Stergios Botzakis
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Educator, scholar, comics fan
Because no one demanded it, my favorite graphic novels of 2025! (And one from. 2024)!!
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My Favorite Graphic Novels of 2025
Every year I read a bunch of graphic novels, and these are the ones that I liked best that were published in 2025 (with one exception). I ho...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-favorite-graphic-novels-of-2025.html?m=0
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I read The Novel Life of Jane Austen by Janice Barchas and Isabel Greenberg recently and it is phenomenal! It mingles words from her letters and works to depict three distinct episodes of the famous author’s life. I think it would appeal to fans and newbies, too.
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The Novel Life of Jane Austen: A Graphic Biography
The Novel Life of Jane Austen is a fascinating and informative look at the life of one of British literature's most enduring authors. Most ...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-novel-life-of-jane-austen-graphic.html?m=0
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Have you read Spectators by Brian K. Vaughan & Niko Henrichon? It’s an epic ghost story that’s about humanity’s potential mass extinction coming about from social media and escalating mass shootings. It’s also a commentary on our growing desensitization from what media experiences we can access.
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Spectators
Spectators uses afterlife and science fiction future tropes to examine our contemporary lives and relationships with sex and violence. It i...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/12/spectators.html?m=0
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You know what’s a great series? Absolute Wonder Woman.
@kellythompson.bsky.social
&
@cleanlined.bsky.social
raise the bar on stories about the Amazon Princess, recasting her in an epic way, with new abilities and weapons but the same mission of compassion. The artwork makes everything next level.
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Absolute Wonder Woman, Volume 1: The Last Amazon
DC Comics made a big splash last year with the launch of their Absolute series, which feature re-imaginings of some of their most prominent ...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/12/absolute-wonder-woman-volume-1-last.html?m=0
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Agreed. It’s more about censorship than anything else.
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I just read Justice Warriors vol.1 by
@mattbors.bsky.social
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@benclarkson.bsky.social
and it is a biting commentary on our lives and times. It features amazing action sequences & comedic timing, awesome artwork, and very memorable visuals. Another triumph from
@ahoycomicmags.bsky.social
!
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Justice Warriors
Justice Warriors is a series set in a near future where citizens live in a "perfect," domed city called "The Bubble" and are surrounded by ...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/11/justice-warriors.html?m=0
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Merry Spurgemas!
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In case you think you have to stay locked into Spotify…
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I just read Out of Alcatraz by
@ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
&
@mrtylercrook.bsky.social
published by
@oni-press.bsky.social
and it is a great thriller that constantly ramps up the suspense while simultaneously telling a very poignant, human romance. It’s breathtaking how much happens in 5 chapters!
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Out of Alcatraz
Originally published as a 5-issue series, Out of Alcatraz is a fictional account of what happened to the three men, Frank Morris and brothe...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/11/out-of-alcatraz.html?m=0
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A Thanksgiving classic!
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This book is gorgeous and moving, and you should get a copy in your hot, little hands.
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Amen!
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The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton by
@thekylestarks.bsky.social
&
@schweizercomics.bsky.social
is an excellent comic that has so much going for it: a rich backstory soaked in action movies, so-bad-they’re-good ‘80s shows, and a feud between actors and stuntmen.
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The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton
I am a huge fan of both Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer 's comics, having read pretty much all of the books they've made (click on their na...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-six-sidekicks-of-trigger-keaton.html?m=0
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I love mini-comics!, part 2: I just read Bezoar no. 5 by a bunch of folks from and around Athens, GA. The great cover by
@neilaglet.bsky.social
contains a bunch of fun and spooky/romance-themed stories and a couple of illustrations and comics by the incomparable Patrick Dean (RIP).
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I love mini-comics!, part 1: Joining
@mikedawson.bsky.social
’s Patreon means I get one in the mail every month. A great decision on my part!
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Truth!
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I just read Where the Body Was by Ed Brubaker,
@seanphillips.bsky.social
&
@thatjacobphillips.bsky.social
and HOLY CROW. I have read every book and series these guys have collaborated on, but I may love this one most of all. From
@imagecomics.com
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Where the Body Was
I am a big fan of and have read and reviewed pretty much every series or book that Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have collaborated on, bu...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/11/where-body-was.html?m=0
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Post a film you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
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reposted by
Stergios Botzakis
Maybe It Will Happen Today
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Check out this great anthology of comics! I just ordered a copy and you might want one, too!
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Happy Halloween! To celebrate, you could go read Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees. I was late to the party reading this one, and it’s just as creepy suspensefully good as advertised. Seeing cutesy animals do vile things is not just a gimmick but part of an unreal, unsettling ambience.
