Comments on: *Cairo — Best of 2007 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ralf Haring http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/comment-page-1/#comment-99914 Ralf Haring Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:12:26 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/#comment-99914 I just read the softcover and couldn’t agree more. Definitely better than the standard Vertigo fare.

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[...] looked more to my taste. I loved Wilson’s Cairo graphic novel, so I was curious about this fantasy historical adventure co-written with (and [...]

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[...] planning on trying Air, a new series by G. Willow Wilson and M.K. Perker, because I loved their Cairo graphic novel, and the preview is intriguing. I may wait until the first collection, though. [...]

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[...] (Marked!), Archaia Studios Press publisher Mark Smylie (Artesia Besieged), and G. Willow Wilson (Cairo [...]

]]> By: Best of 2007 » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/comment-page-1/#comment-82294 Best of 2007 » Comics Worth Reading Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:59:14 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/#comment-82294

[...] Cairo by G. Willow Wilson and M.K. PerkerThese two books surprised me most this year. The first presented an up-to-date yet completely new take on forgotten superheroes, reassuring me that there were still imaginative things to be said with that tired old genre without resorting to sordid sex and excessive violence. Gorgeous art by someone with a solid grasp of all the necessary skills helps. The second came out of nowhere (at least for me, who hadn’t heard of it or the creators previously), tackling a Middle Eastern adventure in a modern, exciting way with distinctive, emotional characters and a thought-provoking take on a significant part of the world. [...]

]]> By: Keishon http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/comment-page-1/#comment-81437 Keishon Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:56:11 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/#comment-81437 Hi, I just started reading comics and am glad to see another perspective on this book. I had passed it up because PW gave it a low key review. Thanks. I just finished 30 Days of Night. Didn’t work for me.

]]> By: Lisa Lopacinski http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/comment-page-1/#comment-81327 Lisa Lopacinski Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:12:32 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/#comment-81327 This IS a great book. I look forward to more G. Willow Wilson stories. She has a perspective we don’t get from most other current comic book writers.

]]> By: Heidi Miller http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/comment-page-1/#comment-81254 Heidi Miller Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:58:40 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/20/cairo/#comment-81254 A propos of nothing… a vanity Technorati search for my online alter-ego turned up this site. Wondering if you are the Johanna Draper I went to Trinity U with?

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