Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb is a graphic novel detailing the birth of the first atomic bomb, from the reasons for its being to the processes behind its creation, the bombing, and the implications of the act. Most people would probably be familiar with this story, but  Jonathan Fetter-Vorm makes good...

I just realized the comic books I have reviewed so far seem to revolve around troubled young boys or men. Stitches falls into the same category,  the only difference being this is a memoir. It is difficult to imagine that this is a book by David Small, an award-winning author and illustrator or children’s book, which are...

It’s always a headache to start something, so I am going to take the easy way out and start this review with a cliché: David Mazzucchelli’s Asterios Polyp is really a good story. The titular character is a professor of architecture who lives by his own beliefs. One day, his apartment is destroyed by a...

Image: All Rights Reserved, VIZ Media, 2009 Title: Oishinbo, a la carte. Japanese cuisine Author: Tetsu Kariya; art by Akira Hanasaki Publisher: San Francisco: VIZ Media, 2009. Call No.: 741.5952 KAR – [ART] When it comes to discovering a different culture, food has always been one of the easiest and entertaining ways to do so,...

gone case: A. Someone or something which cannot be rectified or redeemed. B. Irredeemable, irreparable, not rectifiable, too far gone. - from A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English I came across Gone Case by chance at a bookstore. What caught my attention was the very local-sounding title. As expected, the contents are indeed very...