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Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees
I read this series on the Global Comix app, and it's also now available in a handy trade paperback. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees is...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/10/beneath-trees-where-nobody-sees.html?m=0
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Go check out this wonderful spooky comic. There’s more where it came from, on his Patreon!
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Laughter is good medicine for these times. Consider pitching in to spread some more!
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2 months ago
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Thank you for the reminder!
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2 months ago
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If you are looking for a vibrant and funny Halloween comic, and you like stickers and puzzles, then you should check out Witch Hazel: Variety Hour by
@coltonthefox.bsky.social
and Beige Blum, published by
@silversprocket.net
. 48 pages, no ads, and great entertainment!
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Witch Hazel: Variety Hour
Continuing my look at spooky-themed books, Witch Hazel: Variety Hour is a fun-time activity book for older teens and above. It features pu...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/10/witch-hazel-variety-hour.html?m=0
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Get some great art and help out some good folks. Win-win!
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2 months ago
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I just backed A1 DEADLINE SPECIAL on
@kickstarter.com
. Maybe you would like to also?
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A1 DEADLINE SPECIAL
A1 and DEADLINE, two landmark UK comic book publications ARE BACK! The heart of UK counterculture returns to print.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deevelliott/a1-deadline-special?ref=thanks-tweet
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This trick-or-treat season, why not read about one of the ultimate tricksters?
@georgeoconnor.bsky.social
‘s Asgardians: Loki is an eye-opening look at Odin’s (not Thor’s) wily half-brother. I loved being introduced and re-introduced to these tales, which are very different from the Marvel version!
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Asgardians: Loki
I thought it might be appropriate in the month of trick-or-treating to take a look at one of the biggest tricksters of all. If everything yo...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/10/asgardians-loki.html?m=0
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I just read book 13(!) of Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: Bones and Berserkers, and it is wonderfully gruesome and fun. The artwork is a little more graphic, but this is a treasure trove of nonfictional horror, with a healthy dash of dark humor. Perfect for Halloween season!
@nathanhale.bsky.social
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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Bones and Berserkers
The 13th book in one of my favorite graphic novel series , Bones and Berserkers changes up the format in that it features a collection of 1...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/10/nathan-hales-hazardous-tales-bones-and.html?m=0
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I recently read DC’s Misfits of Magic by
@matthewdowsmith.bsky.social
, which stars teen-aged versions of Dr. Occult, Blue Devil, Deadman, and Enchantress. It’s a fun riff on DC’s magic users, and a perfect YA graphic novel for this Halloween season 🎃
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DC's Misfits of Magic
Continuing my look at spooky themed books this month, today I look at DC's Misfits of Magic , which is from the latest series of their grap...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/10/dcs-misfits-of-magic.html?m=0
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I just reread Golem Pit 224 by
@ohmyghoulia.bsky.social
and it’s a great graphic novel to read this (or any) month. The emotional and physical quagmires these characters get into makes this book wonderfully weird. I love the tone set by the amorphous panels and earthy coloring as well. Check it out!
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Golem Pit 224
It's October and to celebrate this spooky month, I am going to review a bunch of different graphic novels that fit the season. First up is ...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/10/golem-pit-224.html?m=0
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I just read Pushing Buttons, a graphic novel by Danish cartoonist Ursula Blix. I loved the artwork and how the story slowly shed light on Margit’s soul-sucking work and relationship with her supervisor/best friend Chloe. I will definitely be looking for more work from Blix and Black Panel Press.
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Pushing Buttons
This "futuristic workplace kerfuffle" recently came to my attention via social media, and I was very glad to buy and read a copy. Pushing B...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/pushing-buttons.html?m=0
3 months ago
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Actual intelligence!
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Next up in my great graphic novel catch-up: the first volume of
@jefflemire171.bsky.social
’s Minor Arcana. It’s features many of the best aspects of his work: strong characters, slow burn reveals, family secrets, and just the right amount of supernatural surprises. So good and compelling!
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Minor Arcana, Volume One: The Fool
I am a big fan of Jeff Lemire since I read The Essex County Trilogy almost two decades ago. He is one of the most prolific comics creato...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/minor-arcana-volume-one-fool.html?m=0
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Big Jim and the White Boy by
@davidfwalker.bsky.social
and Marcus Kwame Anderson is a phenomenal graphic novel. More than an American classic reimagined, it’s an epic tale of its own that firmly places Jim into US history and culture in a substantial and moving way. I read it a few weeks ago, and it
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Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been called "the best book we've had" (by Ernest Hemingway ) and also been widely banned because of ...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/big-jim-and-white-boy-american-classic.html?m=0
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My great graphic novel catch-up continues with Sunshine by
@studiojjk.bsky.social
. It’s a book that can make you smile and also shed a tear, showing people with medical conditions that many would typically shy away from. It’s a hopeful, affirming read.
