Court

Some great panels, and others that were average. Many were very clever.

second exposure was through Ray Bradbury: Thirteen. I believe that I enjoyed my first reading of it (in regular text format), but listening to it was also enjoyable.

Many familiar sights, and perhaps some new stories to look into

It was pretty good, but perhaps I shouldn't have read it all on one day.

Poor dialogue and paneling...among other things.

Beautiful artwork. Dabbled in a complex problem, could have gone further, but I understand not wanting to go further at the risk at limiting audience or being controversial. Enjoyable introduction, too.

This one is difficult, but I enjoy that. I did not enjoy the beginning, but I did like seeing the difficult story through the eyes of 7yro Thomas. The ending of the book where the father goes along with his son's 'escape plan' is endearing and a great act of parenthood, the escape from his guilt which he then gives to his son is a little too much like A Separate Peace for my taste, but it's complex and something I'm not entirely sure what to do with. I hate the father for giving his son such guilt, yet am capable of attempting to understand his suicide and his parallel with his wife's situation where she sought death but in her sickness could not attain it on her own terms. So he assists her, and has his own 'assistance'.

Well written and I enjoyed the historical accounts of Elizabeth's courts. Nicely aided by maps and pictures, without relying on them too heavily.

The quality of art and storytelling was inconsistent
Blue – good art, but felt like ithe story was trying to come off as deep instead of just being so 3
Time – I love Tom Beland, great art and great story 5
Meet me in dreamland – I like what the story addresses two women, from different classes in love , however, the story would have been more enjoyable if they made it more clear of what happened to the missing girl 3
Taken on Faith – wasn't that interesting to me, but decent 3
Send Louis – hard to read, and poor quality of editing the image on the postcard in 2
Res Libero – Really?! She broke her leg, by tripping over Nothing! thus 2
Homesick – an okay story 3
Cora's dress – touching, I suppose 3
Joyous Eastertide – oddly wonderful 4
Tic-Tac Bang-bang – not bad 3
Quarantine – I wish I could see this go further 4
Best Side Out – quite enjoyable when a woman , who seems like an outsider, outsmarts her husband, who deserves it, with a friend 4
Intersection – delightful in a manner similar to the last tale 4
The Midnight Caller – fount it to be too much/too campy 2
Operation torch – I liked it 3.5
History of a Marriage – not the most moving of a life collage, but not bad 3

Great art, but just not the story for me. Wasn't prepared or receptive to the language and the sexual violence.

Odd, dark story with gorgeous artwork.
Makes me think of a twisted Thumbelina.

Great historical context. At times though, it was a bit hard to follow and I'm unsure of the end. Perhaps the second volume will clear things up. I enjoyed the art and look forward to the next one.

Slow, but in a musical way. It took me a while to get used to the prose style, but I would then get into these grooves and pages would pass by. Phone discussions were a little hard to follow, but only in who said what.

Loved the ending.

Originally picked up for Emily Carroll's piece, ‘Under the Floorboards' which was amazing. Most of the other stories were quite enjoyable. Although, I did skip one or two due either to theme or art style.

Wonderful art and some great selections that turned into admirable renditions.

Chilling, and as always phenomenal art

It didn't seem linear. A lot was difficult to understand. Additionally the style of writing wasn't consistent :/ but two stars because there were some parts of beautiful description, and a few moments where I could identify and sympathize with Grendel.
Perhaps if this was part of my academic reading (high school/college) then I could fumble to more of an understanding. But instead I am left with a book that reminds me of a vague ‘Catcher in the Rye' mixed with ‘The Grinch who Stole Christmas'. I'm an anst-filled outsider who questions life/society but does little that differs from my routine despite my existential crises – also I had a confusing conversation with a dragon I'll only ever encounter once.

Closer to 2.5, it was a bit disorganized in terms of how it was written and drawn. But the subject manner was interesting. Didn't always agree with EG, however some of the things she fought for, mostly health related, I agree with.

Poorly written, weak argument, and lack of foresight.

I was so looking forward to this! It's Neil Gaiman and a ‘dark fairy tale' – but honestly I didn't really feel any of his signature style. It wasn't bad, I just couldn't really tell that it was his work. The art was great, it had a good horror aspect to it.

Great ideas, wonderful story. Also laughed in some points. However, four stars instead of five because at some points (mostly towards the end) the layout was confusing and it took re-readings to piece together the flow of events.

Not bad, a lot of skimming sense high school biology wasn't that long ago for me. Wish I had read this either in middle school or high school, but I will keep it in mind for younger cousins and such should they either need help or have an interest in genetics.

The artwork was masterful and was accompanied by classic storytelling.

Rebecca Dart's RabbitHead had a very interesting layout and story, and the very first comic made me laugh (Joel Priddy's Superior Showcase/Onion Jack). However, most were mediocre, sad to say.

Oh Neil Gaiman, how could you, or how could someone have misused your name?
I will be more skeptical next time.