Tag: First Second

Friends is Friends is not your typical story of companionship. Told in short vignettes, Greg Cook’s first book in years examines the strange transient nature of friendship and people. From an elephant bum to the …

Zoe is not the brightest crayon in the box. After realizing her life as a tradeshow model is a dead-end job filled with sexual harassment and low respect, she begins to look at all the …

Dragons Beware! because Claudette wants her father’s sword back, and she’s bringing her friends to get it! She is also determined to foil Gromach’s invasion of her land. Her father and his fellow knight do …

Sleepless Knight is a graphic novel for beginning readers and for reading out loud. The main character, the knight of the title, can’t wait to go on her camping trip. She is so excited that …

Princess Decomposia and Count Spatula is the newest creation by prolific comic artist Andi Watson. Known for his works such as Skeleton Key, Watson’s work is cute and a style all his own. Princess Decomposia …

Scott McCloud is best known for his works Making Comics and Understanding Comics. His recent work, The Sculptor is a beautiful addition to the library. David Smith has just been fired from his short-lived career …

Battling Boy was good. The Rise of Aurora West is better. JT Petty and Paul Pope give us the training of a dedicated young superhero (or “science hero”) who has been a part of the …

In Real Life, the new Graphic Novel from author Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang, looks at the politics of being a female gamer as well as the economics of the trend of gold farming in …

The animals of the Stratford Zoo have a secret. After the keepers are gone, they leave their cages and watch their own Midnight Revue. The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Macbeth is their take on …

The Wrenchies starts out strange and keeps on heading out from there. Dalrymple writes a bizarre, well-crafted piece of apocalyptic fiction that refuses to be “about” any one thing. It is the story of a …