Bone

Bone by Jeff Smith is debatably the best comic I have ever read.  Not only is it a fun, gripping, read I also love the art.  I finished the entire series and found nothing about it that I did not like.  It was a perfect mix of funny and serious.  The art was really good (which is usually all I care about) but in this graphic novel I enjoyed the story so much that even if the art was not as good I would have liked it.  I was pretty surprised how intense the story got.  It started off so fun and happy and then went dark and serious very quick.  I highly suggest everyone to read this graphic novel.  Everything about it is amazing.  The character's develop along with the story so well.  I recommend reading everything in the series because it only gets better as it goes and you discover more about the plot.  Bone is a truly amazing piece of literature.

White Ninja!!!!!

I read White Ninja for my online comic.  Online comics are a very interesting format and I do think they are the future but I really did not enjoy this web comic much at all.  The humor was immature adult humor and was only meant to try and induce a quick laugh on the reader.  I found a few of them to be moderately funny but nothing really struck me as laugh out loud funny.  Mainly I feel this is caused by a lack of ability to connect to the reader.  Most fun successful comic strips are based upon the artists personal experiences.  This really helps the reader connect to the story and it makes the antics that take place way more funny because they can connect to it.  White Ninja was crude and boring.  The art was very weak and unimpressive.  I think White Ninja does have potential as it did make me laugh but it really needs a lot of work.  The author / artist should really make it more personal instead of just throwing in a stupid crude punch line.  Definitely not a huge fan of White Ninja.

Batman Arkham Asylum

Dave Mckean is awesome!  That is all there is to say.  Batman Arkham Asylum was incredible.  It was so creepy and mildly disturbing at times but wow, what a true psychological thriller.  There was really very little to actually do with Batman.  Mainly it was all about the mind and the development of a historical, integral part of Batman lore.   Mckean was a perfect choice as the artist for this as well.  The entire story had an almost dream like state to it and Mckean's use of rough paint and collage really fit well into it.  There was very little action that took place in the book but it was so psychologically interesting and so creepy it kept me glued to the pages.  It's one of the best comics I've ever read.  It makes you think about all kinds of things that a person normally wouldn't want to think about like what makes us sane and what are our personal motives in life and what we do and think is right.  I loved this graphic novel.

Sweets: A New Orleans Crime Story

Sweets: A New Orleans Crime Story by Kody Chamberlain was a riveting mystery.  I actually hadn't read a mystery graphic novel before this one and was skeptical about how the graphic novel format would suit a real mystery.  I enjoyed it well enough.  I've never been a huge fan of mysteries so I'm a bit biased but overall I found it to be a fun read.  The art was good enough as well.  I don't have to much to say about this comic besides the fact that it was a fun enough and mysterious story with good art.  Just not a huge fan of mysteries but that is just a personal preference.