February 22, 2013 Johanna Abrams / Amulet 4 comments

How to Fake a Moon Landing: Exposing the Myths of Science Denial

I previously reviewed this book of illustrated essays by Darryl Cunningham when it was published in the UK and called Science Tales: Lies, Hoaxes, and Scams. For the US release of How to Fake a Moon Landing: Exposing the Myths of Science Denial, due in April, the chapter on “Electroconvulsive Therapy” (which tied nicely into Cunningham’s previous book, Psychiatric Tales) has been replaced by one on “Fracking”. Also, “The Facts in the Case of Dr. Andrew Wakefield” has been retitled […]

February 19, 2013 Johanna Atheneum Books Leave a comment

Who Is AC?

I adore Hope Larson‘s work. Every single book she’s done has made my recommended list, from last year’s A Wrinkle in Time through Mercury and Chiggers to her early Gray Horses and Salamander Dream. With Who Is AC?, Larson is writing a magical girl story for artist Tintin Pantoja to draw. A magical girl is a manga convention, with Sailor Moon being the best-known example in the U.S. Because of the manga roots, Pantoja was a good choice to work […]

February 17, 2013 Johanna Graphic Universe Leave a comment

My Boyfriend Is a Monster: A Match Made in Heaven

This volume, the eighth in the My Boyfriend Is a Monster series, is a bit different from the others. Oh, like the other books, A Match Made in Heaven is still completely predictable in the development of its romance, from the “he’s different, which makes him attractive” introduction to the eventual end of the relationship. (Because really, human girls and supernatural beings? not meant to last.) Plus, there’s a really over-the-top threat, so the pair have something to fight, that […]

February 17, 2013 Johanna Fantagraphics One comment

Young Romance: The Best of Simon & Kirby’s Romance Comics

Young Romance: The Best of Simon & Kirby’s Romance Comics by the masterful team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby is a hoot to read, a real time capsule. Most of the stories reprinted here first appeared in Young Romance, the book that created the romance comic, during the period 1947 to 1959. Also included are a couple of Western love stories (a genre that had its own, multiple titles) and three from Young Love. All have a dynamism to […]

February 17, 2013 Johanna Boom! Studios / Archaia One comment

Strange Attractors

I first looked at this graphic novel because I have a fondness for the mid-90s indy comic of the same name. This Strange Attractors is no relation. Then I was interested by writer Charles Soule’s clear affection for New York City, one of the book’s characters. The premise is that, with enough math and deep understanding, one person can keep the city going by using a variant of chaos theory and the Butterfly Effect. A lot of little actions manage […]

February 16, 2013 Johanna DC / Vertigo One comment

I’ll Miss Saucer Country

Yeah, I know the news broke a month ago when writer Paul Cornell posted that his series Saucer Country would end with issue #14, due out in April, but I didn’t talk enough about this series when it might have done some good, so consider this a last apology. I liked Saucer Country, and I’m surprised that more people didn’t. The biggest discussion in the U.S. over the past few years has been about politics and the idea that the […]

February 10, 2013 Johanna Other Publishers Leave a comment

The Accidental Candidate

Remember Alvin Greene? In 2010, he won the Democratic primary for Senator in South Carolina, although he was an unknown, unemployed veteran who did no campaigning and was running against a much better-known competitor, experienced politician Vic Rawl. Two SC reporters, Corey Hutchins and David Axe, present his story in The Accidental Candidate. Their journalistic backgrounds keep the focus on the facts and dates, and as the indicia says, “Much of the information in this book was obtained from personal […]

February 4, 2013 Johanna Marvel 2 comments

I Miss Amadeus Cho

While reorganizing some comic boxes from the move — I should copy and paste that phrase to use over the next two years — KC found a good memory for me. Amazing Fantasy (Volume 2) #15 was cover-dated January 2006. According to the text page in the back, it was created to “revisit, revamp, or recreate… idle Marvel character names.” The lead story in the anthology was the introduction of Amadeus Cho, by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa. Given the […]

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