waiting to read
The ONLY good thing about waiting rooms, especially those in doctors' offices, is that I have the chance to read. I was early for my appointment yesterday and kept waiting about 30 minutes (they checked me in but did not check me in if you can follow that logic). That gave me plenty of time to read my 300th book of the year:
THE UNSINKABLE WALKER BEAN by Aaron Renier (Frist Second, 2010) is a high seas adventure in GN format that has it all: great use of colors, panels that sometimes cover a double page spread, rip-roaring action, curses, pirates, mer-witches, maps, inventions, and more. When Walker's beloved grandfather falls ill, it is up to Walker to smuggle aboard a ship and return the skull his grandfather has plundered to the lair of the mer-witches, two enormous beings who live in a trench at the bottom of the ocean. Before you can say "Davey Jones' Locker," Walker is neck deep in trouble of all sorts. He must join forces with two others to ensure his grandfather's recovery and the return of the skull. <300>
My better half picked this one up last night and was totally enraptured after only a few pages. He loved comics as a tween and teen and is just beginning to understand GNs and why I like them as well. If only they had these when he was in school, I might be married to an English teacher. Is that a good thing?
Now, off to read my #bookaday for today.
THE UNSINKABLE WALKER BEAN by Aaron Renier (Frist Second, 2010) is a high seas adventure in GN format that has it all: great use of colors, panels that sometimes cover a double page spread, rip-roaring action, curses, pirates, mer-witches, maps, inventions, and more. When Walker's beloved grandfather falls ill, it is up to Walker to smuggle aboard a ship and return the skull his grandfather has plundered to the lair of the mer-witches, two enormous beings who live in a trench at the bottom of the ocean. Before you can say "Davey Jones' Locker," Walker is neck deep in trouble of all sorts. He must join forces with two others to ensure his grandfather's recovery and the return of the skull. <300>
My better half picked this one up last night and was totally enraptured after only a few pages. He loved comics as a tween and teen and is just beginning to understand GNs and why I like them as well. If only they had these when he was in school, I might be married to an English teacher. Is that a good thing?
Now, off to read my #bookaday for today.