Graphic Novels are collections of a comic book series or miniseries. I review them here as they are under represented.
‘Briggs Land: Lone Wolves‘ graphic novel is a collection of a six-part miniseries that somewhat concluded the Dark Horse comic book series written by Brian Wood who also created it. Grace Briggs’ attempt to shore up her leadership of the successionist movement Briggs Land that she usurped from her husband while he is in prison…
‘Ardanna‘ issue 0 gets new life in the Legendary Edition, a successful crowdfunding campaign from writer Wyatt Holliday and artist Dean Flores. It is now part of the Authentic Comics publishing. Ardanna is a mighty woman warrior who is able to take on more than one opponent at a time. She recruits a former thief…
Fans had been anticipating “Batman: Three Jokers” since the DC Rebirth. The origins of the story began when Batman merged himself with the alien supercomputer called the Mobius Chair. It is said it gives all knowledge to its user, so when the Dark Knight asked, “What is the Joker’s real name?” He responds to the…
For Molly Chapter Two is an indie comic book sequel written and created by Gabe Cheng featuring art by Benjamin Sawyer. It was published after a successful crowdfunding campaign. Following chapter one, Greg is on the run with Molly, a rebel from a tribe of dogs that continue to protect a truce that was made…
Set prior to the Combiner Wars story-arc, IDW Publishing released ‘Transformers: Punishment‘ in 2015. The story was written by John Barber with artwork by Livio Ramondelli. Optimus Prime returns to Cybertron years after the war for the anniversary of him receiving the Matrix of Leadership. Though the Autobots have won, Star Scream has been declared…
Comic book writer Peter David brings us Symbiote Spider-Man, a 2019 Marvel graphic novel that explores Spider-Man’s days wearing the symbiote suit that would soon become his darkest enemy. Taking place after the original ‘Secret Wars,’ Peter Parker and Felicia Hardy are beginning their relationship and trying to navigate how complex their love is, with…
Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini are back with Kamen America Volume 2: The Founding Fighters, a comic book project from Iconic Comics that came to life thanks to a crowdfunding campaign. Carly Vanders aka the superhero Kamen America is joined by Misha aka Kamen Comet in fighting the mysterious mud mutants that are plaguing America.…
DC Comics brings us the horrifying story of ‘Arkham Manor,’ written by Gerry Duggan with art from Shawn Crystal and coloring from Dave McCaig. What would happen if Arkham inmates moved into your home? The legendary home for the criminally insane, Arkham Asylum, is destroyed. The mayor of Gotham City uses an executive order to…
Alterna Comics brings us ‘Tinseltown‘ a 2019 comic book series written by David Lucarelli with art by Henry Ponciano and HdE. It is collected in an excellent graphic novel and is a good ol’ fashion noir tale surrounding Hollywood. Set in 1915, Abigail Moore arrives in Hollywood, not to become a star, but to follow…
From the archives of Dark Horse Comics comes ‘Briggs Land: State of Grace,’ the first graphic novel volume in a comic book series, It is written by Brian Wood with artwork by Mack Chater and coloring by Lee Loughridge and Jeremy Colwell. Briggs Land is a successionist movement territory and breeding ground for domestic terrorism is…
Comic book writer and artist Billy Tucci revives one of his greatest characters in SHI: Return of the Warrior with a successful crowdfunding campaign. It definitely brings back that good ol’ fashioned plot of good versus evil. Retired from heroics, Ana Ishikawa is now a single mother taking care of her daughter and grandfather while…
4001 AD is a science fiction miniseries collected into a single graphic novel from Valiant Entertainment. It was written by Matt Kindt with art by Clayton Crain and David Mack. Sometime in the future, the AI known as Father launched Japan into space to protect it from the growing unrest on the Earth. At the…
