Blog Posts on graphic novels

{Book Review} Play Ball by Code Name: Blue on Apr 18, 2012Most girls, when they get to a new school, just want to fit in. But Dashiell Brody isn’t like most girls. A natural at softball, Dashiell discovers her new school has a championship level baseball team – and Dashiell wants to play ball. O...

{Book Review} Play Ball by Code Name: Blue on Apr 18, 2012Most girls, when they get to a new school, just want to fit in. But Dashiell Brody isn’t like most girls. A natural at softball, Dashiell discovers her new school has a championship level baseball team – and Dashiell wants to play ball. O...

Craig Thompson’s Blankets by diaries of 'lil miss daydreamer. on Mar 24, 2012  First time I’ve read a graphic novel and boy, was I blown away! I never really had any interest with graphic novels but my friend’s constant prodding made me finally give in and just give it a try. Blankets just set the bar for graphic nov...

Keeping It Real (or, My Reading Goals for 2012) by Coffeespoons on Jan 3, 2012I plan to chill, just like her. (img src) This year in reading, I'll... relinquish my little semblance of control and be entirely honest with myself. Ergo, I opt not to formally join any reading challenge this year. let my reading develop organi...

Comicx Hub Provides Top 50 Graphic Novel Sale of 2012 by Flipgeeks on Jan 2, 2012Our friends from Comicx Hub are bringing out the top 50 best-selling graphic novels for 2011 for comic book geeks who missed out on some of the great titles that came out.

the deal with Trese by La Mer de Reve on Dec 1, 2011thanks to Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo for reviving Phil folklore/myth in a Filipino graphic novel Trese (thirteen in Spanish). i bought my first copy last week. after reading it, i instantly knew i had to grab a copy of the next 4...

Edward Jones and Budjette Tan: The Known and Supernatural World by Pencil Paint on Nov 18, 2011Last week, I was blessed with the opportunity to attend a private get-together with Pulitzer Prize winner Edward P. Jones, an African-American author who has so far penned only three books but each has already set his writing career in stone. One in...

SDCC '11: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns confirmed as a DC Animated film! by GeekMatic! on Jul 24, 2011Fans of DC's ever growing animated film line up may get the surprise of their lives next year, as Warner Bros. and DC pretty much confirmed during the San Diego Comic Con that one of the most beloved Batman stories would be getting the toon treatment...

SDCC '11: Frank Miller's Holy Terror by GeekMatic! on Jul 21, 2011If you know who Frank Miller is, then you're probably well aware that many of his works in the world of comics like Daredevil, Batman, 300, and Sin City, with the latter two eve made into blockbuster movies. His contributions to both film and literat...

IDW Announces the Release of Bin Laden’s Death GN by Flipgeeks on Jun 23, 2011Official Press Release Based on true events of the mission and written by Captain Dale Dye (USMC, Ret) San Diego, CA (June 23, 2011) – IDW Publishing and Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment today have the honor of announcing CODE WORD: GERONIMO, an origi...