The universe recently conspired to throw three books my way, which I read one after another. They’re all quite good (one of them excellent), with a running theme of extreme oddity: 1. Bake Sale by Sara Varon (Aug. 2011) Cupcake, a bakery owner, spends months holding extra bake sales so he can afford to visit Turkey [...]
Archive for the ‘Comics and graphic novels’ Category
Lightning Reviews, Weird Edition
Posted in Comics and graphic novels, MG books (ages 8-12), YA books, tagged reviews on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
New Books on a Senseless Graph
Posted in Comics and graphic novels, MG books (ages 8-12), YA books, tagged fun, inklings on April 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a slew of sequels and companion novels coming out in the next few months, and instead of just listing them, I present, in the spirit of Pseudoscience, a plot of anticipation level vs. expected surprise:
The Universal Appeal of Doomed Bunnies
Posted in Comics and graphic novels, Kids books-general, Picture books, YA books, tagged fun, inklings, reviews on October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I recently bought Dawn of the Bunny Suicides as a gift for a friend. For anyone unfamiliar with the genius of Andy Riley, it’s exactly what it sounds like: a collection of cartoons showing plump, would-be adorable bunnies in the act of creative suicide. Death by potato masher, lawn mower and Quidditch broom are just [...]
Comics in Neverland
Posted in Comics and graphic novels, Kids books-general, tagged fun, inklings on June 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
What’s wrong with this picture? If you’re thinking it looks eerily like an adult Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes, you’d be right. Two bloggers have drawn their version of the grown-up troublemaker as a father. That’s Calvin with his WIFE—who happens to be Susie (yes, that Susie). I can’t decide whether to be amused or [...]
