Smile

Book 1 of smile series Raina Telgemeier 2009           Raina is a regular pre-teen with regular boy troubles. However, her life changes when she falls on her face and knocks out her two front teeth. She’s forced to get multiple painful surgeries and braces to fix her teeth. The story follows through almost five years

Drama

Author: Raina Telgemeier Colorist: Gurihiru 2012 A large part of my youth involved participating in improv. groups and finding my way towards performance art in general. I also enjoyed being part of committees and planning activities. This has led me towards a path of planning activities and events, and ultimately towards my job as a

The Sheik and the Bought Bride

Author: Takako Hashimoto Colorist: Susan Mallery 2013 The story is about Prince Kateb, a prince of the desert kingdom of El Deharia, who wants to punish Victoria’s father for cheating in a card game. Victoria offers herself as payment in-lieu of her father for his freedom and well-being. Victoria’s inner thoughts betray some insecurities, but

Tsubasa World Chronicle

Author: CLAMP Published in 2015 Tsubasa is a Manga, so a Japanese comic. The art is done by CLAMP an all girl comic book artist team, which produced many popular hits such has Cardcaptor, XXXHolic, Chobits and Blood-C, just to name a few.           The story follows Syaoran, Kurogane, Mokona and Fai. They are a

Cover to cover to cover – episode 2 ( teen edition ) : Sharanya Singh and Karine Lelièvre

What did you eat yesterday?

Like you may have guessed from the title, this series is about food. It centres around the life of a gay couple, Shiro and Kenji. Shiro is a reserved lawyer who is a foodie and Kenji is an outgoing hairdresser. The story centers around their domestic life in Japan, with their work and the minefields

Hark A Vagrant

Simply put, Kate Beaton’s comics are so good, they will make you wish you paid more attention in History class. Filled with characters from history, literature, and pop-culture, her cartoons will make you laugh and cry-laughing. While you might not recognize every character that graces the pages of this book, you’ll probably still get the