
A group of friends form a band, more “Morning Glories,” an idyllic story for younger readers

Reviews of Michael Goodwin & Dan E. Burr’s Economix, Nick Hayes’s The Rime of the Modern Mariner, and Superman: Vol. 1, plus a full list of graphic novel reviews from the Nov. 15 issue.

Cartooning couple Aline and Robert Crumb have made their bed together, literally, throughout 35 years of marriage while supporting each other in individual and conjoint artistic careers. Intensely private yet disarmingly public, Aline has become a mistress of satiric confessional comedy, both in solo comics and in the comics of Drawn Together (Liveright: Norton. 2012. [...]

Snyder brings back American Vampire’s original bad penny, Skinner Sweet. Demon Knights invade a medieval village with a predominately female cast of warriors. The Classic Grimm Tales resurface with taut new stories and lush art work. Kristiansen & Seagle deliver a haunting story in a flip-novel format–definitely a mood changer! Finally, CLAMP’s new volume in the series aims high, but falls short when it comes to plot!

Sturges concludes closes the door on “The House of Mystery,” Vance and Burr are “On the Ropes,” Geary recalls “XXth-Century Murders,” a new Superman that fans will love, and an impressive film-to-manga adaptation

Reviving Moon Knight, Spider-Man and his clone, the less-well-known Static, and Batgirl on a hit list

Gritty and raw artwork from Howards, a well-written thriller that will appeal to fans of general horror, early cartoons from Flannery O’Connor, deep introspection at odds with self-discovery, and a prescription for “Nurse Nurse”

Clarity and depth in Lemire’s violent storytelling, “Mass Effect” is based on the role-playing video game




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