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Reviewed by John Hogan</font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="http://graphicnovelreporter.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=AM8AAQAAAqQAA1Pp"><em><strong>The Tiny Tyrant, Vol. One: The Ethelbertosaurus</strong></em></a><strong> by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme </strong><br /> Ethelbert lives every kid's dream --- he's the king, so he gets everything he wants, even if he wants to clone his own dinosaur or have Santa Claus give his chef cooking lessons. Of course, nothing ever ends up the way he plans, but that's when the fun really starts. 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Reviewed by Danica Davidson</font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"></font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"></font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font></p> </article> <article> <h1>zxczx (unpublished)</h1> <p>gnr_editor — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:52:05 +0000</p> </article> <article> <h1>October 23, 2009</h1> <p>gnr_editor — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:26:00 +0000</p> <p><strong><font><a href="http://graphicnovelreporter.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=JgoTtwBXAAH-----AAM8eg" target="_blank"><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#0000ff" size="2">Follow GraphicNovelReporter.com on Twitter!</font></a></font></strong><font><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#0000ff" size="2"></font></font></p> <p><strong><a href="http://graphicnovelreporter.com/features/interview">Creator Interviews:</a><br /> </strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/breathed-bloom-interview">Breathed in Bloom</a><br /> </font><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Berkeley Breathed, the man behind Opus, Bill the Cat, Milo Bloom, Steve Dallas, and so many more of our favorite characters from the '80s, talks about his life creating <em> Bloom County</em> and what it means to look back on it now. 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The scourge of the entertainment industry, digital piracy has been taken on by music companies, movie studios, and major publishers. But what of comic piracy? Does it affect the industry as a whole? We talked to three people in graphic publishing to see what the state of matters is and how they are combating illegal downloading.</font><strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"></font></strong></p> <p><font><font><font><font><font><font><a target="_blank" href="http://graphicnovelreporter.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=aQAB-----wADR7w"><font><font><font><font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#0000ff" size="2"><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">Now in Stores: <em>Logicomix</em>: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis<br /> </font></font></font></font></font></font></a></font></font></font></font></font></font><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">"This is probably the best and certainly the most extraordinary graphic novel I have ever come across."—London Times</font></p> <p>"The principals in this intellectual drama are superheroes of a sort. They go up against a powerful nemesis…[and] their quest has a tragic arc.… All of this is presented with real graphic verve."—New York Times Book Review</p> <p>"A visual treat…rich in dark family secrets, forbidden love and lurking madness."—Financial Times<strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font></strong><strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font></strong><font><font><a target="_blank" href="http://graphicnovelreporter.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ANUAAf----8AA0e8"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#0000ff" size="2"><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">The Miami Book Fair International Has Day of Education about Graphic Novels and Comics Sponsered by GraphicNovelReporter.com and More than 50 Panels</font></font></a></font></font><strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font></strong>The 2009 <a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/miami-book-fair-events-conventions">Miami Book Fair International</a> will feature over 50 programs highlighting award-winning authors, artists, editors, and publishers from the world of comics and graphic novels. From the art of creating a graphic novel to teaching with graphic novels to the art of creating comics for the internet, the programs and events provide a fantastic opportunity for students, fans, and future artists of all kinds.<font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"></font></p> <p>Here's what you will find:</p> <p>- The School of Comics and Graphic Novels on Friday, November 13, will be hosted by Carol Fitzgerald from GraphicNovelReporter.com, which is sponsoring this event.</p> <p>- Panels and discussions throughout the weekend</p> <p>- Kids programming with Alex Simmons hosting the Kids Comic-Con in Miami in the Comix Galaxy, in cooperation with Diamond Book Distributors.</p> <p>- Additional programming in the Comix Galaxy, in cooperation with Diamond Book Distributors.</p> <p>-Children’s Stage events</p> <p>Information about all the programs at the Fair --- beyond graphic novels --- will be posted on the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.miamibookfair.com/">Miami Book Fair International</a> website on Monday, October 26th.</p> <p><font><font><a target="_blank" href="http://graphicnovelreporter.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ANcAAf----8AA0e8"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#0000ff" size="2"><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">Book Into Movies</font></font></a></font></font><br /> <font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Get an update on what’s going on with the upcoming <em>Thor</em> movie and the TV adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis’s <em>Powers</em> series. </font><br /> <strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font></strong><strong><font><font><font><font><a target="_blank" href="http://graphicnovelreporter.