Graphic Novel Reviews
I read a few graphic novels this summer and thought they fit in nicely with my Diverse Graphic Novel Series. So I thought I would share my thoughts on them.
Summary:
It’s been eight years since Colleen Cavenaugh’s home world was conquered by the Derichets. These aliens are bent on harvesting the planet’s resources to fuel their warships, no matter the cost to its human natives. Any defiance of the Derichets’ rule–the smallest step out of line–can get you beaten, sent to a work camp, or even executed.
— GoodReads
Colleen’s family is gone, killed in the war. She lives alone, far from the chaos of the city, far from the alien overseers and the dangerous gangs. Her only friends are the other humans who toil in the Derichet factory and, against all likelihood, a Derichet overseer. Colleen knows the safest thing to do is comply with the Derichet regime…until the day when the recklessly brave Jann and a violent gang of rebels called the Chromatti invade her quiet rural home. Now Colleen must decide if it’s worth risking the survival of her newfound family to join the growing underground revolution against the Derichets and help free her world.
My Thoughts…
Once again the cover caught my eye while I was at the library. The art style reminded me of The Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi or Spill Zone by Scott Westerfield. I really enjoyed the development of this story. They rolled out the pacing of the story quite nicely. Fun read.
Summary:
While investigating police brutality and corruption in 1970s Detroit, journalist Elena Abbott uncovers supernatural forces being controlled by a secret society of the city’s elite.
— GoodReads
In the uncertain social and political climate of 1972 Detroit, hard-nosed, chain-smoking tabloid reporter Elena Abbott investigates a series of grisly crimes that the police have ignored. Crimes she knows to be the work of dark occult forces. Forces that took her husband from her. Forces she has sworn to destroy.
Hugo Award-nominated novelist Saladin Ahmed (Star Wars: Canto Bight, Black Bolt) and artist Sami Kivelä (Beautiful Canvas) present one woman’s search for the truth that destroyed her family amidst an exploration of the systemic societal constructs that haunt our country to this day.
My Thoughts…
I was so excited seeing a black woman on the cover of a graphic novel that I didn’t even bother reading the decsription before checking it out of the library. It’s rare to see people of color on the cover of graphic novels or comics with the exception of the Blank Panther series. So home it had to come with me.
