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Dembecki, et al. – Trickster

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Trickster: Native American Tales: a Graphic Collection by Matt Dembecki and many others
Date read: 12-13 February 2017
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Challenges: 2017gnc

Cover image of Trickster: Native American Tales: a Graphic Collection by Matt Dembecki and many others

Paperback, 231 pages
Published 2010 by Fulcrum Books
Source: Deschutes Public Library [Graphic Novel TRICKSTER]

Sara brought this home a while back and it looked interesting. It was.

There are 21 tales represented here by various adaptors and artists. The differing styles of art are either a plus or a minus depending on whether you appreciate more or less of them. I generally did appreciate most of them so it was a bonus for me.

Being Native American trickster tales they generally center on coyote, rabbit, raccoon and raven, although sometimes the trickster does take human form.

At least 25 of the 44 adaptors and illustrators are of Native American descent based on the bios at the back.

Recommended for anyone interested in an assortment of Native American trickster tales.

This met “A book about a different faith or religion” from my 2017 “looking all around” challenge.

This is the 8th book in my 2017 10th Annual Graphic Novel/Manga Challenge [2017gnc]

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Lee and Hart – Messenger

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Messenger: The Legend of Joan of Arc by Tony Lee and Sam Hart

Date read: 16 January 2016
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Challenges: 2016gnc  2016nfc

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Paperback, unpaged
Published 2015 by Candlewick Press
Source: Deschutes Public Library

Another quick read which I quite enjoyed. I am counting it under my 2016 Nonfiction Challenge also as it is based on historical facts. Clearly, the conversations are not “accurate” and so on but that could be the case in any biography. Just because a biography is relatively short and adapted to a graphic novel format does not mean it is no longer a biography nor no longer nonfiction.

This is maybe an hour read so still not a ton of time invested. I am sure I could have found some other way to learn as much about Joan of Arc in as little time but the Wikipedia entry would not have been near as entertaining.

The final page is also accurate but oh so highly entertaining. The things the Church does in the name of God. History weeps.

Recommended.

This is the 4th book in my 2016 9th Annual Graphic Novel/Manga Challenge Sign-Ups

This is the 4th book in my Nonfiction Reading Challenge hosted at The Introverted Reader

Bunn, et al. – The Sixth Gun, book 2

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The Sixth Gun. Book 2. Crossroads by Cullen Bunn (writer), Brian Hurtt (illustrations and lettering), Bill Crabtree (colors), etc.
Date read: 23 April 2015
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cover image of Bunn, et al's The Sixth Gun, Book 2, Crossroads

Paperback, 128 pages
Published June 2011 (1st ed.) by Oni Press
Source: Deschutes Public Library (TEEN GN BUNN CULLEN)

I liked this. The story moves along a bit faster and we get a little character development in Sinclair and Becky. Gord steps into a prominent role.

I gave this 5 stars compared to the 4 I gave the first. It felt more … I don’t know. Perhaps it was a bit calmer. Plenty of death and destruction but it felt more leisurely of a story. Probably not even close but that’s the best I have at the moment as to the difference in feel.

Went to request Book 3 from the public library but the one copy is “LONG MISSING.” ::sigh:: Copies of 4-7 are conveniently available.  This kind of thing puts a big damper on my serial reading. May learn to stick to single issue/book titles in graphic novels. Series are fraught in so many ways for me.

This is my 52nd graphic novel or manga of the year. This qualifies me for Silver Age, the highest-level—a book a week on average, in the 2015 8th Annual Graphic Novel/Manga Challenge.

I already finished my nonfiction challenge having read and posted reviews of 20 nonfiction books.

I am also 2 books away from the first reading challenge I set myself this year, which is 75 books at Goodreads.

Shortly, the only ongoing reading challenge I will have left for 2015 is this oddball one.

This is the 52nd book in my GN2015

Bunn and Hurtt – The Sixth Gun, book 1

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The Sixth Gun. Book 1, Cold Dead Fingers by Cullen Bunn (writer), Brian Hurtt (illustrator & letterer), etc.

Date read: 19 April 2015

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Paperback, 170 pages

Published January 2011 by Oni Press [“This volume collects issues #1-6 of the Oni Press series The sixth gun”–T.p. verso.]

Source: Deschutes Public Library (TEEN GN BUNN CULLEN)

Supernatural, Old West, post-Civil War. Undead Confederate General on the rampage. The story of six guns of extraordinary power. Guns that are keys to something even more powerful.

Goodreads recommended this to me and I was able to request a copy fairly quickly from the public library. I have already requested the next volume.

Recommended if you like the Old West, the supernatural, Pinkerton detectives, not-so-good vs. evil, and, well, guns. For mature teens and up.

This is the 51st book in my GN2015