Comic Book Review: I Hate Fairyland Volume 3: Good Girl

Comic Book Review: I Hate Fairyland Volume 3: Good Girl by Skottie Young Fairyland has a system for dealing with its visitors. Each child is assigned a guide and told to seek out the key to the door home. The visitor goes on an adventure, usually a chain of fetch quests, obtains the key and… Continue reading Comic Book Review: I Hate Fairyland Volume 3: Good Girl

Comic Strip Review: Cartoons by Guindon

Comic Strip Review: Cartoons by Guindon by Dick Guindon During my teen years, one of the delights of reading the newspaper was the cartoons of Richard “Dick” Guindon.  Born in Minnesota, he had returned to the Twin Cities in the 1970s to draw his satirical cartoons. Mind you, it was pretty mild satire, but folks… Continue reading Comic Strip Review: Cartoons by Guindon

Manga Review: Showa: A History of Japan 1953-1989

Manga Review: Showa: A History of Japan 1953-1989 by Shigeru Mizuki This is the final volume of Shigeru Mizuki’s history of Japan and his personal life during the Showa Era.  It mixes events that affected the entire country with stories of his struggles as a man and an artist. As noted in the introduction by… Continue reading Manga Review: Showa: A History of Japan 1953-1989