Auto-biographical comic lovers will adore Ode to Keisha which explores friendship, racism, and identity in a story about a dear childhood friend.
Author: Carrie McClain
Carrie McClain
Carrie navigates the world as a writer, editor, and media scholar who firmly believes that we can and we should critique the media we consume. She's a lover and fierce supporter of all things comics, manga, webcomics, manhwa, and graphic novels--find her rereading Yotsuba for wholesome vibes.
Featuring a queer Black girl, Artie and The Wolf Moon is a beautiful, coming-of-age tale that we don’t see often and should see more of.
The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except for Me is a read for those who love isekai, transmigration and regression stories with a yuri twist.
Captivated, by You from Yen Press collects a series of stories that readers of the slice of life and school life genres will love.
Under lock-down due to the pandemic, in 2020 I did a LOT of reading. I’m already a vivacious reader so spending more time doing my all-time favorite pastime helped keep me sane and busy. Last year, on social media I noticed the word ‘comfort’ being thrown around and used a lot: comfort foods, comfort movies, and the like. It seemed to me that so many of us fell back on tried but true staples of our favorite meals, our favorite television shows, and our favorite movies to help get us through the traumas that came with COVID-19 and the horrors…
At 256 Pages, Turtle in Paradise feels like a fleshed-out adaptation when it comes to graphic novels for the middle-grade reader in mind.
Mika Song’s unique artwork in Apple of My Pie should intrigue young readers with how she incorporates shapes throughout in a crafty way.