Paul's TOP COMIC BOOKS/GRAPHIC NOVELS Read in 2020

 I read a lot of books in 2020, specifically comics and graphic novels. I read 77 of my 50 books for my 2020 Goodreads Reading Challenge. And only 5 of them didn't have pictures and text. Out of those 72 books, I've selected my favorites. Below you will find the TOP comic books and graphic novels that I read in 2018. Click on the titles or cover pictures for links to my reviews!  

 MY TOP COMIC BOOKS/GRAPHIC NOVELS OF 2020

13. Star Pig

12. Black Heroes of the Wild West

11. Juliet Takes a Breath

10. Avatar: The Promise, The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire

9. How to be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual

8. How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity

7. SFSX (Safe Sex), Vol. 1: Protection

 

6. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Vol.10 Vol.11 Vol.12 Vol.13

Go Go Power Rangers Vol.6 Vol. 7 Vol. 8

MMPR/TMNT Sins of the Future

5. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

 

4. The Times I Knew I Was Gay

3. The Magic Fish

2. Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir

1. Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance

What were your favorite books of 2020? What books are you looking forward to in 2021?

--PAUL

Paul's TOP FIVE CHILDREN'S/PICTURE BOOKS Read in 2020

 I read a lot of books in 2020, specifically books with pictures. While most of those were comics and graphic novels, a few were picture books and other books for children. I read 77 of my 50 books for my 2020 Goodreads Reading Challenge. And only 4 of them didn't have pictures and text. Below you will find the TOP FIVE children's and picture books that I read in 2020. Click on the titles or cover pictures for links to my reviews!  

 MY TOP Children's/Picture Books OF 2020

5. Who is Greta Thunberg?

4. I am Not a Label

3. Mom Marries Mum!

2. Who's Your Real Mom?

1. Ritu Weds Chandni

What were your favorite books of 2020? What books are you looking forward to in 2021?

--PAUL

Paul's TOP FIVE Books Read in 2020

I would say that 2020 was another reading slump year for me when it comes to non-graphic novels, but this has been a trend for years now so I need to just accept that I read novels slower than I used to. That doesn't mean I can't try to read more, though. I just won't be surprised when next year around this time I've only read a handful of non-comic, non-picture books.

I read 77 books in 2020, but most of them were comics, graphic novels, and picture books. I had set my 2020 Goodreads Reading Challenge to 50, which I accomplished and a few more. I'm going to set my 2021 Reading Challenge at 50 again, knowing I'll probably be reading a lot of graphic novels again. In this post, I'll list my top (non-graphic) books I read in 2020. I've made a separate post for my favorites comics and graphic novels I read as well as my favorite children's and picture books.

All of my top books this year are YA Fantasy books. And most of them feature queer protagonists. That's my favorite genre, so that's what I read and enjoy.

Below you will find the TOP FIVE books that I read in 2020. Click on the titles or cover pictures for links to my reviews! 

 MY TOP 5 BOOKS OF 2019

5. The Empire of Dreams

4. They Both Die at the End

3. Cemetery Boys

2. Infinity Son

1.Reverie

What were your favorite books of 2020? What books are you looking forward to in 2021?

--PAUL

The Man Who F#&%ed Up Time (graphic novel) - Paul's REVIEW

*I received this book as an eARC from Aftershock Comics via Edelweiss. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

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Title: The Man Who F#&%ed Up Time
Author:  John Layman
Artists: Karl Mostert
Upcoming Release Date: January 5, 2021


Synopsis: TIME IS NOT ON HIS SIDE.

Sean Bennett is just your everyday, ordinary lab worker in a high-tech lab with a prototype time machine. And, yeah, he's got the same temptations any of us would have about going back in time, just a bit, to correct mistakes of the past and right old wrongs. So when he meets a version of himself from the future who encourages him to do just that, Sean takes the temporal plunge. Only ... can you guess what happens next? Did you read the book title? Yup. All of TIME is f#&%ed up now, and it's up to Sean to correct it - or else!

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Review: I am a fan of time travel stories, especially ridiculous ones like this one. This book was fun. The opening really sets the tone well. There's dinosaurs and a descendent of Abraham Lincoln is ruling. The time shenanigans than ensue are fun and adventurous.

The way time travel works in this book doesn't quite follow the rules I like the most, but if you don't get too bogged down on the details, it's quite the ride. There are also some humorous death sequences. The twist ending feels deserved and I liked it.

I give this book a 4/5. It was a quick, fun read. Great visuals. You just can't think about it too much and just enjoy it.


--PAUL