Reviews and more by Erica McGillivray
Comic book reviews for Ms. Marvel #30, Ms. Marvel #31, and Ms. Marvel #32 by G. Willow Wilson, Nico Leon, Ian Herring, VC’s Joe Caramagna, Saladin Ahmed, Rainbow Rowell, Hasan Minhaj, Gustavo Duarte, Bob Quinn, and Elmo Bondoc
Average rating: 5/5 stars
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Comic book reviews for Animosity Evolution #5, Animosity Evolution #6, and Animosity Evolution #7 by Marguerite Bennett, Eric Gapstur, Rob Schwager, and Marshall Dillon
Average rating: 2.3/5 stars
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The Witching Hour by Robin Hoelzemann
Rating: 4/5 stars
The oversized nature of this book makes me happy because Hoelzemann’s art is beautiful and her stories are fairy tales. Two friends, Gabriel and August, head back home through the forest, and encounter tests of character, specifically to avoid the fabled White Rider.
I don’t want to give too much away about this story. While August knows his way around a magical forest — my only complaint here is there’s not more of it. The story itself is rather short. Continue reading “The Witching Hour Comic Book Review”
Comic book reviews for The Wild Storm #10, The Wild Storm #11, and The Wild Storm #12 by Warren Ellis, Jon Davis-Hunt, Steve Buccellato, and Simon Bowland
Average rating: 4.6/5 stars
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Comic book review for Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #4 by Sina Grace, Hannah Templer, Shawn Lee, Kevin Panetta, Abby Boeh, and Heather Danforth
Average rating: 3/5 stars
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Comic book reviews for Shuri #1, Shuri #2, and Shuri #3 by Nnedi Okorafor, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire, and VC’s Joe Sabino
Average rating: 4.3/5 stars
Girl Town by Carolyn Nowak
Rating: 5/5 stars
Girl Town is a collection of short comics by Nowak about being a woman and being in your 20s. Nowak perfectly captures the feels of not having it all together, but having the best female friends. And not wanting to move forward in life without them.
Her art style is fresh and organic. Nowak thinks through what each woman would individually look like — if she’s curvy, has body hair, has a tummy, dyes her hair, wears makeup, etc. All her characters are distinct from each other in the ways people are. Nowak’s art is also gender inclusive, and her works feature a lot of queer characters. Continue reading “Girl Town Graphic Novel Review”
Comic book reviews for Rise of Black Panther #1, Rise of Black Panther #2, and Rise of Black Panther #3 by Evan Narcisse, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Paul Renaud, Stéphane Paitreau, and VC’s Joe Sabino, and Javier Pina
Average rating: 2.3/5 stars
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Comic book reviews for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #28, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #29, and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #30 by Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi, and Travis Lanham
Average rating: 4.3/5 stars
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Check Please!: Year One by Ngozi Ukazu
Rating: 4/5 stars
Sweet Eric Bittle, or Bitty, heads to college to play hockey in the delightful Check Please! What I love about this book is that you can tell Bitty is a character who lives a lot in Ukazu’s head, and we get the privilege to see him grow. Ukazu writes about she never really intended to make this into a web comic, or a series. But Bitty resonates.
While yes, this is one of those college stories where they never seem to actually go to class, what matters in Bitty’s world is his vlog, hockey playing, hockey team, and baking. Bitty stress bakes. Bitty bakes to get people to like him. Bitty bakes because there’s a kitchen — even if its a gross kitchen he has to clean first in the hockey team house.
The smallness of Bitty’s world feels so right. Continue reading “Check Please!: Year One Graphic Novel Review”
