Category Archives: Comics & Graphic Novels

Saints

Posted on July 12, 2015 by hardlyregistered

Gene Luen Yang, 2013 Saints is the second part to Gene Luen Yang’s historical graphic novels: Boxers & Saints, an imagined retelling of the Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1901. While Boxers tells the story from the perspective of one of the leaders of the … Continue reading →

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Boxers

Posted on June 28, 2015 by hardlyregistered

Gene Luen Yang, 2013 If you’re looking for a quick read with a unique perspective on history, this is it. Boxers is the first part of Luen Yang’s two-part graphic novel Boxers & Saints: a retelling of the Chinese Boxer … Continue reading →

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American Born Chinese

Posted on December 7, 2014 by hardlyregistered

Gene Luen Yang, 2006 The graphic novel is an intriguing art-form. The stylistic nature of the graphic narrative offers an alternative to extend the reader’s imagination in a succinct format that the written word simply can’t achieve with equal brevity. … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem

Posted on September 13, 2013 by hardlyregistered

Guy Delisle, 2012 Translated from the French by Helge Dascher The graphic novel Jerusalem by Guy Delisle isn’t really a novel, it is a graphic travelogue of Delisle’s year living in the holy city as an expatriate stay-at-home dad, raising … Continue reading →

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A Chinese Life

Posted on October 16, 2012 by hardlyregistered

Li Kunwu & Philippe Otie 2012 Translated by Edward Gauvin “So yes, of course we are proud of what we’ve made, even if it’s not perfect yet. Especially since it doesn’t come from the profits of armed conquest, however legitimate, … Continue reading →

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Marvel Comics: The Untold Story

Posted on October 14, 2012 by hardlyregistered

Sean Howe, 2012 POW! What a fantastic read! This history of the Marvel Comics is a page turner that artfully balances the history of the Marvel Enterprise with the history and development of the characters that make up the Marvel … Continue reading →

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Calvin & Hobbes

Posted on March 21, 2011 by hardlyregistered

The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Volume I Bill Waterson 2005 I have a guilty pleasure  in reading comics.  Back when newspapers were printed on paper I would instantly flip to the funny pages before reading the politics or local news … Continue reading →

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