Blankets128 reviews
Craig Thompson

Top Shelf Productions, 2003

A coming of age story sure to tug on your heartstrings.

+ Great read to share.
+ A Beautiful Book Full of Wonder and Truths
+ Nice Coming of Age Story
  
  











  



  
Unmanned (Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1)67 reviews
Brian K. Vaughan

Vertigo, 2003

Better than I had hoped

+ Best graphic novel since Jeff Smith's 'Bone'
+ I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar
+ Hooked!
+ Reads best as a SERIES
  
  











  



  
Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile50 reviews
Bill Willingham

Vertigo, 2002

Best comic book series ever?

+ Off to a Great Start
+ Very Good But Not Spectacular Start

When it comes to comic book geeks we think something like Grant Morrison's run on Doom Patrol is a masterpiece but what are true masterpieces are titles that transcend the hobby to appeal to people other than aficionados of the hobby. A testament to the series is that it transcends the hobby to ...
  
  











  



  
Rising Stars Compendium (Rising Stars)
J. Michael Straczynski, Fiona Avery, ...

Top Cow Productions, 2008

Launched in 1999, Rising Stars is about a group of people who are born with special abilities after a mysterious light appears in the sky. Parallels have been drawn between this series and The 4400 TV series on USA Network and Heroes on NBC. This new collection includes all 24 issues of J. Michael Straczynski's run on Rising Stars, as well as all three spin-off mini-series written by his ...
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Book One: In the Line of Duty3 reviews
Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka

DC Comics, 2008

Brilliant Police Drama in the World of Costumed Vigilantes

+ Outstanding graphic novel
+ This would make a great TV show on HBO

Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker team up to write a stellar police drama set in Batman's home, Gotham City. Michael Lark provides the outstanding art work for this crime drama. There are three stories contained in this great collection. The first has the writers co-writing a plot introducing us to ...
  
  











  



  
Torso: A True Crime Graphic Novel14 reviews
Brian Michael Bendis

Image Comics, 2001

My first Bendis, Won't be my Last!

+ 1930s Serial Killer Stalks Cleveland
+ Very Good. Well Paced and Reads Likea A Novel

I've heard good things about Brian Michael Bendis and finally got around to reading one of his works. Torso is a graphic novel that tells the true-crime story of a 1930s serial killer at work in Cleveland, Ohio, who leaves mutilated bodies around town with feet, hands and heads removed. At the ...
  
  











  



  
Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story18 reviews
Brian Michael Bendis

Oni Press, 2000

Much better than the book Bendis is trying to sell

+ Man From Cleveland Makes it Big in Hollywood...Or Not
+ Mandatory Hilarious Reading for Anyone With Dreams of Glory
+ Familiar but Funny
  
  











  



  
Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile50 reviews
Bill Willingham

Vertigo, 2002

Best comic book series ever?

+ Off to a Great Start
+ Very Good But Not Spectacular Start

When it comes to comic book geeks we think something like Grant Morrison's run on Doom Patrol is a masterpiece but what are true masterpieces are titles that transcend the hobby to appeal to people other than aficionados of the hobby. A testament to the series is that it transcends the hobby to ...
  
  











  



  
Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Story18 reviews
Brian Michael Bendis

Oni Press, 2000

Much better than the book Bendis is trying to sell

+ Man From Cleveland Makes it Big in Hollywood...Or Not
+ Mandatory Hilarious Reading for Anyone With Dreams of Glory
+ Familiar but Funny
  
  











  



  
Unmanned (Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1)67 reviews
Brian K. Vaughan

Vertigo, 2003

Better than I had hoped

+ Best graphic novel since Jeff Smith's 'Bone'
+ I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar
+ Hooked!
+ Reads best as a SERIES
  
  











  



  
Rising Stars Compendium (Rising Stars)
J. Michael Straczynski, Fiona Avery, ...

Top Cow Productions, 2008

Launched in 1999, Rising Stars is about a group of people who are born with special abilities after a mysterious light appears in the sky. Parallels have been drawn between this series and The 4400 TV series on USA Network and Heroes on NBC. This new collection includes all 24 issues of J. Michael Straczynski's run on Rising Stars, as well as all three spin-off mini-series written by his ...
  
  











  



  
Blankets128 reviews
Craig Thompson

Top Shelf Productions, 2003

A coming of age story sure to tug on your heartstrings.

+ Great read to share.
+ A Beautiful Book Full of Wonder and Truths
+ Nice Coming of Age Story
  
  











  



  
Torso: A True Crime Graphic Novel14 reviews
Brian Michael Bendis

Image Comics, 2001

My first Bendis, Won't be my Last!

+ 1930s Serial Killer Stalks Cleveland
+ Very Good. Well Paced and Reads Likea A Novel

I've heard good things about Brian Michael Bendis and finally got around to reading one of his works. Torso is a graphic novel that tells the true-crime story of a 1930s serial killer at work in Cleveland, Ohio, who leaves mutilated bodies around town with feet, hands and heads removed. At the ...
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Book One: In the Line of Duty3 reviews
Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka

DC Comics, 2008

Brilliant Police Drama in the World of Costumed Vigilantes

+ Outstanding graphic novel
+ This would make a great TV show on HBO

Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker team up to write a stellar police drama set in Batman's home, Gotham City. Michael Lark provides the outstanding art work for this crime drama. There are three stories contained in this great collection. The first has the writers co-writing a plot introducing us to ...