Review round-up: Dungeon, Geary & Mijeong
Three reviews of note have appeared recently: “This is an outstanding Dungeons and Dragons parody that serves as a stand-alone story. Readers will be entertained, even those unaccustomed to comic fantasy fiction. These anthropomorphic characters are well drawn, and the snappy dialogue is craftily paired with Boulet’s stunning imagery.“ School Library Journal on Dungeon Zenith [...]
Reviews of Mijeong and Arlene’s Heart
Marc Mason at Comics Waiting Room has just reviewed two of our recent books: “MIJEONG is a stunning Korean manhwa. The ending packs a powerful one-two punch and sticks with you far beyond when you put the book down. Each tale in the book has at least some merit to it, as even the weaker [...]
ForeWord on The Big Kahn
June 9, 2009 by NBM
Filed under NBM Blog, New Releases, Reviews
Bright and early, ForeWord, the magazine covering small press for the nation’s libraries, weighs in with a review of The Big Kahn: “A story about belief and truth—in gods, marriages, and selves. An interesting addition to all high school, community, and church libraries. Excellent for book clubs and study groups as well.” And look for articles [...]
Ain’t It Cool News on Arlene’s Heart and First TIme
“I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t agree that Frances’ art is something to be cherished, enveloped in, and appreciated. Art lovers and fable lovers, seek ARLENE’S HEART out.” “This isn’t your typical comic-spank fare. It’s a delicate dissection of sex in graphic form. These private moments are written and drawn by some extremely talented creators. [...]
Big Kahn makes Hottest Summer GNs on GraphicNovelReporter
June 5, 2009 by NBM
Filed under Author Appearances, NBM Blog, New Releases, Reviews
GraphicNovelReporter.com has come out with a list of the 15 hottest graphic novels to look forward to this summer and our The Big Kahn is in! If you’re in NYC this weekend come to the MoCCA show to meet the authors and get a free special MoCCA edition paperback preview! At our booth.
Why I Killed Peter reviewed by Library Journal
“Alfred’s charming, emotional color art captures wonderfully Ollie’s youthful joy and psychological turmoil. Sensitive. Recommended for older teens and up.” So says Library Journal of Why I Killed Peter about the author’s experience with abuse at the hands of an otherwise cool priest. This only adds to the great press this book had gotten, including The [...]
Precocious Curmudgeon on NBM’s books
A slew of reviews of late over at Precocious Curmudgeon! First David Welsh, the author of this blog has some good words about us: “I don’t think I’ve ever sat down and considered just how much reading pleasure I’ve gotten out of NBM’s catalog. Maybe it’s because they have a very restrained publishing schedule, only a [...]
ICv2 reviews Famous Players
May 15, 2009 by NBM
Filed under NBM Blog, New Releases, Reviews
Giving it 4 1/2 stars (out of 5) ICv2′s Tom Flinn, in their latest printed Insider’s Guide, says of Rick Geary’s forthcoming book (ships in June): “Geary does an admirable job of illustrating the intricacies of the case.” And he goes on to detail the facts, as well as the scandals that started to rack the Hollywood [...]
Why I Killed Peter gets 4 stars from Comics Buyers Guide
The latest issue of Comics Buyers Guide makes Why I Killed Peter a pick of the month, gives it a full 4 stars and calls it “One of the best autobiographical graphic novels. In fact, it may actually be the best.” If you haven’t checked this out yet, it’s a very sensitive rendering of a [...]
Omnivoracious on 5 years of Dungeon
It’s true, we haven’t made that much about it, but with Dungeon Zenith, vol.3, we reached a milestone: 10 volumes, 5 years of publishing the series. Omnivoracious, the book blog on Amazon is good to right that wrong with columnist Jeff VanderMeer saying: “One of my great reading pleasures this decade has been the discovery of Dungeon [...]
