AboutSo Much Bigger: Comics, Graphic Novels, and a Thousand Words More
I often hear folks say that reading comic book doesn’t really count as reading. It’s a trained response, really. I’m not going to say that everyone out there is going to LOVE every comic book or graphic novel ever. That’s silly. We each come at reading a little differently and we each find the appealing [...]
Staff Pick: Leo Geo and His Miraculous Journey… by Jon Chad
Smart kids! Geology wizards! Lovers of comics! YOU MUST CHECK OUT THIS BOOK. The title pretty much says it all: this graphic novel is the uniquely illustrated miraculous journey through the center of the earth by the intrepid Leo Geo. And, while that in and of itself is rather fun, the artwork is so [...]
Staff Pick: Sita’s Ramayana by Samhita Arni and Moya Chitrakar
Magic animals, fierce snakes, a war between gods and demons, kidnapping and, of course, love. This graphic novelization of the ancient epic poem (written by the Hindu sage Valmiki in 300 B.C.E.) really does have it all! Although the Ramayana has more text than standard comic book, the additional words are helpful to readers not [...]
