Faith Erin Hicks's graphic novel, The Adventures of Superhero Girl, unravels its girl-next-door heroine slowly. Superhero Girl isn't any more complex than you or I, but you and I both know that you just can't rush getting to know someone. That's an investment, after all. If Hicks had shown us all of her heroine's flaws … Continue reading The Adventures of Superhero Girl: A Review
In late 2013, cartoonist and humorist Allie Brosh turned her popular webcomic into a bestselling graphic novel: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened. Brosh's online fans will find little here that disappoints; except for the absence of a few of the web-version's most popular strips, Hyperbole … Continue reading Hyperbole and a Half: A Review