chic Jane has to choose between her new boyfriend Jack, and the terrible stories of The Cute Girl Network.
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In Fairy Tale Comics, First Second has assembled a team of gifted cartoonists to bring some very old stories to a brand-new audience, comics-style.
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There is a new swashbuckling adventurer on the literary scene, and her name is Delilah Dirk. Read an interview with Tony Cliff, the creator of Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant.
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An interview with the author of Odd Duck, a delightful new graphic novel for kids–and anyone with an appreciation for quirky characters.
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I have to admit, when I was sent a review copy of Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong, a YA graphic novel by Prudence Shen and illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks, I wasn’t as excited as I could be. In Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong Hicks was only doing the art.
But I should have trusted that Hicks wouldn’t collaborate on something unless it was worth her mad skills. I, and my two teens, very much enjoyed it. Amusing dialogue, great art (duh), and characters that have fun with their stereotypes, tossing or flaunting them at a whim.
There are some books I read more than once. Mystery novels are not part of that group. I already know who “did” it, so that’s that. With Matt Kindt’s graphic novel Red Handed: The Fine Art of Strange Crimes. I’ve read it a couple times and plan to read again. At its most basic, this is a detective noir story. But ethics and the boundaries of the law are the heart.
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My daughter and I were invited to the New Victory Theater over the weekend, and invitation I’m always quick to jump at because they have a great history of kid-friendly shows.
The current show is The Intergalactic Nemesis, billed as a live-action graphic novel.
This steam punk style graphic novel takes place in a world where every living thing is slowly transforming into a mechanical being. Those who resist the change are punished harshly by the authorities and hunt down anyone who dares to go against what they believe is the will of the gods. The worlds only hope to stop and possibly refuse this mechanization is in finding the gods themselves for answers.
Continue ReadingThe House of Night is the first comic book I’ve read that is not related to any “mainstream” characters. In the beginning, I was a little lost, but as I kept reading I was able to put most of the pieces together for myself. Based off the books of the same name, the graphic novel helps to bring the characters and story to life in a new way.
Continue ReadingHappy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. Avengers vs. X-Men Issue #2 review – Dakster Sullivan Last week, Avengers vs. X-Men issue #2 was released. Eager to see what is going on between two of my favorite teams, I was […]
Continue ReadingBoys? Yes, I’d like to recommend some books with female leads that your son would enjoy reading. If your next question is “Why?,” then ask your daughter why she liked Harry Potter. She might say it was a good story, great characters, and a fantastic world. Who cares if the main character was a boy? […]
Continue ReadingMy kids tend to find a comic or series of books they really like and then immerse themselves in it until every book is done. Recently, I received the first two graphic novels in the Fangbone! series by Michael Rex. I left them on the counter so they’d see them after school and patiently waited […]
Continue ReadingRelying on seductive art to draw in your audience is akin to a comedian swearing. It doesn’t take skill to get a reaction. There have been several recent posts GeekMom and elsewhere about the sexualization of women in comics. Although that’s nothing new, female geeks are finally getting fed up- realizing that being loyal and […]
Continue ReadingMy twelve-year-old son finished Americus and said, “This is a good book.” I’m always annoyed to read the list of “banned” books in American schools and libraries. It’s one thing for a parent to decide what to put in their own child’s head, but a town board? Harry Potter was banned in many places because […]
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms and GeekDads would like to thank everyone who came out to our Geeky Parenting NY ComicCon panel. We had a lively discussion with our audience about raising our geeklets in our own geeky image. During the panel I talked about the booming world of graphic novels for kids. The impetus for my deep […]
Continue ReadingLast week, just in time for NY Comic Con, the Centers for Disease Control went live with a graphic novel following up on their May blog post “Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse.” The head of the CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response was on hand at NYCC this past weekend, where he handed out […]
Continue ReadingI first fell in love with Dan Santat when I got the book Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World). His illustrations are absolutely incredible. Then, earlier this summer, I heard that he created his own graphic novel about superhero sidekicks, aptly named Sidekicks. I hastened to the bookstore only to discover […]
Continue ReadingA couple weeks ago we received a free review copy of Dav Pilkey’s (as George Beard and Harold Hutchins) newest book, Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, which was released to the public on June 28th. GeekMom Amy had provided us a sneak preview of the book after the Book Expo […]
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