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Flight, Volume Three 11 reviews
Various
Ballantine Books, 2006
Roseann the Librarian ....and new mom
+ Less Awesome
+ Awesome.
+ A brilliant comics anthology
+ Very good condition, very fast delivery!
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Uzumaki, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) 30 reviews
VIZ Media LLC, 2007
Junji Ito is a master.
+ Rather creepy
+ WONDERFUL!!!
+ Lovely creepiness
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The Complete Maus188 reviews
Art Spiegelman
Penguin Books Ltd, 2003
Masterpiece!
+ For any who doubt what graphic fiction can do, this is the revelation.
+ Brilliant
+ Important Educational Information with Range, Good Creativity and Comic-Style Art
+ A stunning testament to survival, forgiveness, and the human spirit
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art125 reviews
Scott McCloud
Harper Paperbacks, 1994
Brilliant Book!
+ Reading between the lines
+ Great!
+ A Brilliant Look at the Psychology, Physiology, and Effectiveness of Comic Strips and Books
+ He Understands What Art Really Is - Brilliant Work
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Flight, Volume One 3 reviews
Villard, 2007
just as good as the others!
this first anthology is just as great as the later ones... it's just a bit smaller. when i first saw this in the library i had to check it out! it was thoroughly enjoyable and inspirational to me (as an artist). the later ones pack even more stories into them, but this one is just as worth your ...
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Season of Mists (Sandman, Book 4)50 reviews
Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones
Vertigo, 1999
I always suspected Thor had no manners . . .
+ A splendid story about Hell
+ THIS IS THE REAL DEAL
+ Season of Mists Is The First To Astound Me
+ Graphic SF Reader
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Mouse Guard Volume 1: Fall 1152 (Mouse Guard Graphic Novels)20 reviews
David Petersen
Archaia Studio Press, 2007
An exciting read for older children (and not so bad for their parents either)
+ mouse guardians
+ Interesting
+ Cool mice!!
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood170 reviews
Marjane Satrapi
Pantheon, 2004
Awesome Experience
+ Brave New Girl
+ Fresh perspective
+ A good read--a lot to think about
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Earthboy Jacobus Graphic Novel43 reviews
Doug Tennapel
Image Comics, 2005
Amazing in pretty much every way it can be.
+ one of the better ones
+ Earthboy Jacobus is a must read!
+ Excellent characters, Odd situations, A large dose of Grace
+ Wicked art with substance
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The Complete Far Side 1980-1994 (2 vol set)222 reviews
Gary Larson, Steve Martin
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003
A Masterpiece Of Comic Brillance
+ The Far Side
+ Beautiful! Fantastic! But....
+ Excellent and comprehensive
+ excellent
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Worlds' End (Sandman, Book 8)20 reviews
Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean
Vertigo, 1999
...within stories, within stories, within stories...
+ Graphic SF Reader
+ The story continues...
+ Point of order.... but still a great compilation
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Flight, Volume Four 8 reviews
Villard, 2007
Another Great Anthology
+ Not appropriate for younger readers.
+ Worthwhile Collection
+ Flight can't be beat!
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Classics of Western Literature: Bloom County 1986-19892 reviews
Berke Breathed
Little Brown & Co (P), 1990
Classic BC/O Primer
+ the best of Bloom
I'd already owned all of the Bloom County and Outland books, this being my last purchase. I had seen it in the bookstore when it was published, but figured I already had the strips contained therein - why spend the extra money? I happened one day to be flipping through the book when I read the ...
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Bizarro and Other Strange Manifestations of the Art of Dan Piraro9 reviews
Dan Piraro
"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006
Fights Alzheimer's Nine Ways
+ Very funney and very intolerant
+ Delightful
+ Great illustrations, great humor, great message -- great fun
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Flight, Volume Two1 review
Villard, 2007
The best in modern graphic short stories.
Flight is a compliation of comics and short stories featuring the best in modern graphic design. The stories are sweet and often a bit heart warming, not for ones who prefer their comics full of gore. Comes in a super thick high quality, paperback with glossy pages, you'll find yourself turning ...
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes)318 reviews
Bill Watterson
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005
Excellent
+ The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
+ Piece of Art
+ Perfect gift
+ Simply wonderful.
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Boogeyman3 reviews
Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier
Dark Horse, 1999
fUNNY!
+ I got mine autographed!
nOT sERGio's best work but really, really funny. I can't stop laughing. It is an interesting way to express most common fears. The marvelous rhymes by MARK eVANIER ARE PRETTY Good! If you wanta book about sergio, buy it indoubtely
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Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend5 reviews
Winsor McCay
Dover Publications, 1973
Winsor Mccay in Rarebit land!
+ Winsor McCay was a Master Storyteller!
+ I am in glee when it is time for my act
+ Rarebit Fiend quite different from Little Nemo
+ Brlliant, funny, and even a bit disturbing
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High Society (Cerebus, Volume 2)16 reviews
Dave Sim
Aardvark-Vanheim, 1994
"High Society" is my favorite "Cerebus" graphic novel
+ Cerebus goes high art.
+ Graphic SF Reader
+ The torch burns brighter
+ .
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns325 reviews
Frank Miller
DC Comics, 2002
A classic
+ Excellent story, average artwork.
+ Miller's Best Work
+ The Re-Defining of An Icon
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