From Under Mountains is a fantasy graphic novel starring a teenage princess who chafes against the role assigned to her by her gender. Lady Elena longs for adventure and to know […]
Genre: Graphic Novels
“Insexts” by Marguerite Bennett & Ariela Kristantina
When I saw InSexts on display at my local comic book store, I was immediately struck by the art noveau inspired cover. As I flipped through the pages and read the book’s […]
“Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike” by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios
I’ve been on a graphic novels kick lately, and absolutely devoured the first volume of Pretty Deadly. Pretty Deadly is a western with a mythic fiction vibe. It’s also tricky to characterize, […]
“Lady Killer Vol. 1” by Jamie Rich & Joelle Jones
Clearly when I named my blog Books Without Any Pictures I never imagined myself getting into graphic novels. This is kind of a new thing for me still, but I’m digging it. […]
“Sunstone Vol. 1” by Stjepan Šejić
Remember how a few weeks ago I was raving about Monstress? Yeah, that book created a monster, and my budget for the month is kind of fucked because I decided I […]
“Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening” by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
Have you ever impulsively purchased a book and then been completely blown away by how mindbogglingly amazing it was? Earlier this summer I was traveling for work, and was horribly […]
“Anya’s Ghost” by Vera Brosgol
I read Carl’s review of this book about a month ago and thought that I’d like to read it. I found a copy at Barnes & Noble last night, […]