Comic book artist Hoang Nguyen teams with writer Mike Kennedy to revive ‘Metal Militia,’ a series that Nguyen worked on in the nineties back to life in this reboot where he successfully raised funds through a crowdfunding campaign. Max wakes up in a New York that is under the control of a technology company that…
Ever since the DC Rebirth, fans have been anticipating “Batman: Three Jokers” a story written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Jason Fabok. The origins of the story began when Batman merged himself with the alien super computer called the Mobius Chair. It is said it gives ll knowledge to its user, so when the…
Black Hops: Hare Trigger is created, drawn, and colored by Timothy Lin. It is written by Mark Pellegrini with additional coloring and art by Matthew Weldon and Nestor Redulla. USA GI is called back into action to battle the terrorist organization Ningen led by femme fatale Hare Trigger, who has partnered with a former government…
Comic book writer and artist Ethan Van Sciver teams-up with colorist Kyle Ritter and letterer Eric Weathers to give his old creation ‘CyberFrog: Unfrogettable Tales‘ to new life. The funds were raised through a very successful crowdfunding campaign that raised money for not one, but two issues that I proudly backed. This is a remastering…
Comic book writer Thomas Retzke teams up with artists Hunter Murray and Alessandro Uezu for ‘Stryde: Underworld‘ a successful comic book crowdfunding campaign which I proudly supported. Cobalt and Stryde work together to keep Denver, Colorado safe from crime. However, Stryde parts ways with his mentor after catching him in a compromised position. Years later,…
The Dark Knight is heading to a clash with the Elite Mercenary in Batman Vs. Deathstroke from DC Comics. It is collected from the 2016 Deathstroke series written by Christopher Priest with art from Ed Benes, Jason Paz, Carlo Pagulayan, and an epic cover for the graphic novel by Lee Weeks. After helping Commissioner Gordon…
In 2016, Marvel Comics released Iron Man: Industrial Revolution, it is written by Fred Van Lente with art by Steve Kurth and Philip Briones. It was a collection from the series Iron Man Legacy issues 6-11. After Obadiah Stane engages in a hostile takeover of Stark Enterprises, Tony Stark finds himself destitute, homeless, and wandering…
Created by Timothy Lin, Black Hops U.S.A G.I: Volume 1 Buns of the Patriots tells a humorous, but a very action-packed story about a rabbit who is super-intelligent, super strong, and is a super patriot. It is written by Mark Pellegrini and drawn by Lin with epic covers by Dave Dorman. USA GI is a…
For the DC Rebirth, writer Scott Snyder along with artists Danny Miki, John Romita, Jr., and Declan Shalvey to bring us All-Star Batman from DC Comics. The first volume of the 2017 graphic novel combines issues 1-5 to make All-Star Batman: My Own Worst Enemy. Batman and his new partner The Signal are on a…
Written by Thomas Retzke and Gabe Harris with artwork from Damian Navarro and coloring by Alessandra Uezu, comes ‘Stryde: Origin,’ a successful comic book crowdfunding project. Vincent Patterson is forced to push drugs for his father who is a low-level dealer. One day, while running from the cops, he stumbles on the vigilante Cobalt beating…
Comic book artist Art Thibert returns to his early roots with ‘Black & White‘ Volume 1. Thibert draws and co-writes the story with Taylor Grosso, bringing a nineties fan favorite back to life with not one, but two successful crowdfunding campaigns. Reed Blackett is a former spy for MI-10 who now operates as a trader…
Comic book writers Chuck Dixon and Benjamin Henderson team-up with artist Jimbo Salgado for Ravage- Kill All Men issue 1. The comic book was originally released under the Cautionary Comics banner, but a recent crowdfunding campaign showed it is under Fanatic Comics. Manuel “Manny” Mendez recruits his friend Randall Gunn to go with him to…
Sean Murphy continues his DC Comics Black Label series ‘Batman: Curse of the White Knight,’ which retells the story of Bruce Wayne and his family’s real legacy in Gotham City. Following the events of its predecessor, Batman has revealed his identity to Commissioner Gordon and the rest of the GTO, the unit founded by Jack…
