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Thomas Constantine vol. 1 The Spark and the Flame by Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes, and Renato Guedes John Constantine has been through a lot. From his introduction in 1985 to his 300 issue run from 1988 to 2013, the con man street sorcerer has had plenty of adventures. In 2013 when DC announced the end of … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: Staff Selections (8.26.15)
The Southern Reach Trilogy (also known as Area X) by Jeff VanderMeer is a hypnotic incantation that transmutes subtlety into a literary universe as it builds itself inside your skull over the course of three books. Annihilation introduces us to Area X -- a pristine, alien landscape that has unfolded onto an unsuspecting fishing village for no … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Book Club Gets Lost In Area X and NOBODY MAKES IT OUT ALIVE!!!!
Flippo Snakepit Gets Old: Daily Diary Comics 2010- 2012 by Ben Snakepit In his most recent collection (with a seventh, Manor Threat, coming soon), our baby boy's all growned up! I've read through all his comics about his daily life starting all the way back in 2001 so I feel like we're friends! Oh...wait.....Anyway, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: Staff Selections (7.29.15)
Someone asked at random to name one fact about Iceland would probably be able to remember that Bjork is from there. A true devotee of international culture may recall that Iceland is also the home of The Sugarcubes – a band that Bjork was in. It may then come as a surprise that this seemingly … Continue reading The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club Has Read GNARR! And Now It Wants To Be Mayor Of Austin!
So, as a fully paid up member of Austin's bus riding community, I have hours of time each week to kick back and enjoy some four colored mayhem. Here is a brief selection of some of the books I've read this month as I travel to and from downtown Austin. Enjoy! - Joe T. B.P.R.D. … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: Reading On the Bus!!!
Like an ooze of unknown origin, dribbling at first, then spurting volcanically through your mind, the horror takes you. So gradually you don't even notice, unease becomes dread becomes apoplexy, and, when the dam ruptures, and the bile runs crimson – that's when you know that the nightmare has noticed you. That's when you feel … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Fears The Deadly Eyes of THE RATS!!!!!!!!!
Demi Batgirl v01 the Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, & Babs Tarr With a new look (leather jacket! snap-off cape! COMBAT BOOTS!) and a new creative team, The Batgirl of Burnside marks a great new style for everybody's favorite Barbara Gordon. The first arc of Fletcher & Stewart's revamp definitely has a … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: What We’re Reading this Week (7.8.15)
So, not be overshadowed by their older sibling, The Kids and Teen Graphic Novel sections want you to know that they themselves are also experiencing a comic book renaissance. So just as we did last week, here are the top 10 bestsellers for June 2015. ENJOY! - Joe T. BookKids Top 10 Bestselling Kids & … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: BookKids’s Top 10 Best-Selling Graphic Novels for June 2015
2015 has been a phenomenal year for graphic novels at BookPeople. It seems that I'm not the only one experiencing a comic book renaissance these days. To celebrate the continuing relevance of the 4 colored page, I'm going to be running a hopefully weekly column covering graphic novels. To kick things off, here are our … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: Top 10 Best-Selling Graphic Novels for June 2015
A scant few weeks ago, Nick Offerman graced us at BookPeople with his robust presence, descending from a helicopter he carved out of granite on a rope ladder he wove from snakeskin to present his new book Gumption, which he built out of words and letters. This Monday June 29th at 7:00 p.m., the Stand … Continue reading The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club Paddles Their Own Darn Canoes!
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