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Chicken with Plums

by Marjane Satrapi
- Rated 5 stars
“A short story that is profound and poignant. It may be a downer to some but the nonlinear narrative triggered the reader in me to perceive it from multiple angles. Satrapi is a storyteller who can do wonders with her deceptively simplistic artwork, and her wit is only one of her many gifts!”

Ahimaaz wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
Seven Soldiers of Victory, Vol. 1

by Grant Morrison, III. J. H. Williams
- Rated 5 stars
“It’s like a maze. I wanted to read a Zatanna mini but ended up liking the rest of them. Clever ideas, Morrison-esque. Oops!”

Ahimaaz wrote this review Saturday, August 1 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Kindly Ones

by Neil Gaiman
- Rated 5 stars
“The climax to a fine mythic tale. Vess-illustrated “Flying Children” freaked me out. Rose Walker, Hall, and Thessaly make a grand team. Corinthain too with his eye sockets and all! I gotta read volumes two and five. Yes, I am reading it backwards ”

Ahimaaz wrote this review Saturday, August 1 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Cleft: A Novel

by Doris Lessing
- Rated 3 stars
“Provocative premise. Lacks depth. Reads dull. Could have been a novella instead. No. But the story could be true.”

Ahimaaz wrote this review Saturday, August 1 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Desolation Jones

by Warren Ellis
- Rated 5 stars
“Desolation J. is one hell of a character - cold and tragic. He can't sleep and sees burning angels in wake. The plot is such it has all the reasons for things to go wrong... it does go wrong... and beyond it. JH Williams' art is grand... double-spreads are as strong as they come.

Is the delays with the next arc, with the artist change to Danijel Zezelj, though a good artist, to take the edge off of the first artist?”

Ahimaaz wrote this review Tuesday, July 14 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard

by Alan Moore, Antony Johnston
- Rated 5 stars
“Ingenious and disturbing. Originally out-of-print Moore’s novella, adapted in to sequential art by Antony Johnston (script) brilliantly, illustrated by Lorenzo Lorente (Part 1) and Sebastian Fiumara (Part 2-4) haunting and beautifully. Som-Som’s transformation held me enthralled but in sheer fear. Rawra Chin and Foral Yatt’s gender-bending transformations were as predictable as it was powerful. A work of art that lets the readers contemplate in and out of reading it.”

Ahimaaz wrote this review Saturday, July 4 2009. ( reply | permalink )
V for Vendetta

by Alan Moore, David Lloyd
- Rated 4 stars
““Ideas are bulletproof .” Anarchy redefined. I found it hard to read. Watchmen reads even flow in comparison. Evey has greater depth than in the film adaptation so does the rest of it.”

Ahimaaz wrote this review Saturday, July 4 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Legends in Exile

by Bill Willingham
- Rated 4 stars
“The last thing I expected out of Fables was a detective story! It was a good read.”

Ahimaaz wrote this review Saturday, July 4 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Eyes of the Storm

by Jeff Smith, Jeff Smith
- Rated 3 stars
“Third book gets better. I can’t stand the humor in the series which is mostly cheesy. Kid-lit doesn’t give an excuse to undermine kids’ sense of humor and intellect. I wish it isn’t Harry Potter but hope that’s what it is, which is sad. Artwork is good. I like the two Rats better than three Bones. Thorn’s character has good potential to grow.”

Ahimaaz wrote this review Saturday, July 4 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

by Marjane Satrapi
- Rated 4 stars
“My reading fibers won’t let me take the desired short break so I found myself into it immediately after completing book one. Satrapi growing up studying in Vienna has her illusions about West illuminated one after another… she comes back to Iran where she cannot belong too… torn between two worlds. She is a fine writer and illustrator in that she can do it simple but profound… and without being repetitive. It’s a beautiful book.”

Ahimaaz wrote this review Monday, June 1 2009. ( reply | permalink )