CONTEST CLOSED: Win FREE books – pitch your favourite graphic book or comic
You have until June 29 to enter to win FIVE signed graphic books!!
Write a 100 word review of your favourite graphic novel or comic.
Post it to the comments below.
The best review (the one that makes me want to read the book!!) WINS!!!
And if you don't win, fear not! Just come back here to the WORD OUT website throughout July and August to meet with other teen book lovers, find out about great new books — and there will be LOTS of chances to win prizes!!!
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Every now and then you come across a comic book that is a diamond in the rough; a rare find that rouses the curiosity, but only when you dig deep can you discover its true value. Jeff’s Smith’s BONE does just that. From the thrill of accompanying the three Bone cousins (Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone) along their journey through barren lands, the encountering of creatures from all walks of life, and the formation of lasting friendships, BONE is a charming, first rate and well executed story that will surely keep you hanging for more. Grade Level: A+
I loved those books back in 4th grade, this brings me back.
“Robot Dreams” by Sara Varon is a wordless graphic novel about the friendship of a lonley robot and his only friend, a dog. One day, the pair go for a walk to the beach and robot goes in the water and rusts up. The dog tries to fix robot, but he is unable to so he leaves robot and makes new friends, leaving poor robot behind. This heart-warming graphic novel will touch anyones heart and it is a must to read.
From its very opening — police find a vehicle with two bodies, a long-dead male and a recently deceased dog — you know that Takashi Murakami’s “Stargazing Dog” will end on a melancholy note. However, Murakami manages to fill his sentimental tale with enough lightness to keep it from torturing you. In this heart-wrenching manga, Daddy becomes the caretaker of his daughter’s dog, Happie. Together, they go on a journey to search for happiness in a life that rejects them. “Stargazing Dog” resonates the uncomplicated relationship between a dog and a man. If life is about finding happiness, what else matters?
Before Christopher Nolan re-popularized this caped crusader’s story, Frank Miller’s “The Dark Knight Returns” is an iconic graphic novel that spawned interest in the Batman during a time when he was regarded as a joke. Miller’s comic about the Batman coming out of retirement and taking law and order into his own hands illustrates the hero’s conflict with himself and a society that no longer needs him. Whether you are a superhero fan or not, “The Dark Knight Returns” is definitely worth checking out if you want to read a graphic novel that changes your perspective of a hero.
What does it mean to be happy? Kotarou Higuchi, a sixth-grade boy has always been a bit unusual from the other kids; he has the ability to see angels, spirits, demons, and ghosts. Not only that, his mother recently passed away and his workaholic father is almost never home, leaving Kotarou to fend for himself. His life drastically changes when one day, an angel and a demon suddenly appeared and started living next door to him. Generally light-hearted, ‘Pita-Ten’ is a manga beautifully illustrated by Koge-Donbo that explores the meaning of happiness and what it takes to truly be happy.
It’s bone-chilling. It’s creepy. It will leave your heart racing. Neil Galman’s Coraline successfully captures the meaning of both horror and fantasy. Coraline Jones has moved to an old house which she shares with two other queer neighbors, one who claims to be training a mouse circus. One rainy day, she discovers a small door, and despite warnings, eventually goes through it. On the other side, she realizes that things are not always what they seem…as her “other mother” may not actually be human after all…Get ready for an action-packed graphic novel that will leave you crying for your mommy!
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster is nothing short of a masterpiece. It is both an entertaining psychological mystery and a study of human nature. What makes this manga special is that it goes all out, from the incredibly intricate plot, to the fully fleshed out and multi-ethnic characters, to the genuine creepiness of the main antagonist, to the historical accuracy. Set against the backdrop of Europe in the 1990s after the fall of the Berlin Wall is a wild double manhunt: Dr. Tenma is being chased by police for crimes he may or may not have committed, while trying to hunt down the man he claims is the real murderer, Johan Liebert. Exploring themes of trauma, morality, family, and identity, Monster is a gem in the manga world.
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First of all, anyone can read this book. It doesn’t matter if you’re illiterate, the epic water color pages are clear and stunningly realistic. Beautiful Darkness, made by Kerascoët and Fabien Vehlmann, must be read again and again.
This is about a girl, her “prince” plus a bunch of other children(?), and the struggle to survive from the wilderness, and themselves. With characters so small, they wear a mouse skin for a cloak, their story is surprisingly large. Begins with a tea party, seemly peaceful. Until a piece of flesh falls into a character’s cup. The end is Hauntingly dark.
The epitome of compassion, Yoko Tsuno stars in the groundbreaking comic Yoko Tsuno by Belgian author Roger Leloup. The story centers around a young Japanese woman living in Belgium who is an electrical engineer. In the 26 volumes, Yoko and her 2 best friends travel to numerous places, some of which are Belgium, Germany, Scotland, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and also into outer space. The stories are very technological, based on her career path, with things like robot dragons, time travel, and even an alien species called the Vineans. This is a science fiction comic but despite this, the stories are very realistic when it comes to friendship, love, etc… These subjects are often the basis surrounding the start of an adventure. The art is amazing, the drawings sometimes so realistic they look like pictures, compelling and appealing.
Does it matter if my review is 138 words?
Hi Aisha, it’s okay.
This contest is now closed! Thanks to everyone who submitted. We’ll announce a winner before the end of the week, so stay tuned…