On Haunted Homes: TERRIFIED, INFIDEL, and MALEVOLENT I love October. It’s a time of year when publishers put out their yearly measure of horror novels, and I’ve finally made peace with the end of summer and the days getting…
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It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the new adventures of Kate Bishop/Hawkeye Go over to Kirkus to check it out.…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana talks about two graphic novels: Go over there to check it out.…
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Book Review: Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch by Kelly Sue DeConnick & Valentine De Landro
Title: Bitch Planet, Vol 2: President Bitch Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Art by Valentine De Landro Genre: Comics, Science Fiction Publisher: Image Comics Publication date: June 2017 Eisner Award-nominated writer KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea talks about the first volume in Jeff Lemire’s Black Hammer comic book series… This ongoing series from Jeff Lemire is character driven SFF at its best, following…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Like so many other fans this past weekend, Thea went to watch Wonder Woman–and fell in love with the phenomenal portrayal of Diana of Themyscira. To celebrate the awesomeness,…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at two very different books: Black Panther – A Nation Under our Feet, volume 1 and The Gauntlet are both excellent. Check it out here.…
Title: Goldie Vance Written by Hope Larson, Illustrated by Brittney Williams Genre: Mystery, Historical, Graphic Novels, Young Adult Publisher: Boom! Box Publication Date: October 2016 Paperback: 112 Pages Move over Nancy, Harriet, & Veronica. There’s a new sleuth on…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! (Well, you know, usually we’re over there on Fridays, but still.) Today it’s Thea’s turn, and today she catches up with one of her favorite comic book finds of…
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Graphic Novel Double Feature: The Wake by Scott Snyder & Survivors’ Club by Lauren Beukes and Dale Halverson
Buckle up your seatbelts, kiddos. Today Thea reviews two horror standalone comics that are pretty gruesome and a whole lot of meta-fun. Title: The Wake Written by Scott Snyder, Art by Sean Murphy Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction,…
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Over at Kirkus: THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA (Vol 1) by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
It’s Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! (Well, you know, usually we’re over there on Fridays, but still.) Today it’s Thea’s turn, and she turns to Halloween themed reading with her review of The Chilling Adventures of…
The Kaz Signal is a new monthly column by regular contributor to The Book Smugglers: Karen “Kaz” Mahoney. Kaz will be covering all things comics and popgeekery. #0.5: Origin Story Everything and everybody has an origin. The origin story…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is talking about some recent comics reads and their fantastic heroines. Go over there to check it out.…
Ana’s adventures in reading comics continue with a spotlight on Monstress vol 1 and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur vol 1 With gorgeous artwork by Sana Takeda and a gripping storyline from Marjorie Liu, Monstress vol. 1: Awakening collects…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! It’s Thea’s turn this Friday, as she tackles Paper Girls volume 1–the newest ongoing monthly comic from Brian K. Vaughan, with art from Cliff Chiang.…
Old School Wednesdays presents a new flashback feature in which we Book Smugglers reflect on a new topic or theme in popgeekdom. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the…
First in a new series starring DC Super Heroes in a Super Hero high school, Wonder Woman at Super Hero High is super delightful. Title: Wonder Woman at Super Hero High Written by Lisa Yee Genre: Middle Grade, Superheroes,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea reviews the deluxe collectible edition of Wayward (Book 1) by Jim Zub with art from Steven Cummings. The deluxe edition collects the first…
We are delighted to host a Q&A with author Marjorie Liu today! Marjorie Liu is a prolific author of novels and comics and her most recent work is the new brand new comic Monstress, which Ana reviewed – and…
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Reading Comics: GOTHAM ACADEMY, ODY-C, THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL
Ana’s adventures in reading comics continue with a spotlight on three 2015 trades – one to enjoy, one to keep, one to treasure. Gotham Academy Vol 1 collects issues #1-6 of this DC Comics’ new(ish), ongoing series by writers…
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Reading Comics: MONSTRESS Issue#1 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
It would not be an exaggeration to say I have been in tenterhooks about Monstress since I first heard about it back in January. Monstress is a new creator-owned title by writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda and…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Morning Glories, Vol.2 by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Thea is talking about Wytches by Scott Snyder, Jock, and Matt Hollingsworth (a graphic novel she was lucky enough to pick up at Comic Con)!…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Morning Glories, Vol.1 by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…