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Review Index, July - September 2009

October 1, 2009 Our Summer Reading Challenge inspired us to review even more books than usual in the last three months, from comic-book treatments of classic fables to horror stories featuring talking housepets. Below, you'll find the complete list of titles we reviewed last quarter, an index that's divided into three broad categories: Comics (essentially, the titles you'd find on the spinner rack at your local comic book store), Graphic Novels, and Manga/Manhwa. We encourage you to follow the links, read the reviews, and give us feedback on our recommendations, especially if the kids and teens in your life beg to differ with us. N.B. Age guidelines and publication information (author, full title, publisher, price, ISBN) are included in every review.

COMICS
Beasts of Burden, No. 1: The Gathering Storm (Dark Horse)

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Amaterasu: Return of the Sun (Lerner Publishing Co.)
Astronaut Dad, Vol. 1 (Silent Devil Productions)
Bayou, Vol. 1 (Zuda Comics)
Beowulf: Monster Slayer (Lerner Publishing Co.) 
Biker Girl (Hyperion)
A Family Secret (Farrar Straus Giroux)
Fashion Kitty (Hyperion)
Fashion Kitty versus the Fashion Queen (Hyperion)
Fashion Kitty and the Unlikely Hero (Hyperion)
First in Space (Oni Press)
Gary the Pirate (IDW)
Lafcadio Hearn’s Japanese Ghost Stories (Demented Dragon)
Leave it to Chance, Book One: Shaman’s Rain (Image Comics)
Leave it to Chance, Book Two: Trick or Treat (Image Comics)
Leave it to Chance, Book Three: Monster Madness and Other Stories (Image Comics)
NecrOphealia (Demented Dragon)
The Phoenix Chronicles, Vol. 1: Awakenings (Demented Dragon)
Pixie, Vol. 1 (Tokyopop)
Psyche and Eros: The Lady and the Monster (Lerner Publishing)
Rock and Roll Love (Hyperion)
The Search (Farrar Straus Giroux)
The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook (Bloomsbury) 
A Steel Wing Shattered, Vol. 1 (Demented Dragon)
Wonderland (Hyperion)

MANGA AND MANHWA
13th Boy, Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Animal Academy: Hakobune Hakusho, Vol. 1 (Tokyopop)
Call Me Princess (CPM)
ChocoMimi, Vol. 1 (VIZ)
Cirque du Freak: The Manga, Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Domo: The Manga (Tokyopop)
Dragon Ball: The Adventure Begins! (VIZ)
The History of the West Wing (Yen Press)
The Lapis Lazuli Crown, Vol. 1 (VIZ)
Let’s Stay Together Forever (CPM)
The Manga Cookbook (Japanime)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Vols. 2-3 (Yen Press)
Pig Bride, Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Sarash, Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Utahime: The Songstress (DMP)
Wolverine: Prodigal Son, Vol. 1 (Del Rey)

Posted by Katherine Dacey on October 1, 2009 | Comments (0)