graphic novels – Page 2 – Cassidy B. Charles

Comics are a gateway drug to literacy

–Art Spiegelman

The Walking Dead

I am a glutton for punishment. The Walking Dead series is one of the most graphic books I have read – comic and novel alike. Yet, I read them. I don’t want to, but I want to know how it ends. How does a future zombie outbreak? Does it? We’ll see.

Secret Identity

Marvel will always have a special place in my heart, but I have been coming to terms recently that I love DC. Between Alan Moore for the Neo-Victorian Literature and the purchasing librarian being DC-centric, DC is slowly winning me over. At the end of the day, a graphic novel is a graphic novel (orContinue reading “Secret Identity”

Ghost World

Let the summer begin! Maybe this was instilled in me from the summer reading program at my childhood library, but no matter the reason, I read with a goal in mind during the summer. I reached 25 books last summer, and this summer’s mission is 40 books. Good pacing for now… Yes, like most movies,Continue reading “Ghost World”

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

If you are ever in the mood for an obscure, independent film, try-out The Station Agent. The film was shot in my hometown, and I work at the library they filmed at. The portion they show of the library is half of the floorspace there. Being able to pick out the details of the movieContinue reading “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic”