Category Archives: Graphic Literature

Charles Vess’ The Book Of Ballads And Sagas #1 – 4

Debbie Skolnik wrote this review. How do you add a new dimension to (and perhaps the enthusiasm of a new generation for) the wonderful world of folk ballads and sagas? One solution is to use an art form that is … Continue reading

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Peter David, et al: Young Justice: A League of Their Own/Sins of Youth

Young Justice is, as you might expect, a DC superhero team of young heroes, who originally appeared as a one-off, Young Justice: The Secret. The core group were Superboy, Robin, and Impulse, who are featured in the first part of … Continue reading

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Mike Costa, et al.: Blackhawks, Vol. 1: The Great Leap Forward

Mike Costa’s Blackhawks represents not so much a reboot of the Blackhawk Squadron, the international team of fighter pilots that debuted in 1941, as a complete remake — really, from the ground up. The new Blackhawks are a top-secret black … Continue reading

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Marjane Satrapi’s The Complete Persepolis

While I have read and reviewed historical fiction set in Iran/Persia (The Blood of Flowers, for example), I have heretofore avoided contemporary Iranian fiction in much the same way that I typically avoid contemporary fiction from any other part of … Continue reading

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Kaoru Kurimoto’s The Guin Saga Book One: The Leopard Mask 

The Leopard Mask marks the first of 100 planned volumes (with approximately 90 already in print) in Kaoru Kurimoto’s heroic fantasy series The Guin Saga. Originally published in Japanese, the series is being translated and published by Vertical, a small New York … Continue reading

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Jane Yolen and Mike Cavallaro’s Foiled

Unlike many of my colleagues here at Green Man Review, my experience with the work of Jane Yolen has been limited, although I’m happy to report that what experience I have had has been very positive. That, coupled with the … Continue reading

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Kazuya Minekura: Saiyuki, Vols. 1-9

I suppose it was inevitable that, in my fascination with manga, I would eventually run across Kazuya Minekura’s Saiyuki, one of the more popular series with a decidedly “heroic fantasy” cast to it. It’s been one of the more rewarding … Continue reading

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David Petersen’s Mouse Guard: Fall 1152

The year is 1152, treachery is afoot, and the Mouse Guard, defenders of all mice, must suss out the traitor in their midst before the Guard is destroyed. So goes the basic plot of Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, a graphic novel … Continue reading

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Nate Cosby, ed.: Jim Henson’s The Storyteller

Jim Henson’s The Storyteller is a collection of fairy tales from around the world, adapted and illustrated by a wide variety of artists and writers. The result may not be what you were expecting — or maybe it is. The … Continue reading

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Studio CLAMP: Legal Drug, Vols. 1-3

Legal Drug is a series by CLAMP, with story by Ageha Ohkawa, illustrated by Tsubaki Nekoi, that, sadly to my mind, was dropped in 2003 when the magazine in which it was being serialized ceased publication. The first three volumes, … Continue reading

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