Category Archives: Graphic Novel

Gratefully Received – part ONE

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Santa was generous this year, as always, and in addition to a scarf featuring Edward Gorey’s Doubtful Guest, and a really nice sweater, I did receive some books. Due to the bounty I’m going to make this a multi-part post. … Continue reading →

Posted in At Home in Portland, Books & Reading, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science Fiction | 15 Comments

Friday Forgotten Book – Superman For All Seasons by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Rick Robinson

Superman For All Seasons by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale © 1999, DC Comics, graphic novel This may be the finest Superman graphic novel ever done. I know that’s a big statement, and I realize that fans will all have their own … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Krueger, Grecian, and some GNs

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Rick Robinson

Realizing a new Cork O’Conner novel by William Kent Krueger is coming next month, I thought I’d better see where I was in that series. I’m much further behind that I realized, so I’ve started Vermillion Drift, which is the 10th in the … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Henning Mankill, more graphic novels

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Rick Robinson

We’re both doing less reading, due to watching a lot of Olympics plus Barbara’s quilting and my current lack of enthusiasm (perhaps due to the fact that our weather has caught up to the rest of the country and it’s … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: non-fiction & more graphic novels

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Rick Robinson

I finished  The Long-Winded Lady, notes from The New Yorker by Maeve Brennan. It’s a collection of pieces printed in The New Yorker magazine in the”Talk of the Town” column, and I enjoyed it a lot. Review coming Friday. I’m still reading through the … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: graphic novels

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Rick Robinson

I discovered last week Expresso had “marked” the spines of some graphic novels on the bottom shelf of a bookcase full of them. I’ve been cleaning them up the best I can, and some can be saved, but many cannot. In the process … Continue reading →

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Christmas Goodies

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Rick Robinson

I had a very good Christmas, and received many nice things, including these books: The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon [Penguin 2013 paperback] – mystery. Originally published in France in 1931, translated in 1987 as Maigret and the Yellow Dog (Harcourt … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Books & Reading, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mystery | 10 Comments

Forgotten Book: Top 10 by Alan Moore

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Rick Robinson

this is the 198th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Top 10 by Alan Moore, writer and Gene Ha artist, DC, 2001-2002, 2 hardcover graphic novels (Part One and Part Two), police procedural / fantasy. Collects issues 1-12 of the comic … Continue reading →

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