Before I start this: I met Jeremy Dale with Kelly by his side on several occasions at various comic book conventions. I am always on the lookout for a well written all-ages comic book story, and I found Jeremy and Skyward when there were only two issues, self-published and in black and white. Later, I saw him at a different convention and got issue 3, and he said that issue 4 should be out by NYCC....
Book cover Fourteen year-old Doreen Green is back in this second adventure of Squirrel Girl. Her parents are a little more used to the idea that she has super abilities, but are still nervous parents. Her Best Human Friend Forever (BHFF), Ana Sofia, is also a friend of Thor, and Agents of SHIELD show up. Her Best Squirrel Friend Forever (BSFF), Tippy Toe, also joins in to help her solve the big mystery....
Book cover (paperback) This is the 1989 book that later became a movie (which I never saw). This won the Booker Prize. We follow a quintessential British Butler named Stevens sometime after World War 2 on a journey to look up an ex-employee. The journey itself is beautifully and descriptively written. While the main thread is the journey, the bulk of the story is Stevens' recollection of his past....
Book cover The world building is probably the thing I liked the most about Catching Stars. There are people who have magical abilities and a larger group of people who don't. Within magic users, there are different types of magic users. There are kingdoms and politics, palace intrigue, roving gangs, sailing ships, petty rivalries and fierce prejudices. Though the story is quite different, the emotional feel of the world is similar to the book Steeplejack by A....