Graphic Novels are collections of a comic book series or miniseries. I review them here as they are under represented.
Alterna Comics brings us into the far reaches of outer space with ‘Exilium,’ a graphic novel written by Ben Slabak with art by Salo Farias, Marc Sintes, and HdE. Deep in the future, Earth was visited by aliens who were seeking refuge from those wishing to annihilate them. Many humans hated them and left to…
Who knew that a Christian rock band like Skillet could produce a comic book? ‘Eden: A Skillet Graphic Novel‘ is written by band frontrunner John Cooper and member Random Shock with art by Chris Hunt. In a dystopian future, the world is overrun by beasts who have come from the ground. As a result, humans…
Manga author and artist Shiori Teshirogi continues her ‘Batman and the Justice League‘ with the third volume. The monthly Japanese anthology “Red” published the series in conjunction with DC Comics. After the battle with Orm, Rui discovers a dark secret. His beloved uncle Kihito is the “demon” Akurou who is controlling the power of the…
Originally published as a DC Comics online exclusive, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 2 is a collection of individual stories from a plethora of comic book writers. Similar to Volume One, each story tells of a different adventure that the Batman takes on in the streets of Gotham City. His allies Alfred, Commissioner…
Featuring several writers, artists, and a dynamite cover by Ethan Van Sciver, the New 52 version of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1 is a collection of five issues in classic DC Comics graphic novel form. In this volume, Batman faces several of his greatest foes including The Joker, Killer Croc, Mad Hatter,…
‘Batman and the Justice League Vol. 2‘ is the second in a series adapted by Japanese manga author Shiori Teshirogi. It is published by DC Comics and in the pages of the monthly Japanese anthology “Red.” Picking up after the first volume, Orm the Ocean Master manages to break free from his prison and threatens…
Written and penciled by illustrator Doug TenNapel, Creature Tech is a science fiction tale published by Top Cow Productions and released as a graphic novel in 2003. Dr. Michael Ong is a paranormal scientist and former seminary student who works for what the Research Technical Institute or what the locals call “Creature Tech,” a branch…
‘Kamen America Volume 1: Stars And Stripes‘ is an indie comic book from Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini under the banner Iconic Comics. The project successfully used crowdfunding to raise the capital to publish it. Carly Vanders is a young woman trying to make her in the world as a seamstress and is having mixed…
‘Batman and the Justice League Vol. 1‘ is the first in a series written and drawn by popular Japanese manga author Shiori Teshirogi. Published by DC Comics and in the pages of the monthly Japanese anthology “Red,” the series adds a flair to the Dark Knight unique to Eastern storytelling. Japanese teen Rui Aramiya arrives…
From DC Comics comes this Elseworlds one-shot Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat. It is written by Doug Moench with an army of artists including Jim Aparo and Graham Nolan. Following the Third World War, a deadly version of Ebola plagues the world, wiping out much of humanity, including Batman. However, his nemesis Ra’s al Ghul…
Originally published in 1990 within the pages of Legends of the Dark Knight, DC Comics compiled them into the graphic novel Batman: Gothic. It is written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Klaus Janson. A child killer named Mr. Whisper has returned to Gotham City after a twenty-year absence. He is exacting vengeance on a…
Canadian cartoonist and animator Guy Delisle publishes some incredible graphic novels and books illustrating his travels to different nations. None stick out more than Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea, where Delisle lived for two months while working for the French-Canadian production company TF1 and the North Korean SEK Studio doing animation. Delisle tells, or…
Marvel Comics has had some turbulent years in the various runs for their mutant team known as the X-Men. Comic book writer Mike Carey and artist Clay Mann team-up for X-Men Legacy: Collision, which sees the return of a newer team of villains. Rogue and Magneto chaperone Indra, Anole, and Loa on a trip to…
Marvel Comics delves into the world of deities and pantheons with “Chaos War,” a story-arc written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with art from Khoi Pham. An ancient being known as the Chaos King escapes from his prison and slays Nightmare, giving him access to the Dream World. After slaying deities, he can…
DC Comics brings us Nighting: The New Order, a dystopian story written by Kyle Higgins and drawn by Trevor McCarthy, who also did the cover art for the entire series. Taking place in the not-too-distant future of 2040, things have changed. Several years earlier, during a battle in Metropolis that took Batman’s life, Nightwing used…
The story of the CW show Smallville continued in the pages of the comic book series Smallville Season 11, which showed Clark Kent dropping the moniker ‘The Blur’ and becoming Superman. However, it was the second volume that caught my attention. The “Detective” story-arc written by Bryan Q. Miller features Batman and Superman’s first meeting.…
‘Rambo’ creator and First Blood novel writer David Morrell leaps from the pages of a fictional book into Marvel Comics, specifically, their non-canon Marvel Knights imprint with Captain America: The Chosen, drawn by renowned illustrator Mitch Breitweiser. Corporal James Newman is fighting in the War in Afghanistan. His unit is cornered with enemy combatants surrounding…
Written and drawn by Liam Sharp with coloring from Romula Fajardo, Jr., The Brave And The Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman takes DC Comics into the world of Celtic fairy tales where only the princess of the Amazons and the World’s Greatest Detective can go. In the realm of Tir Na Nog, Cernunnos asks Wonder…
Ever wonder what the mythology of the ancient pantheon would like if it was put in a cyberpunk scenario? Top Cow Productions and Image Comics brings us God Complex: Dogma. Written by Paul Jenkins with art by Hendry Prasetya, this brings Roman mythology and philosophy into a science fiction realm. In the city of Delphi,…
Ever wonder what would happen if Beetle Bailey was to fight a grown-up version of Calvin and Hobbs? Writer David Pepose and Santiago Jr., Jorge have the answer. Look no further than the epic comic book sequel from Action Labs Entertainment that turned the newspaper funnies on its head in a satirical and violent way.…
Legendary comic book writer Chuck Dixon (co-creator of Batman villain Bane) takes us out of the streets of Gotham City into a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars: General Grievous. Published by Dark Horse Comics, it is a tale from the Clone Wars that explores the dark places of the war. Set between Episodes…
Screenwriter Marc Guggenheim (best known for Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow) tries his hand at writing a comic book storyline for DC Comics. Along with artists Jerry Bingham and Mark Farmers they bring us the graphic novel Batman: Super Powers, collected from Batman Confidential #50-54. In the early days of the Dark Knight protecting Gotham City,…
Detective Comics volume 6 is written by James Tynion IV with artwork from Philippe Briones and Eddy Barrows. The DC Comics collection includes issues #969-974 plus Annual #1. With Red Robin returned to Gotham City after the events of volume five, he and Spoiler reunite, though she is angry that he is choosing to continue…
In Detective Comics volume five, a fan-favorite character returns from his long absence. Written by James Tynion IV and Christopher Sebala with art from Eddy Barrows, Alvaro Martinez, and Carmen Carnero. Tim Drake has been trapped in a bizarre interdimensional prison since the events Rise of The Batmen. However, after he encounters a brutal version…
Batman: The Dark Prince Charming is a standalone, non-canon story from DC Comics. It is written and drawn by European author Enrico Marini, who says in the introduction he took inspiration from Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, two epic comic book writers. He crafts a unique, but compelling story of the Dark Knight. Bruce Wayne…
