Middlewest. Vol. 1

Incredible artwork and captivating storyline! The magical story of a young boy named Abel, who lives in the farming town of Farmington.

That was super good!!! Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

Abel decides to run away from home and join a travelling carnival of magicians, talking animals and robots because his dad’s an abusive prick – and also a giant wind monster (and not the kind that shows up after eating a plate of beans)! But Abel’s not safe as wind monster dad sets out after him… As Leggi tutto

This book is tough one to review. So it starts off simple enough. Abel lives with an abusive father who beats him and treats him like shit. One day the boy snaps and tells his father to go fuck himself. In this moment his father becomes a giant tornado and destroys the city they live in and Abel run Leggi tutto

Another graphic novel by Scottie Young. He is just pumping them out now and what a time to be alive. Middlwest is by far my favorite graphic novel so far this year and I really don't see anything topping it. It follows a young boy named Abel who lives in a small town called Farmington. He lives with Leggi tutto

A beautifully realised YA-ish story with fantasy elements about a kid who runs away from home and his abusive father. Normally a story like this wouldn't really be my thing, but Skottie Young's rock-solid writing and Jorge Corona's sublime artwork made all the difference.

Intriģējoša pasaule, kur reālisms saplūst ar maģiju, galvenajam varonim Abelam ir draugs Lapsa!!! Patīk ilustrācijas, sižets ir nedaudz paredzams, bet tai pat laikā rada vēlmi turpināt sēriju.

Pretty good graphic novel about a young boy who runs away from his dad after he kicks him out of his house for stealing so he and his fox friend go away to find out what's wrong with him. Can he survive? Read on and find out for yourself. This graphic novel is available at your local library and whe Leggi tutto

There are some fantasy trappings, but at heart this is the story of a boy running away from his abusive father to join a carnival. That creaky old trope doesn't much interest me, even if you throw in some "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" Hulk-outs. And too much of the world, the magic, and the

It's modern urban fantasy (but not very fantasy). It's the YA story of a boy going on a journey (and perhaps too Y and not A enough). It's a meandering story about running away from home, without too much else going for it. Overall, an entirely OK book until you get to the end, which is a super-annoy Leggi tutto