Horror Collector #1 by Midori Sato and Norio Tsuruta Horror Collector #1 by Midori Sato and Norio Tsuruta is a series of six creepy Japanese-centric urban legend short stories. I like Fushigi Senno, despite his aloof standoffishness. I found the addition of grainy photos to preface each story an unusual choice given the rest of […]
Respect the Insect by Jules Howard and Gosia Herba Howard and Herba’s Respect the Insect looks at a wide range of insects and the beneficial roles they play, from helping to break down decomposing material, to pollinating plants and inspiring human inventions. Some of these insects will likely be familiar due to their beneficial nature, […]
Norse Mysticism by Disa Forvisin Forvisin’s Norse Mysticism explores the ancient mysteries of myth and magic. There are chapters on runes, Norse deities, and traditional magic, as well as historical contexts. I love how the author pointed out how myth informs a culture’s values. The author addresses how the culture has changed, and how today […]
Berger’s Doll Seed is a collection of short stories with psychological / speculative horror themes. They are woven through with unsettling ideas about such things as ethical concerns regarding technology, or questions surrounding identity. These aren’t stories full of splatterpunk, full of gore, pagely death, and jump scares like the cheesy B flicks of the […]
Coupled with manga art from a variety of different artists, Pirzada’s Dandelion was an interesting foray into humanity’s possible future, and how the best of intentions can go horribly awry. Hoping to present the world with a housing blessing at a time when the ice caps were melting and the seas taking back large swathes […]
Beyoncé by Maria Isabel Vegara Sanchez Beyoncé by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara explores the life of this bright and beautiful personality. Her first ‘gig’ was singing for a captive audience at her mother’s hair salon, where she occasionally earned tips. Not long after, Beyoncé became lead singer of a kid band called Girls Tyme. (Not […]
Cooper’s River of Ink is an exquisite offering whose words sing in the blood. Ink spills across the cover like the eponymous river, evoking the beautiful nature of the story within. This is a tale of conquest, change, and forbidden love. Likewise, it is a tale of ancient Sri Lanka. Above all, it is the […]
Chinese Proverbs Illustrated: The Wisdom of Cheng-yu translated by James Trapp Chinese Proverbs Illustrated is a delightful lesson in linguistics, namely proverbs/idiomatic phrases in Chinese. A cheng-yu is a series of four characters that represents an idiom/proverb, often derived from a story. Each has the Chinese characters, pinyin, pronunciation, both the literal translation and the […]
Richard Adams’ classic Watership Down is brought to lustrous life by James Sturm & Joe Sutphin in this new graphic novel. I first read Adams’ novel in ninth grade and absolutely loved it. Finding this graphic novel was a real treat. The story follows Hazel and his brother Fiver. Fiver is a bunny with the […]
Mimi’s Tales of Terror by Junji Ito Mimi’s Tales of Terror, penned by the masterful Junji Ito, definitely delivers bone-chilling narratives. The stories center on Mimi, a young woman with a penchant for seeing the paranormal. Ito weaves tales that unsettle and intrigue as Mimi faces off against eerily horrific encounters. One of my favorite […]
