New Books (December-January)

January 25, 2021March 31, 2021 Civilian Reader New Books Alma Katsu, Amanda Montell, Andrew McCarthy, Anthony Veasna So, Ava Barry, Bae Myung-hoon, Bryan Christy, Charles Soule, CK McDonnell, Dan Morain, Dana Stabenow, David Ebenbach, Elliot Ackerman, Eula Biss, Glenn Dixon, Graham McNeill, James Stavridis, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Melissa Broder, Paul French, Premee Mohamed, Richard Falkirk, S.J. Morden, Samuel L Popkin, Sexton Blake, Tahi Saihate, Wallace Stroby, Walter Isaacson

Featuring: Elliot Ackerman, Bae Myung-hoon, Ava Barry, Eula Biss, Sexton Blake, Melissa Broder, Bryan Christy, Glenn Dixon, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, David Ebenbach, Richard Falkirk, Paul French, Walter Isaacson, Alma Katsu, Cassandra Khaw, Andrew McCarthy, C.K. McDonnell, Graham McNeill, Premee Mohamed, Amanda Montell, Dan Morain, S.J. Morden, Samuel L. Popkin, Tahi Saihate, Anthony Veasna So, Charles Soule, Dana Stabenow, Wallace Stroby

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New Books (June)

June 29, 2019June 26, 2019 Civilian Reader New Books Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Alexander Freed, Alexander Freedman, Amal El-Mohtar, Anna Smith Spark, Ben Coes, Charles Soule, Dale Lucas, Dana Schwartz, Ed McDonald, Emily Nussbaum, Fonda Lee, Jason Adam Katzenstein, Joanna Kavenna, Joe Abercrombie, Karen Cleveland, Lauren Duca, LC Shaw, Mark Lawrence, Max Gladstone, RJ Barker, Sarah Lotz, Scott Johnston, Shamini Flint, Sherri Smith, Steven Goldstein, Taylor Anderson, Thomas Harris

Featuring: Joe Abercrombie, Taylor Anderson, RJ Barker, Karen Cleveland, Ben Coes, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Amal El-Mohtar, Shamini Flint, Alexander Freed, Max Gladstone, Steven Goldstein, Thomas Harris, Scott Johnston, Joanna Kavenna, Mark Lawrence, Fonda Lee, Sarah Lotz, Dale Lucas, Ed McDonald, Emily Nussbaum, Dana Schwartz, L.C. Shaw, Sherri Smith, Anna Smith Spark, Charles Soule

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Books Received (July-August 2017)

August 12, 2017August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Batwoman, Charles Soule, Christie Golden, Christopher Bohjalian, Eugene Lim, Fables, Grady Hendrix, Greg Rucka, Jay Kristoff, Jeannette Ng, Joe Ide, Jonathan Lyon, Kate Ellis, Matt Taibbi, Matt Wallace, Michael F. Haspil, Nick Harkaway, R.S. Belcher, Rebecca Harrington, Robert Dickinson, Roma Tearne, Ross Raisin, Sage Walker, Simon Berthon, Stephen Barnes, Steven T Seagle, Stina Leicht, Wonder Woman, Zeni Zumas

Featuring: Stephen Barnes, R.S. Belcher, Simon Berthon, Christopher Bohjalian, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Robert Dickinson, Kate Ellis, Christie Golden, Nick Harkaway, Rebecca Harrington, Michael F. Haspil, Grady Hendrix, Joe Ide, Jay Kristoff, Stina Leicht, Eugene Lim, Jonathan Lyon, Jeannette Ng, Ross Raisin, Greg Rucka, Marcus Sakey, Steven T. Seagle, Charles Soule, Matt Taibbi, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Roma Tearne, Sage Walker, Matt Wallace, Zeni Zumas Continue reading →

Quick Shot Reviews: Catching up on Graphic Novels

August 6, 2016August 6, 2016 Civilian Reader Comics, Review Action, All-New X-Men, American Vampire, Black Magick, Charles Soule, Christopher Moeller, Daredevil, DC Comics, Dean Ormston, Dennis Hopeless, Extraordinary X-Men, Francis Manapul, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Horror, Huck, Humberto Ramos, Image Comics, Jason Fabok, Jeff Lemire, Jerry Ordway, Jim Lee, John Paul Leon, Jon J. Muth, Justice League, Kevin Maguire, Lazarus, Lucifer, Mark Bagley, Mark Millar, Marvel, Michael Lark, Mike Carey, Mitch Gerads, Nicola Scott, Owen Freeman, Peter Gross, Phil Jimenez, Rafael Albuquerque, Ron Garney, Ryan Kelly, Scott Kolins, Scott Snyder, Scott Williams, Sheriff of Babylon, Super-Heroes, Tom King, Vertigo Comics

Despite the near-total-silence on the graphic novel/comics side of things, I have continued to read a whole bunch of new and old collections. Generally speaking, though, I haven’t been overly impressed. Here are mini-reviews for ten stand-out collections I’ve read recently. [I’ll hopefully do a few more posts like this in the not-too-distant future, as I try to catch up with recent titles.]

Featuring: All-New X-Men, American Vampire, Black Magick, Daredevil, Extraordinary X-Men, Huck, Justice League, Lazarus, Lucifer, Sheriff of Babylon Continue reading →