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Sunshine
Hey Kiddo is one of my favorite graphic novels, and Sunshine is its follow-up but it stands by itself. This book chronicles a week that K...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/sunshine.html?m=0
4 months ago
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I just read Marvel All-On-One by
@ryannorth.ca
and Ed McGuiness. It’s told all in splash pages, and it’s a fun smash-‘em-up tale that captures the spirit of the bashful, blue-eyed favorite nephew of Aunt Petunia.
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My kids have been reading books in the I Survived graphic novel series, so I decided to check one out. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 is a fun way to learn about history and sharks from a kid’s point of view. I’ll definitely be checking out more soon!
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https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-survived-shark-attacks-of-1916.html?m=0
4 months ago
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Cheetah and Cheshire Rob The Justice League #2 continues this great heist series. Here they start getting the crew together, and I love the combination of newer and more established, less used characters. The writing by
@gregrucka.com
is taut, and the characters really sing and pop, in no small
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I just read Mahdi Khene’s Yirasuka: The Baddest Bitch in Sector Six issue 2, and it’s a wild, fun, and profane ride. This exciting comic also includes a number of guest interludes, including one featuring
@santossisterscomic.bsky.social
, which was a great surprise to me. Adults only!
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I recently read Huda F Cares? by
@yesimhotinthis.bsky.social
and it is a superb sequel that may even be better than the first one. It’s hilarious and very realistic/relatable in terms of sibling and family dynamics. Do yourself a favor and read this book!!!!
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Huda F Cares?
I try to vary where and how I get graphic novels to read, and I was pleasantly surprised to find another book by Huda Fahmy in a little fr...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/huda-f-cares.html?m=0
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In these uncertain and dangerous times, we all need to know the Constitution, and maybe the best way to read it is Constitution Illustrated by
@rsikoryak.bsky.social
& from
@dandq.bsky.social
. I loved figuring out the references for the images, and it’s as much about comics history as it is US govt.
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https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/08/constitution-illustrated.html?m=0
4 months ago
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Is The Cartoonists Club by
@goraina.bsky.social
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@scottmccloud.bsky.social
good? No, it’s GREAT! It’s a clever, charming book that tells a fun story while also organically teaching comics-making fundamentals. I cannot wait to share it with students I teach!
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The Cartoonists Club
Today's graphic novel is also one from a powerhouse duo of creators: Raina Telgemeier has done hugely successful work on The Babysitters ...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-cartoonists-club.html?m=0
4 months ago
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I finally read Lunar New Year Love Story by
@geneluenyang.bsky.social
and Leuyen Pham, and it deserves every accolade it has gotten and then some. It’s got strong characters, tons of revelations about families and cultures, and the ending gave me goosebumps. You’ve got to get it into your life!
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Lunar New Year Love Story
The 2025 Eisner Award winner for Best Publication for Teens, Lunar New Year Love Story is a book that I approached much differently than ...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/08/lunar-new-year-love-story.html?m=0
5 months ago
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I just did used the directions on this site to change my Firefox settings to get rid of all the AI Google suggestions, and it worked! Huzzah!
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How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default
https://tenbluelinks.org
5 months ago
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Wow. Just wow. I had no idea he had done so much…
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If you have not read this series, you are missing out!
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The latest book from my catch-up reading pile: Mujirushi:The Sign of Dreams by Naoki Urasawa. It’s a charming heist/mystery tale that features the Louvre museum heavily in plot and setting. Because it’s only one volume, it’d be a great introduction for those interested in his work. From
@viz.com
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Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams
Being contacted by the Louvre , one of the most well known and prestigious museums in the world, to collaborate on a comic seems a highly un...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/08/mujirushi-sign-of-dreams.html?m=0
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I have taken many a pizza out of an oven with a paddle, and this is NEXT LEVEL
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Karate Prom by
@thekylestarks.bsky.social
&
@schweizercomics.bsky.social
is something you need in your life. It’s a teen romance/battle royale book that’s got thrills, jokes, and action galore. And ninjas, bowling, and kissing, too!
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Karate Prom
Karate Prom was written and drawn by Kyle Starks and colored by Chris Schweizer , two of my favorite comics creators who have collaborated...
https://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2025/08/karate-prom.html?m=0
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