In this comic book tale of a 14-year-old girl's trials and tribulations the art is rich enough to carry the story itself, which is fleshed out with sarcasm and wordplay.
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Board Game Review: ‘Frequent Flyer’
Frequent Flyer takes the classic board-game mechanic and brings it into the modern era with a new spin that will send players racing.
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'Animal Stories' by Peter and Maria Hoey is an anthology of magical realism and twists that will leave the reader gasping with delight.
Read More »Game Review: ‘Horror Trivia Part II: Deeper Cuts’ from Endless Games
'Horror Trivia Part II: Deeper Cuts' is a sequel to the first 'Horror Trivia,' bringing another dose of terrifying movie trivia courtesy of Endless Games.
Read More »Party Game Review: ‘Game Night in a Can’ from Barry & Jason
The true value of Game Night in a Can is in its wide variety of games. Each game is summarized on a "Disc-O," a disc with art on one side and rules explaining the game on the other.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Tunnels’ by Rutu Modan from Drawn+Quarterly
Readers will be captivated by the twists and turns of Rutu Modan's 'Tunnels' as it navigates an adventure with ever-reaching stakes.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Leonard Cohen: On a Wire’ by Philippe Girard from Drawn+Quarterly
'Leonard Cohen: On a Wire' from Philippe Girard and published by Drawn+Quarterly is a whirlwind tour of the life of famed singer-songwriter Cohen.
Read More »Game Review: ‘Popcorn Party’ from Endless Games
'Popcorn Party' from Endless Games is a riotous time trying to catch a “popcorn” missile being blasted off the table into hilarity.
Read More »Comics Review: ‘Red Flowers’ by Tsuge from Drawn+Quarterly
'Red Flowers' by Yoshiharu Tsuge is an early example that comics can evoke as much as any form of literature.
Read More »Card Game Review: ‘Wonderland Fluxx’ from Looney Labs
With art taken from the original drawings by Sir John Tenniel nearly 150 years ago for Lewis Carroll’s classic 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'Wonderland Fluxx' is all-new and yet familiar in so many ways.
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