Aug 20
Posted: under Ages 09-18, English, Josdal, Matt, Kumar, Naresh, Literature, Mann, Roland, Remedial Reading, Shearer, Brian, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain, Mark.
August 20th, 2009
Comic Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Comic Author: Adapted from the novels by Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer adapted by Matt Josdal and illustrated by Brian Shearer; Huck Finn adapted by Roland Mann and illustrated by Naresh Kumar. Format: Graphic Novel Reviewed by: Jessica Both Mark Twain’s classic paean [...] [...more]
Comic Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Comic Author: Adapted from the novels by Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer adapted by Matt Josdal and illustrated by Brian Shearer; Huck Finn adapted by Roland Mann and illustrated by Naresh Kumar.
Format: Graphic Novel
Reviewed by: Jessica
Both Mark Twain’s classic paean to American boyhood and his most celebrated portrait of the antebellum South get the graphic novel treatment.
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Feb 19
Posted: under Ages 15-18, Basu, Samit, English, India, Literature, Myth/Folklore, Padlekar, Ashish, Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma.
February 19th, 2009
Title: The Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma Author: Written by Samit Basu, artwork by Ashish Padlekar. Format: Comic book mini-series (five issues). Reviewed by: Elena Vishnu Sharma is a somewhat apathetic teenager living a normal life. Until one day a trio of magical talking animals follow him home, and inform him that it is his [...] [...more]
Title: The Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma
Author: Written by Samit Basu, artwork by Ashish Padlekar.
Format: Comic book mini-series (five issues).
Reviewed by: Elena
Vishnu Sharma is a somewhat apathetic teenager living a normal life. Until one day a trio of magical talking animals follow him home, and inform him that it is his destiny to Save the World. And then Harry Potter shows up and tries to kill him. No, seriously.
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Jan 17
Posted: under Ages 15-18, Black, Holly, English, Good Neighbors, Literature, Naifeh, Ted.
January 17th, 2009
Comic Title: The Good Neighbors #1: Kin Comic Author: Holly Black (writing), Ted Neifeh (art) Format: Graphic Novel Reviewed by: Jessica When Rue’s mother disappears, her father is arrested as her suspected murderer. But Rue’s not sure her mother’s dead, and when she starts seeing faeries everywhere – fairies who talk to her like she’s [...] [...more]
Comic Title: The Good Neighbors #1: Kin
Comic Author: Holly Black (writing), Ted Neifeh (art)
Format: Graphic Novel
Reviewed by: Jessica
When Rue’s mother disappears, her father is arrested as her suspected murderer. But Rue’s not sure her mother’s dead, and when she starts seeing faeries everywhere – fairies who talk to her like she’s one of them – she’s even less sure.
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Nov 29
Posted: under Ages 15-18, English, Lilly, Mike, Literature, Macbeth, Remedial Reading, Robbins, Trina.
November 29th, 2008
Title: Macbeth Author: Adapted by Trina Robbins, artwork by Mike Lilly and Nimbus Studios Format: Graphic Novel Reviewed by: Elena Witches and conspiracies and cold-blooded murder! Scholastic’s graphic novel edition of Macbeth is intended for struggling readers, presenting the meat of the story with minimal use of Shakespeare’s original language. [...more]
Title: Macbeth
Author: Adapted by Trina Robbins, artwork by Mike Lilly and Nimbus Studios
Format: Graphic Novel
Reviewed by: Elena
Witches and conspiracies and cold-blooded murder! Scholastic’s graphic novel edition of Macbeth is intended for struggling readers, presenting the meat of the story with minimal use of Shakespeare’s original language.
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Nov 29
Posted: under All Ages, Amar Chitra Katha, Foreign Language, History, India, Literature, Myth/Folklore.
November 29th, 2008
Title: Amar Chitra Katha (series) Author: Various Format: Individual issues, trade paperbacks, and hardcover collections are all available. Reviewed by: Elena Beautifully illustrated, meticulously-researched comics that present both the real history and the folklore/mythology of India to readers around the world. [...more]
Title: Amar Chitra Katha (series)
Author: Various
Format: Individual issues, trade paperbacks, and hardcover collections are all available.
Reviewed by: Elena
Beautifully illustrated, meticulously-researched comics that present both the real history and the folklore/mythology of India to readers around the world.
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