Herman By Trade Book Review

What does it mean to be invisible? To live a life where you barely exist? And how can you be true to yourself? Herman, the main character in Herman by[…]

Herman By Trade

Beast of Chicago Book Review

The Beast of Chicago is the story of America’s first documented serial killer.  In this black and white graphic novel, Rick Geary outlines the killing spree of the notorious H.H[…]

The Beast of Chicago

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Panel Discussion: Lettering

Fog Over Tolbiac Bridge is a unique literary product. The English translation of the illustrated adaptation of a French version of a hardboiled private-eye mystery novel, it will be immediately[…]

Fog Over Tolbiac Bridge

Seeking Refuge Book Review

Irene N. Watt’s own experience with the Kindertransport is the basis for Seeking Refuge, a graphic novel for elementary and middle-grade readers. Set months before the outbreak of World War[…]

Seeking Refuge

The Death of Stalin Book Review

Translated into English from the original French, The Death of Stalin details the farcical struggle for control of the Soviet Union in 1953.  It’s a story of secrets and suspicions,[…]

The Death of Stalin

Reviews are subjective. These opinions are my own…and your opinions may differ. That’s OK. Just be nice about it. I own a copy of each graphic novel that has been[…]

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