Hi, folks! I thought I'd try a new thing this month and talk about the books I hope to read this coming month - there are quite a few of them, but I am confident I can get through a good amount of them! https://youtu.be/94rF27IRby8 What are you reading over the month of May?
Giant Days Vol. 04 by John Allison – Graphic Novel Review
Previous | Next Hello, friends! Have you heard the word? No, it's not "bird," you brain-addled madperson, it's "brilliant" or "fun" or "stellar"--fine, fine, that's plenty of words. All of them, however, are perfect in encapsulating every single volume of Giant Days I've read thus far; the fourth volume is no exception. This volume opens... Continue Reading →
Sunday Comics: Giant Days Vol. 03
It is a fool who pushes his favourite new mania to the side, only to return and review it six months later! Yes, I did it, and I accept my guilt with a bowed head. Whatever the circumstances of 2020--and aren't they a thrill?--mine is a sin not to be underestimated. I've ignored my sacred duty to spread the word about John Alison's wonderful Giant Days too long...
Month-in-Review: April 2020 At the Grimoire Reliquary
April was a great month for the blog in terms of views, my best to date! I had over seven hundred views which, granted, is what anyone who is anyone gets in a microsecond - but I'm well-pleased with it. What do I owe that to? I Experienced A New World With The Girl and... Continue Reading →
Giant Days Vol. 02 by John Allison – Graphic Novel Review
If you missed out on my joyful review of the first volume of Giant Days, you can click here. I barely began my reading of the second volume of the brilliant slice-of-life when already I found myself transformed by it! How, you ask - and I won't just tell you, I'll show you! You see... Continue Reading →
Giant Days Vol. 01 by John Allison – Graphic Novel Review
This is my new comic book addiction, I just know it. In this slice-of-life, first-year university friends and roommates Susan Ptolemy, Esther de Groot and Daisy Wooton have plenty to teach us about friendship, relationships and comedic timing. Also, holding grudges against moustachioed men. In this story of doom and wonderful drama, Esther de Groot... Continue Reading →
The Reviews To Come to the Reliquary in April 2020
With everything going on in the world right now, I find myself forced to write something like this in the hopes that I'll keep to a stringent posting schedule, over here and at booknest.eu both. Giant Days Vol. 01 by John Allison This slice of life has a female version of me as one of... Continue Reading →
