Review by Zach Sylvester

I didn't fall in love with the characters like I usually do with T.R. novels but I loved reading the religious history that is woven throughout this book. The unraveling style of the seven veils was excellent.

Review by Zach Sylvester

Frog Pajamas may not grab you right away but persevere through the Seattle rain and you'll find yourself in a place that makes you want to dance. Maybe you are already there. In that case, enjoy the rain of Seattle as Robbins takes you through the Emerald City storm .

Review by Zach Sylvester

The story has a narrative rhythm akin to a banjo being played by someone on a porch in the middle of nowhere. Its a wonderful journey, plenty of pudding for everyone.

Review by Zach Sylvester

I read this book for school and its quality was a nice surprise. De Becker analyzes our intuitive instincts in a way that allows us to see how and why we deal with fear.

Review by Zach Sylvester

Dive into the subversive world of underground journalism in the 60s and early 70s. I loved seeing not only the articles of the underground newspapers but also the amazing artwork they contained.

Review by Zach Sylvester

An amazing book that tells several stories of resistance and organizing for radical change in the United States. Movement.

Review by Zach Sylvester

Learn about the squatting culture of Europe through the eyes of two travelers as they hitchhike the continent. Great book.

Review by Ryan Schafer

As killer as futuristic batman in the dystopian remains of gotham sounds, Paul Pope's rendition is even sharper. Art is jagged and dangerous, fast paced action, and plenty of questions left unanswered. Includes this awesome short The Berlin Batman... which makes total sense. Batman always should have been German if he wasn't American. Yeah, so anyway it's great, read it.

Review by Zach Sylvester

The story found inside this book is of timeless importance. Critically analyzes totalitarianism and propaganda.

Review by Ryan Schafer

Couldn't get into it. Too much peppy teenager shit. I'm starting notice a pattern that I generally hate teenage super heroes... they just always have this cheezy american anime vibe all the time. Even with Joss Whedon as the writer, and Joss WHedon's bamf most of the time. Well maybe I should have finnished it anyway, I'm sure it's not that bad. Fact is though I got bored.

Review by Zach Sylvester

Get to know the pirate captains of the 17th century. You may look at the Jolly Roger flag differently after reading this book. Woodard does a wonderful job telling the true story of the Caribbean 'savages'.

Review by Zach Sylvester

One of the best books I have ever read. If you've never put much thought into the structure of our psychiatric system this book will wrench open your eyes, shedding light on the world of straight jackets and lobotomies.

Review by Zach Sylvester

McCarthy is an amazing storyteller. His characters are chilling. Excellent book (and movie).

Review by Helios Wilson

This is great. Beautiful drawings and subtle stories. The content seems to walk a line between mundane and supernatural, with much silliness balanced by a serene zen. The continuity between seemingly random stories is a pleasant surprise, and gives the whole book a complete feeling. Super cool. yes.

Review by Helios Wilson

This Book is pretty dang cool. Color overlays like silkscreens, and very stylized drawings. The Story is supplemented with psuedo-intellectual nougets, and multiple visual styles are used to portray moderately complex dynamics to good effect. I am only halfway through right now, so I guess it could get really bad, but right now: awww yeah!

Review by Ryan Schafer

I'd been waiting to read it for awhile, having heard from multiple sources it was essential. "Oh you like Grant Morrison? Read the invisibles. Oh you need another series of graphic novels to get hooked on? Read the invisibles. Want to get your mind blown? Read the invisibles.So when volume one showed up on the display rack after a long period of absence I seized it immediately. Well I just put the book back on the shelf and I have to say I'm a little stunned. I'm going to have to take a breather before I take on the next volume...

Review by Ryan Schafer

Hmm it's a cool premise but I wasn't really diggin it. I like the idea of Fabletown, and all the Fairy Tale characters exiled from their native wold. Some of the characters very nearly had charisma. I did like Bigby Wolf having to put up with the pig coming around and claiming favors. And I liked that Snow White was angry and independent and Prince Charming was an asshole. But somehow none of it really worked for me. I was left with the general feeling that all the elements were good in theory but just not tight in the execution. Mostly I think I didn't love this book because the dialogue isn't rockin and there's nothing all that special about the art. I hav heard the other book are very different though, so maybe it's worth giving the next one a shot.

Review by Ryan Schafer

So I grabbed this one, somehow thinking it was the first one.I didn't realize until after 'd read it that it was volume two. I just assumed my initial difficulty getting a handle on the story was due to... well... Alan Moore. Anyway I loved every second of it! Creepy, perverse, beautiful and enlightening! I kind of gathered the impression that Neil Gaiman drew most of his influence for the Sandman, or at least a lot of it, from Swamp Thing. There are some stylistic similarities, and the role of dream and story as immaterial reality that was the essence of the Sandman is explored to some extent in this volume. Also Alan Moore seems to have used Cane and Able as characters before Gaiman stole them to live in his Dreaming! SO that was interesting. Well it was a hell of a red and I'm bummed now because Volume One seems to be lost...

Review by Ryan Schafer

The cover makes it look like maybe Ursula K. Leguin adapted some folktales about animals. Don't be deceived! There's a lot more contained in this brilliant little book than you might imagine. The stories range from magical realism to somewhat conventional science fiction to some stuff that's a lot harder to genrefy. What it is is a collection of smart, insightful stories, all of which use some imaginative and unconventional perspective to explore humankind's relationship to nature.

Review by Ryan Schafer

A post modern fairy tale in which fate pulls Richard (something of a Bilbo Baggins) down into a fictional city beneath London. Initially the book is about Richard trying to get home, but he makes friends and falls in over his head in some other business. It combines the old fell down the rabbit hole I'm not in kansas anymore am i toto idea with Neil Gaiman's tradition of creating a dreamworld/storyland/mythcluster with references to mythical and fictional characters. Decent light read, don't expect it to change your life. Overall a good story, likeable characters, nothing too heavy hitting, but it was enjoyable.