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=AM8AAf----8AA0e8"><font><font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#0000ff" size="2"><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">Fiction Reviews:</font></font></font></font></a></font></font></font></font></strong><strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font></strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/bloom-county-complete-library-volume-one-1980-1982-review"><em><strong>Bloom County: The Complete Library, Volume One: 1980-1982</strong></em> by Berkeley Breathed </a><br /> Can you go back home to a comic strip and a time that have both signed off so very long ago? In small ways, yes, thanks to the handsome <em>Bloom County: The Complete Library</em>. Reviewed by John Hogan</font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/richard-starks-parker-hunter-review"><em><strong>Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter</strong></em> by Darwyn Cooke </a><br /> With <em>The Hunter</em>, Darwyn Cooke firmly cements himself as one of the greats of the comics medium. It perfectly captures the mood and spirit of the crime thriller, as well as the time period in which it's set. Reviewed by Brian P. Rubin</font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/higurashi-when-they-cry-cotton-drifting-arc-vol-2-review"><em><strong>Higurashi When They Cry: The Cotton Drifting Arc, Vol. 2</strong></em> by Ryukishi07 and Yutori Houjyou </a><br /> <em>The Cotton Drifting Arc</em> is just one of many terrifying tales in the mysterious Higurashi stories. An ancient ritual in Hinamizawa seems like an innocent tradition, but when sacred ground is violated during the Cotton Drifting festival, Keichi will soon discover the town's demonic roots; and the madness he has unleashed will consume everything in its path. Reviewed by Courtney Kraft<br /> </font><br /> <font><font><a target="_blank" href="http://graphicnovelreporter.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ANEAAf----8AA0e8"><strong><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#0000ff" size="2"><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">Teen Reviews:</font></font></strong></a></font></font><br /> <font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/gravitation-collection-volumes-1-2-review"><em><strong>Gravitation Collection, Vol. 1-2</strong></em> by Maki Murakami </a><br /> Rock-star Shuichi Shindou and romance novelist Yuki Eiri learn that love is like gravity. A reboot of the hit manga series <em>Gravitation</em> in a new, two-in-one edition. Reviewed by Casey Brienza</font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/bride-water-god-vol-1-4-review"><em><strong>Bride of the Water God, Vol. 1-4</strong></em> by Mi-Kyung Yun </a><br /> After a horrible drought, a village decides to sacrifice one of its own in hopes of getting rain. The victim ends up surviving and going to a realm inhabited by gods. Reviewed by Danica Davidson</font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/ballad-shinigami-vol-1-review"><em><strong>Ballad of a Shinigami, Vol. 1</strong></em> by K-Ske Hasegawa and Asuka Izumi </a><br /> Momo is a cute little girl with a cat. But she also has a scythe and works as a shinigami --- a creature of death! Reviewed by Danica Davidson</font></p> <p><strong><font><font><font><a target="_blank" href="http://graphicnovelreporter.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ANMAAf----8AA0e8"><font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#0000ff" size="2"><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">Kids Reviews:</font></font></font></a></font></font></font></strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/stone-rabbit-deep-space-disco-review"><em><strong>Stone Rabbit: Deep Space Disco</strong></em> by Erik Craddock</a> <br /> In his latest adventure, Stone Rabbit is transported to another planet while the evil Melvin the Plutarkian rampages across his home town. Fortunately, Stone Rabbit has his wits, his friends, and a lot of dumb luck on his side as he battles aliens and giant robots to save the earth. Reviewed by Brigid Alverson</font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/calamity-jack-review"><em><strong>Calamity Jack</strong></em> by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and Nathan Hale </a><br /> Jack is back in the sequel to <em>Rapunzel's Revenge</em> --- but when Jack and Rapunzel head to the big city to find Jack's momma, they discover that Jack left behind a world of trouble when he ran away from home! Reviewed by Snow Wildsmith</font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/family-secret-review"><em><strong>A Family Secret </strong></em>by Eric Heuvel</a> <br /> A story within a story within another story, <em>A Family Secret</em> offers a unique, historically accurate perspective on the Holocaust told in relatively simple, human terms that are both informative and revelatory. Reviewed by Collin David</font></p> <p><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="../../../../../../../content/peach-fuzz-vol-1%E2%80%933-review"><em><strong>Peach Fuzz, Vol. 1-3</strong></em> by Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges </a><br /> Nine-year-old Amanda gets a new ferret as a pet and names her Peach. Peach Fuzz is seen through the eyes of both Amanda and her animal companion, making for a cute and interesting story. Watch out for the handras! Reviewed by Danica Davidson</font></p> <p><strong><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"></font></strong></p> <p> <font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font><font><font face="verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#0000ff" size="2"><strong><br /> </strong></font></font></p> </article> </main></body></html>