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Smash Pages Q&A | Josh Hicks on ‘Hotelitor’

The creator of ‘Glorious Wrestling Alliance’ discusses his latest graphic novel about a hotel shaped like a giant robot.

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1-6/14 of the books from the "On the Case with Holmes and Watson" children's comic book series by Murray Shaw, J. Cosson, and Sophie Rohrbach (published by Graphic Universe, 2010-2012)

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Hotelitor: Luxury-Class Defense and Hospitality Unit is a hell of a fun debut. We want more!

Hotelitor: Luxury-Class Defense and Hospitality Unit is a hell of a fun debut. We want more! #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel #ncbd

When a giant alien attacks the ship, Hotelitor’s surviving guests and staff find themselves stranded in deep space. There, 18-year-old intern Anna Greene must take charge. Alongside her fellow entry-level service workers, she’ll try to control the chaos while rival factions emerge, wealthy VIPs seize hotel resources, and the musician-in-residence develops a literal cult following. As Anna and her…

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Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account | Comic Review

Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account | Comic Review #JustAnotherStory #NetGalley

I recently had the pleasure of reading Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account from Ernesto Saade, and I really enjoyed it. Based on true events, the book tells the story of the difficulties and dangers that come with immigrating to the United States from Central America. It’s a beautiful story, and I hope you read it.

The structure of the book follows Ernesto from El Salvador who is visiting his cousin Carlos and aunt Elena in San Diego. When Carlos picks Ernest up at LAX and they head to San Diego, Ernesto asks Carlos to tell him about their journey from El Salvador to the US. Carlos mentions that he’s never talked about what he and his mom went through with anyone before. Then, our story takes off.

Just Another Story is a grand reminder that the sacrifices and dangers faced by immigrants just to get to the USA are rarely in the “immigration debate” had in this country. Dealing with the smugglers, gangs, and crooked cops is a dangerous path that many do not survive.

At the end of the book, Elena is considering her future. While she loves her son and the life that they have been able to build in the USA over the last decade, she misses her family and El Salvador. However, until their visa situation is officially settled, they would not be able to return to the USA if they left. She has a wonderful bit of dialogue in a conversation with Ernesto while they watch Carlos surf in the ocean:

“People tell me that going back would be like admitting I made a mistake. Some kind of failure. But I don’t see it that way. My son is doing well. He has a bright future ahead of him. I believe I already accomplished something. And I’m not going to apologize nor feel shame for trying to find my own happiness.”

Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account – digital page 211.

I loved the way that Saade illustrated this book. It’s split into three different styles, so you always know where you are in the story. When the book is following Carlos and Ernesto, the book emphasizes the blues, greys, and greens. When we transition to Carlos and his mother Elena’s journey to the USA, the book has the full pantheon, edging darker when a dangerous situation is involved. When another character is telling a story such as Peligro, the colors are more bold. It made it easy to know who was “talking” at any given point.

Saade wrote and illustrated an excellent and moving story, and I highly recommend it.

Thank you NetGalley and Lerner Publishing Group for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

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She has bewitched me, body and soul❤️

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THEY KEPT THIS IN

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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You were right to leave. I always thought that you were failing this world. But, if you were happier on Earth, maybe... this world was... failing you.

pink diamond is a character i am constantly thinking about and turning over and over in my mind. i wish we got more of her. i think the depth of her character was greatly overshadowed by the popular bad faith interpretations of her character present by the end of su future.

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Comic Book Saturday

The Hero twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque have special powers. And, they are amazingly good at playing Pok-ta-Pok, a Mayan ball game. The thing is though, that angers the lords of Xibalba, who rule the land of the dead. And, so the lords challenge the twins to a game of Pok-ta-Pok in the land of the dead. The twins are gonna have to use all their smarts and powers to make sure that they survive the land of the dead.

European fairy tales, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and some Norse myths, I have those down, but, the Asian and especially the American (South and North) myths are always new to me, and they’re always so awesome to read. Human brains are human brains, and so it’s always so much fun to see how much they’re alike the other myths, legends, and fairy tales that I’ve read, and see how much they’re different.

This is also part of a series called Graphic Universe, and it has so many great books in it.

You may like this book If you Liked: Isis and Osiris by Cari Meister, The Lost Hero by Robert Venditti, or Gods, Heroes, and Monsters by Selene Nicolaides

The Hero Twins: Against the Lords of Death (A Mayan Myth) by Dan Jolley

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Preview pages from Hotelitor (Graphic Universe, May 2024) by Josh Hicks

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HEADS UP EVERYONE! The dates and prompts for MegOP Week 2024 have been confirmed!

Date: Monday, August 5th through Sunday, August 11

❤💜Prompts: ❤💜

Day 1: Memory / Gift

Day 2: Secret / Sacred

Day 3: Ritual / Surrender

Day 4: Role reversal / Peace

Day 5: Heat / Scars

Day 6: Guilt / Banter

Day 7: Vulnerability / Acceptance

Some quick guidelines!

All continuities of MegOP are allowed!

Any type of submission is allowed: art, fic, fan edits, gifsets, podfic, and more!

Although the title of the week is "MegOP", OPMeg is also included in this week!

Platonic or sibling MegOP is also allowed, as the week is inclusive of any content centered on Megatron and Optimus' relationship.

We will open a collection on AO3 and create a dedicated tag on Tumblr, as well as possibly (re)opening a Twitter account to host the event as well!

The ask box for this blog is open at all times, so feel free to ask questions if you have any!

More announcements to come closer to the event!

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Is this stupid? Yes. Do I need people to see it? Also yes.

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See the trio of graphic novels that are coming to GPTV this week!

See the trio of graphic novels that are coming to GPTV this week! #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel

See what’s coming to GPTV this week. Just one new releases but lots to catch up on! There are a lot of comics coming out every week to be covered. Check out some of what we’ll be reviewing and this is only some of what’s coming to GPTV this week! Shown this week: The Best Worst Camp Out Ever (Holiday House Publishing) The Expets Vol. 1 (Caitlyn Diouhy Books) Hotelitor (Graphic…

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Here comes part 8! Donnie mini-episode!

This time it's a short one. Oh wow, Donnie survived! Who would have thought, hehe! But I fooled some of you for a moment, didn't I? Don't worry, the plot armor is strong in this one - for now, at least....

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The blurbs... are IN! Thank you to Ollie and Fawnduu and Reimena for taking the time to read my book early and say nice things about it!!!

I can't wait for you all to meet these girls.

How Could You comes out December 17, so there's still time to pre-order it! Barnes and Noble is doing a pre-order sale today and tomorrow.