Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. As I write this, I’m finally feeling better from having spent the last couple of weeks super ill. That hasn’t been fun! We’re currently at the end of October (yayContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Graphic Novel Adaptations”
Tag Archives: Graphic Novels
Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 4: Rising Action
by Kieron Gillen (Writer), Jamie McKelvie (Illustrator), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Urban FantasyPublished: 11th October, 2016 Rating: 4/5 Stars Things really come to a head in this fourth volume of The Wicked + The Divine, and it feels like an ending, even if it’s not the ending. As suggested byContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 4: Rising Action”
Graphic Novel Review: Preacher, Book 2
by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon (Illustrator)Publisher: VertigoFormat: PaperbackGenre: Horror FantasyRelease Date: 1st January, 1996 Rating: 4/5 Stars Jesse, Tulip and vampire Cassidy head to a seedy party. Cassidy ends up mistaken for Jesse and kidnapped by The Grail, resulting in Jesse and Tulip heading to France to rescue him. And we get the story ofContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Preacher, Book 2”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 12
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: May 13th, 2025 Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 / Volume 6 / Volume 7 / Volume 8 / Volume 9 / Volume 10 / Volume 11 It finally happened. After readingContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 12”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 11
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: November 15th, 2023 Rating: 4/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 / Volume 6 / Volume 7 / Volume 8 / Volume 9 / Volume 10 Glancing back over the previous volumes, this isContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 11”
Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide
By Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Artist), Tula Lotay (Illustrator), Kate Brown (Illustrator), Stephanie Hans (Illustrator), Leila del Duca (Illustrator), Brandon Graham (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsRelease Date: February 3rd, 2016Genre: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Stars This was a really interesting volume. Things are a bit different here, as we explore the other gods in this strange ‘pantheon’, in most instances getting a glimpse into their ‘pre-god’ lives. By thisContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide”
Graphic Novel Review: Jessica Jones: Alias, Vol. 2
By Brian Michael Bendis, David W. Mack (Illustrator), Michael Gaydos (Illustrator)Format: PaperbackPublished: January 1st, 2003Age: AdultGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy – Crime Rating: 5/5 Stars In Alias, Volume 2, superhero turned PI Jessica Jones investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl, with little but the girl’s collage books to get clues from. As she gradually pieces it together, she gets an eyeopenerContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Jessica Jones: Alias, Vol. 2”
One Sentence Book Reviews – Part 3
I keep meaning to do these a bit more often, but other stuff often gets in the way and, well, it’s been a long time! But they seem to be popular posts so here’s another one. These are one sentence book reviews for the last 5 books I’ve read at the time of writing. OneContinueContinue reading “One Sentence Book Reviews – Part 3”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 10
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: October 5th, 2022 Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 / Volume 6 / Volume 7 / Volume 8 / Volume 9 Every time I think this series cannot possibly break me anymore,ContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 10”
Book Review: A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume Three
Daniel Abraham (Adaptation), George R.R. Martin, Tommy Patterson (Illustrations)Format: Hardback Graphic NovelPublished: September 1st, 2013Age: AdultGenre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Stars The graphic novel adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones is, to put it bluntly, brilliant, and a great way to reexperience the books. Visually, it makes for a more faithful adaptation than the TV series. AsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume Three”
