This review blog focuses on graphic novels and comics and tries to show the range of the medium including and beyond superhero comics, hence the name. New reviews are added several times a week, and most of them are written by librarians (a few are written by teens). They cover graphic novels, comics, and manga across many genres and for all age groups. The reviews cover everything from plot to writing to art, all of which are crucial to the success of a graphic novel.
The layout of the blog is quite helpful. The top navigation bar has resources about reading graphic novels or how to use them in a library or educational setting, and the bar under that organizes the reviews. The books reviewed are sorted by graphic novel versus manga as well as by kid, teen, or adult audience. From there, the reviews are divided by genre. It would be great for trying to do reader’s advisory for a graphic novel. Librarians who are unfamiliar with comics and graphic novels could also use the blog as a place to get informed of what is hot in the medium and what they might want for their collection. ( )