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Tag: graphic novel
Noir poem set in downton Cairo: The Apartment in Bab el-Louk
A noir poem set in downtown Cairo, The Apartment in Bab el-Louk is a vignette of observations and thoughts of a recluse who peeps through their window at men yelling in the street or scurries through their neighborhood when needed.
When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll
Emily Carroll again delivers a disturbing and gory narrative, complete with illustrations that drink from a well of the macabre.
Graphic Novel Review: Through the Woods – Emily Carroll
If there was a musical equivalent, it would be a hint of Myrkur's haunting vocals coupled with the feel of the moors in Wuthering Heights.
Graphic Novel Review Locke and Key #1: Welcome to Lovecraft
Sufficiently creepy, Welcome to Lovecraft was an alluring welcome to the series. I ordered the second volume before I finished reading the first.
Graphic Novel Review: Teen Titans Raven – Kami Garcia
3 stars I loved how Raven's aunt and cousin are voodoo witches. With the introduction of supernatural beings under their control, the story added a whole new element that I think could grow into something mystical if the Raven series continues.
Graphic Novel Review: El3osba
"It was about time the world saw Egypt not through a Western lens, but through an authentically Egyptian one."
An Egyptian graphic Novel – El3osba
"It was about time the world saw Egypt not through a Western lens, but through an authentically Egyptian one."
