Category Archives: comics

I need new pick-me-up reads

Posted on Aug 17, 2018 by

Hello, Postcardians!  I know it’s way early to talk about this, but it’s almost that time of year again — harvest festivals, haunted houses, pumpkin spice mochas, and scary fairy tales.  I’m already planning my Halloween Month posts, and deciding … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, favorites, folklore/fairy tales, re-reads | 13 Comments

The comics update: Mystical planets, skateboarding ninjas, and Azzazian warrior queens

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

Another Free Comic Book Day come and gone.  Fort Wayne has several great comics shops, as well as an amazing downtown library, so I definitely wasn’t lacking in places to hit up for free comics.  The library even had special … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, fantasy, folklore/fairy tales, graphic-novels | 4 Comments

An ode to the books I Did Not Finish (Juv/YA edition)

Posted on Feb 22, 2018 by

In the past eight years, I’ve reviewed plenty of amazing books, less-than-amazing books, really-kind-of-terrible books, and just-plain-meh books.  The reading experience has been a mixed bag of awesomeness and problems, but there was always something in each book that kept … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, fantasy, folklore/fairy tales, historical, Lithuania | 2 Comments

2017 year-end review

Posted on Dec 8, 2017 by

It’s been really good to be able to escape into fairy-tale worlds this year, where evil-doers and cranky fairies are no match for the power of love, and alternate Americas where superheroes can actually stop maniacs from taking over the … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, fantasy, favorites, folklore/fairy tales, year-end review | 6 Comments

Ghastly stories for the biggest scare-seekers

Posted on Oct 19, 2017 by

Do you keep a night light on on Halloween, just in case?  Do thoughts of the undead keep you unrested?  Or are you all about the vampire bats and the plague-haunted castles and the vengeful murder victims come back to … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, Halloween, nonfiction, poetry, short stories, spooky | 7 Comments

Comics follow-up: summer of superheroes (and Nordic kid adventurers)

Posted on Aug 19, 2017 by

Back in late April/early May, partly with the help of Free Comic Book Day, I dipped into several new (or at least recent) franchises, discovering some awesome titles such as America, Ms. Marvel, and the Hildafolk comics by Luke Pearson. … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, family, fantasy, folklore/fairy tales, LGBTQIA, romantic, summer of superheroes | 2 Comments

Lots and lots of comics

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

How did everyone make out on Free Comic Book Day?  I was only able to visit one comics store this year, but I did discover some new titles to keep an eye on.  Particularly Hilda, from Nobrow Press, and I Hate Fairyland, … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, fantasy, folklore/fairy tales, LGBTQIA, meta | 1 Comment

Friendship to the Max!

Posted on Aug 16, 2016 by

Noelle Stevenson, et al.  Lumberjanes.  Los Angeles: Boom! Studios, 2014-present. Rating:  4.75 out of 5 punk rock mermaids Lately, I’ve been hooked on the Lumberjanes comics by Noelle Stevenson (of Nimona fame) et al.  Boom! Studios calls it “Buffy the Vampire Slayer … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, fantasy, favorites, humor, LGBTQIA, mermaids, selkies | 3 Comments

Guess the fable by the contemporary song title

Posted on Oct 5, 2015 by

Chris Duffy, ed.  Fable Comics.  New York: First Second, 2015. Another fun assortment of folktales retold in comics form.  They’re mostly Aesop’s fables, with a few examples from other sources like the Indian Bidpai.  For this game, I chose fourteen … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, folklore/fairy tales, music | 2 Comments

Selkies, shape-shifters, and maybe mermaids.

Posted on Jun 14, 2015 by

Betsy Cornwell.  Tides.  Boston: Clarion, 2013. Noah and Lo Gallagher are spending the summer with their grandmother, Dolores, on the Isles of Shoals.  Noah is there for a marine biology internship, while Lo hopes to spend the time drawing and … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, family, fantasy, favorites, folklore/fairy tales, graphic-novels, humor, LGBTQIA, mermaids, romantic, selkies | 3 Comments