{"id":11213,"date":"2013-12-28T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-12-28T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=11213"},"modified":"2020-06-08T14:55:25","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:55:25","slug":"the-year-in-reading-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/11213","title":{"rendered":"The Year in Reading: Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two types of comics here: the traditional comics complied into a graphic novel, and web comics, compiled into a collection of stories, and one book that doesn&#8217;t fit either category.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graphic Novels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/3558\"><i>Madame Mirage<\/i><\/a> (2008) Paul Dini and Kenneth Rocafort  (9\/10)<\/p>\n<p>This may say volume one, but as best I can tell, there isn&#8217;t a volume two, which is too bad, because I really liked this.<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t let the cover fool you. This isn&#8217;t one of those types of characters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/comics\/fairest.php\">Fairest<\/a> Vol 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/4211\"><i>Fairest In All the Land<\/i><\/a> (2013) <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/willingham_bill.php\">Bill Willingham<\/a>  (8\/10)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/comics\/fairest.php\">Fairest<\/a> Vol. 2: <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/3936\"><i>Hidden Kingdom<\/i><\/a> (2013) Lauren Beukes, <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/willingham_bill.php\">Bill Willingham<\/a>, Inaki Miranda  (8\/10)<\/p>\n<p>Although I love Fables, I&#8217;ve been less fond of the spin-offs, Cinderella and Jack of Fables. So it was with a bit of trepidation that I started this series. Never fear, it was actually very good and I really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/comics\/fables.php\">Fables<\/a> Vol 18: <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/3493\"><i>Cubs in Toyland<\/i><\/a> (2013) <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/willingham_bill.php\">Bill Willingham<\/a>, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Gene Ha  (8\/10)<\/p>\n<p>Warning, this is not one of the happier comics. This series hasn&#8217;t hesitate to kill of characters (like Stinky, I&#8217;m still waiting for Boy Blue to return) and there&#8217;s a death here. You&#8217;ll know it&#8217;s coming, but you won&#8217;t know who. This is also a comic where I missed a lot because I tend to gloss over the art for the story, forgetting that the two are integrated.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Web Comics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/3881\"><i>Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod<\/i><\/a> (2013) Brian Kesinger\u00a0 (9\/10)<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t a web comic, but a collection of gorgeous drawings. I gave this as a gift to a friend, and she took her copy to work, where visitors are constantly delighted by it. It&#8217;s gorgeous and marvelous and wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/3740\"><i>Erstwhile: Untold Tales From the Brothers Grimm<\/i><\/a> (2012) Gina Biggs, Louisa Roy, Elle Skinner\u00a0 (8\/10)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.erstwhiletales.com\/\">Erstwhile<\/a> for awhile, and so wanted to support them when the published a paper book. In my opinion it was well worth it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/comics\/evil_diva.php\">Evil Diva<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/4061\"><i>Anthology Volume 1<\/i><\/a> (2013) Peter Menotti, Joe Cashman, Stephen Hood, Team Diva\u00a0 (8\/10)<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, I don&#8217;t think this is being published anymore, which is too bad, because I really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s 2013 in comics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two types of comics here: the traditional comics complied into a graphic novel, and web comics, compiled into a collection of stories, and one book that doesn&#8217;t fit either category. 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