Comic Review: The Magic Fish

The Magic FishTrung Le Nguyen A beautifully crafted coming of age story, told through the lenses of collected folklore, completely captured my attention and my heart. I genuinely lost track of time while reading it and taking in the gorgeous illustrations, and pretty much abandoned my list of questions I was writing to discuss with…

Comic Review: The Tea Dragon Festival

The Tea Dragon Festival Katie O’Neill In this soft, dreamy comic set in the universe of the Tea Dragon Society, comes the story of Rinn – a young person growing up in the rural and mountainous village of Silverleaf. On a quest to harvest ingredients for locals as the upcoming Tea Dragon Festival draws near, they stumble…

Comic Review: Snotgirl #1

Snotgirl #1 Bryan Lee O’Malley Leslie Hung This volume collects issues #1-5, and highlights what I dislike the most about TP’s and the generic American comic format: so. much. happens. It has to, given the page constraints of comics. Which makes reading Snotgirl feel like I’m being taken into the throes of someone else’s panic attack….

Top 10 YA Books I’m Excited to Read This Year

2018 is here and with it comes the eager anticipation of all the new books that are coming out this year! A good portion of these books are in my “order for library” and “personal” lists, and a few are there purely for my personal reading fancy. Additionally, this list is by no means exhaustive…

Comic Page Analysis

  In this two page spread from early on into Jillian and Mariko Tamaki’s This One Summer, the reader is invited through the use of traditional panel and gutter layouts to view each image as a snapshot of the summer vacation being recalled. In their signature monochromatic and inky, brush-stroke style, the Tamaki cousins lend a nostalgic…