Reviews - The Graphic Library

I'm the grim reaper vol 2 by graveweaver

2/15/2025

Cover of I'm the Grim Reaper volume 2. Chase is holding a gun like he's about to shoot it. He's wearing a black suit with black tie and white button up t-shirt. He has blond hair and red rimmed glasses.

Scarlet remembers pieces about the Red Spade’s hideout, which Chase thinks is pretty suspicious given she can’t remember anything else. Upon entering, they’re instantly separated, and Scarlet has to face the Boss alone. She clearly remembers Scarlet, but she’s keeping all of her cards close to her chest. Scarlet's fighting skills are dismal, and she barely escapes the encounter with her cursed life. Back in Hell, she accuses Satan of sending her into the world unprepared, and demands he teach her how to fight.

Sherlock Holmes vol 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle

2/1/2025

Sherlock is holding a microscope. His dark hair swirls around his face, as does his overly large overcoat, giving him an enigmatic appearance.

Vol 1: A Study in Scarlet, adapted by Crystal Chen, illustrated by Julien Choy.

Booklist review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Manga Classics (UDON Entertainment)
Publication Date: January 21, 2025
ISBN: 9781947808324 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Mystery, Historical Fiction, UDON Entertainment

Space punch vol 1 by ZD

1/1/2025

Cover of Space Punch volume 1. A boy has his fist in his hand and has a very angry expression. Behind him, his brother is in his police tactical vest with a gun raised. Around both of them are crackling lightning bolts and raging fire.

Booklist review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12

Publisher: Kana
Publication Date: January 7, 2025
ISBN: 9781419777943 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manfra, Manga, Action Adventure, Family, Mystery, Kana

Your letter by hyeon Cho

11/21/2024

Cover of Your Letter by Hyeon Cho

After standing up to bullies and becoming a target herself, Sori Lee decides to transfer schools to escape the harassment. Within her new desk, she discovers a helpful letter from the previous student describing everything she’ll need to know about her classmates and school, but also setting her on a treasure hunt for a series of successive letters. Along the way, Sori tentatively befriends Dongsoon and discovers the letter writer is Hoyeon, Dongsoon’s best friend who left school without a goodbye.

I'm the Grim Reaper vol 1 By Graveweaver

9/15/2024

Cover of I'm the Grim Reaper volume 1

Booklist review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 10-12

Publisher: VIZ Media
Publication Date: September 10, 2024
ISBN: 9781974739080 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, OEL Manga, Manga, Supernatural, Mystery, Horror, VIZ Media

Gannibal vol 1 by Masaaki Ninomiya

8/9/2024

Cover of Gannibal Volume 1. an old may looks up as he's pushing a wheel barrow. The wheel barrow is full of decapitated pieces of a person with a foot sticking out and a police cap on top.

A big city cop moves to a mysterious mountain town where the former resident police officer went missing, and the Goto family acts peculiar to everyone, especially outsiders. Rumors abound that residence are cannibals, and there are many peculiar traditions and rites of passage where Agawa struggles to prove he can be part of the culture. One day, Granny Goto is discovered dead in the woods, presumably eaten by a bear, and the villagers, particularly the Goto clan, spring into action to avenge her death. Officer Agawa has little time to reign in the situation and handle it as the town’s authority. Instead, he joins the family in the hunt and gets mixed deeper in the mystery that embroiled the former town policeman.

Dark spaces: good deeds by che grayson

4/24/2024

Cover of Dark Spaces: Good deeds. In the outline of a supernatural deer are Cheyenne and Rebecca with a purple and pink sunset over the beach of St. Augustine, Florida.

Illustrated by Kelsey Ramsay, colored by Ronda Pattison, lettered by Rus Wooton and Shawn Lee

Teenager Cheyenne and her mom Rebecca move to St. Augustine, Florida with a dream of fixing up an old diner and having it be the gem of the town. Little do they know the history of the diner, that a man was murdered there, and the town’s seething hatred for the building. Later, an investigative reporter named Jean McKnight comes to the town to cover the Founder’s Day celebration, a fluff piece to salvage her career after a terrible outing that tarnished her reputation. The three lives cross when they all find that there is much more to this town, including something supernatural that may trace its roots back to the landfall by Spanish explorers at the heart of the town’s celebration.

Oshi no ko vol 3 by aka akasaka

12/27/2023

Cover of Oshi no Ko volume 3. Aqua is dressed in an elaborate costume with fringes at the cuff. He is holding one hand over his right eye and he has a bright green glove on his hand. His blue eye with signature star is staring at us. His golden hair is falling around his eye.

Illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari

Aqua begins filming his reality dating show with five other teens from the entertainment industry while Ruby tries to get her idol group to have an online presence thanks to a popular YouTuber who is also repped by Strawberry Productions. Though Aqua is content to stay on the fringe of the show and not become entangled in the love triangles, he is ensnared when online rage is pointed at one of his female cast-mates. In thanks for his heroism, the cast-mate vows to become the kind of girl Aqua can fall in love with, which sends her into a deep character study of Ai and makes her a valuable asset in Aqua’s continued quest to discover everything about the idol.

Dark Gathering vol 1 By Kenichi Kondo

11/10/2023

Booklist review

Sara's Rating: 7/10
Suitability Level: Grades 10-12

Publisher: VIZ Media
Publication Date: May 16, 2023
ISBN: 9781974738946 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Supernatural, Paranormal, Mystery, VIZ Media

Glitch vol 1 By Shima Shinya

10/20/2023

Cover of Glitch volume 1. Two people stare down the road with buildings in the background. Below them is another view of a street with buildings and a mountain behind them.

Booklist review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: September 19, 2023
ISBN: 9781975370275 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, LGBTQ+, Yen Press