Showing posts with label magic realism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magic realism. Show all posts
Saturday, June 20, 2026

The Well

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I recently got to know about Jon Allen 's  Ohio Is For Sale series and read the first collection of those strips. They feature a cast o...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

Trumpets of Death

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I have not read a graphic novel quite like  Trumpets of Death , and it's a very memorable and haunting book. Its protagonist is Antoine,...
Friday, December 25, 2020

Eddie's Week

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One of the highlights of every year for me has been the chance to go to HeroesCon in Charlotte to be a geek for a weekend, reconnect with f...
Saturday, April 25, 2020

Pilu of the Woods

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Pilu of the Woods was another nominee in the Middle Grades category of the Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards . It is a sweet and m...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Hicotea

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With the Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards winners announced earlier this month, I thought I would highlight some of the fine books...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Come Again

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In my last post I noted the death of Tom Spurgeon , a huge figure in contemporary comics. Today I start a series of remembrances about my f...
Monday, December 30, 2019

Are You Listening?

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Are You Listening? is a beautiful book about dealing with pain and trauma. At the center is a road trip. 27-year-old Lou is driving acros...
Saturday, May 5, 2018

My Boyfriend is a Bear

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My Boyfriend is a Bear is graphic novel take on a magic realism romance tale. It stars a 28-year-old woman named Nora who's got cool ...
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Pashmina

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Pashmina is a magic-infused tale of growing up and learning about family. Its main character is Priyanka Das, a teenager who loves to dra...
Monday, November 30, 2015

Russian Olive to Red King

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The last book I read by these creators, Moving Pictures , was a very mature and serious look at art, life, and the lengths that people wil...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Smoke

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Smoke is a small but powerful book. It tells the tale of two small boys who are migrant workers in the tobacco industry.It is troubling t...
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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Loverboys

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Loverboys is a return to a certain sort of story for Gilbert Hernandez . The story here takes place in the small town of Lágrimas, which ...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Bumperhead

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Last year, the prolific and legendary Gilbert Hernandez impressed with his semi-autobiographical exploration of childhood, Marble Season...
Monday, August 25, 2014

Daytripper

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This year's Life of the Mind book for incoming first-year students (formerly called freshmen) at The University of Tennessee, Knoxvi...
Sunday, March 7, 2010

Sloth

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A lot of small towns have a place that attracts urban legends . In Sloth , that place is a lemon orchard where serial killers are said to b...