Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow & Tara2 reviews
Amber Benson, Christopher Golden, ...

Dark Horse, 2003

Wonderful collection

+ Wonderful collection!

This collection contains three stories , "WannaBlessedBe", "Wilderness" and "Demonology Menagerie". The first one, "WannaBlessedBe" is five by five! This story is written by two of my favorite people, Chris Golden & Amber Benson. I loved the way they handled Willow & Tara's relationship, very ...
  
  











  



  
Runaways, Vol. 218 reviews
Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, ...

Marvel Comics, 2006

Don't Buy Those Little Digest Books; Get The Big Honkin' Hardcover

+ Not as good as the first hardcover, but a worthy successor
+ Wonderful book.
+ Ran away with my heart
+ Consult Wikipedia for the hardcover/paperback breaks.
  
  











  



  
Young Avengers Vol. 2: Family Matters8 reviews
Allan Heinberg, Andrea Divito, ...

Marvel Comics, 2006

Heinberg's excellent run concludes (for now, hopefully).

+ An entertaining super-book
+ Better than Volume 1
+ Armed Guards, Federal Agents, and Mandroids...Oh my!
  
  











  



  
Runaways Vol. 7: Live Fast1 review
Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, ...

Marvel Comics, 2007

BKV Bows Out Gracefully

This book collects two three-issue arcs (Dead Means Dead & Live Fast) from "Runaways." These are creator Brian K. Vaughan's last six issues as the writer of "Runaways," and he really goes out on a high note with this emotional, character-driven, action packed TPB. For the "Dead Means Dead" arc ...
  
  











  



  
Runaways Vol. 6: Parental Guidance2 reviews
Brian K. Vaughan

Marvel Comics, 2006

Great Work Diminished by a Small Book Format

+ Point of Realization

The other reviewer has written a good review, so read that for information about the writing and art, both of which are brilliant. However, I would highly recommend not buying this specific edition. Most people don't notice that these are small "Archie's Digest" size reprints, or in other terms, ...
  
  











  



  
Runaways Vol. 3: The Good Die Young3 reviews
Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, ...

Marvel Comics, 2005

Exciting, Shocking and Satisfying Conclusion

+ The "Season Finale" of Runaways
+ Graphic SF Reader

Wow. Where to begin without spoiling the whole story? The authors came through with one heck of an explanation for the Pride's evil doings. Realistic? Not at all. Plausible? Sure. The writing is excellent (even if I don't believe real teenagers talk this wisely and humorously, I believe these ...
  
  











  



  
Runaways Vol. 5: Escape to New York5 reviews
Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, ...

Marvel Comics, 2006

Required Reading For Any Situation, Including Field Trips

+ Two In One
+ Graphic SF Reader
+ Fun read
+ Niiiiccce
  
  











  



  
Runaways Vol. 4: True Believers9 reviews
Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, ...

Marvel Comics, 2005

Great for Everyone!

+ So Begins the Second Act
+ Graphic SF Reader
+ Fun read
+ AWESOME.
  
  











  



  
12 Days4 reviews

TokyoPop, 2006

12 IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER

+ Poetic and haunting
+ "Have you met anyone drinkable?"
+ A very appealing story
  
  











  



  
Skim
Mariko Tamaki

Groundwood Books, 2008

The time is the early 1990s, the setting a girls' academy in Toronto. Enter "Skim," aka Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth. When her classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. It's a weird time to fall in love, but Skim does just that after secret meetings with her neo-hippie English teacher, ...
  
  











  



  
Runaways Vol. 1: Pride and Joy18 reviews
Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona

Marvel Comics, 2004

Great book, but spring for the Hardcover collection.

+ Runaways Volume 1
+ There Are Rougly One Million Reasons To Read "Runaways"
+ An Enjoyable, Slightly Dark, Youth-Oriented Graphic Series
+ Great start for a new series
  
  











  



  
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways5 reviews
Zeb Wells, Stefano Caselli

Marvel Comics, 2007

Not crucial to other segments of the Civil War universe but still fun

+ An enjoyable crossover between two of Marvel's young superteams.
+ The Runaways are momentarily caught up in the Civil War thanks to the Young Avengers
+ The war rages on
+ A Good Kind Of Surprise
  
  











  



  
Young Avengers Vol. 1: Sidekicks13 reviews
Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung

Marvel Comics, 2006

A fantastic debut.

+ Graphic SF Reader

Brian Michael Bendis' "Avengers Disassembled" event was, all in all, a pretty poor story, apart from the unrelated conclusion to "Thor v.2" written by Michael Avon Oeming, which was utterly brilliant. However, it is fair to say that most of what spun out of it was incredibly valuable, the main ...
  
  











  



  
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Edition 001)92 reviews
Alison Bechdel

Mariner Books, 2008

Rich and impressive - doesn't feel skimpy like other graphic novels

+ Great Book, Worth Reading
+ The complexities of identity
+ Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
  
  











  



  
Runaways Vol. 7: Live Fast1 review
Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, ...

Marvel Comics, 2007

BKV Bows Out Gracefully

This book collects two three-issue arcs (Dead Means Dead & Live Fast) from "Runaways." These are creator Brian K. Vaughan's last six issues as the writer of "Runaways," and he really goes out on a high note with this emotional, character-driven, action packed TPB. For the "Dead Means Dead" arc ...
  
  











  



  
Young Avengers Vol. 2: Family Matters8 reviews
Allan Heinberg, Andrea Divito, ...

Marvel Comics, 2006

Heinberg's excellent run concludes (for now, hopefully).

+ An entertaining super-book
+ Better than Volume 1
+ Armed Guards, Federal Agents, and Mandroids...Oh my!
  
  











  



  
Runaways Vol. 4: True Believers9 reviews
Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, ...

Marvel Comics, 2005

Great for Everyone!

+ So Begins the Second Act
+ Graphic SF Reader
+ Fun read
+ AWESOME.
  
  











  



  
Runaways Vol. 5: Escape to New York5 reviews
Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, ...

Marvel Comics, 2006

Required Reading For Any Situation, Including Field Trips

+ Two In One
+ Graphic SF Reader
+ Fun read
+ Niiiiccce
  
  











  



  
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways5 reviews
Zeb Wells, Stefano Caselli

Marvel Comics, 2007

Not crucial to other segments of the Civil War universe but still fun

+ An enjoyable crossover between two of Marvel's young superteams.
+ The Runaways are momentarily caught up in the Civil War thanks to the Young Avengers
+ The war rages on
+ A Good Kind Of Surprise
  
  











  



  
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Edition 001)92 reviews
Alison Bechdel

Mariner Books, 2008

Rich and impressive - doesn't feel skimpy like other graphic novels

+ Great Book, Worth Reading
+ The complexities of identity
+ Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic