This a delightful book. Salem, a tea loving Turkish Janissary, is given the task of interviewing a strange woman caught breaking into the palace library. The woman turns out to be Delilah Dirk, an adventurer extraordinaire who causes chaos wherever she goes. As a result of her actions Salem goes from a respected soldier to a criminal on the way to execution to a fugitive escaping in a flying sail boat all in less than a day. Beautifully drawn and colored by the author.

Delilah Dirk and Mr Selim are adventuring as usual in Portugal when an unfortunate encounter with the British Army leads to an accusation of espionage and treason. Delilah escapes but swears vengeance against Major Jason Merrick, who has tried to frame her for his own crimes. She follows him back to England, Selim trailing dutifully along behind. This comic is action packed and gorgeously drawn, with many panels of Delilah leaping, running, swimming or vaulting. There are sword fights, shot outs, chases on horseback and explosives. If there is one thing lacking, it is a clear definition of the relationship of Delilah Dirk and Mr Selim. I really appreciate their lack of romantic tension. But it makes me wonder, how long can they keep up this adventurous lifestyle? When will Selim, hobbit-like, wish to set up a cozy house or tea shop of his own? And when that time comes, will Delilah leave him behind?

A colorful, loosely drawn and high energy story about the years in which David Bowie and a rag-tag band of lovers and friends lived in Haddon Hall, as narrated by the house itself. The time period is 1969-1972, just before he exploded into fame. Very enjoyable, though I wish the author had included a list of sources- I was left wondering how true to fact some of the sequences were.

Elizabeth Beier is a born storyteller and she interweaves her tales of trials and errors with natural ease and flashes of bright humor. At the beginning of the book she is fresh from the break-up of a six year relationship and ready to dive head-first back into the dating scene. But even in the wild abundance of queer ladies, nonbinaries and men in the Bay Area it isn't always so easy to find true love. Richly illustrated in black and white, some pages in a lose unconcerned line, others tenderly rendered landmarks that locals will recognize immediately. An impressive first book.

Imogene and her younger brother grew up at the Renaissance Faire, and have been home schooled their whole lives. Now she is faced with two new quests: training as a knight's squire and attending a
mainstream middle school. She's understandably nervous: will she make friends? Will she be able to keep up with the homework? There's a whole new set of social rules that she doesn't understand, and Imogene finds it's not so easy to carry the chivalrous ideals of truth and courage into public school. This is a solid YA graphic novel, tackling very familiar issues of friendship, teasing and scapegoating, though the book seemed somewhat longer than it needed to be.