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Hardcover: 120 pages Publisher: Sea Lion Books (October 4, 2011) Story: Grant Alter Art: Dave Hamann  Original story: Richelle Mead Blurb: Eugenie Markham never asked for any of this. Until now, she's been content with her job as a freelance shaman, battling and banishing Otherworldly creatures. When a prophecy suddenly makes her the Otherworld's most popular bachelorette, Eugenie finds herself fighting off unwanted supernatural suitors, as well as the evils that begin emerging from her past... Our review: Richelle Mead's novels are always entertaining and it's great to see her stories come alive on the pages of graphic novels. I used to think graphic novels were a less respected format, usually categorized as just being 'comics'. Over time I've witnessed their change from merely being considered 'comic books' to becoming their own fully realized genre, one that is respected and admired. With the Dark Swan:   Storm Born Volume 1  g

It has been ten years since that horrible day. There are usually a handful of days whose memories we retain throughout our lives--monumental occasions from weddings to births-- yet, not all of these dates are happy ones. So many of us, irregardless of age, can remember with clarity where they were when the news began trickling in. I was on my way to work, stuck in traffic on the Taconic Parkway, listening to a music station. Not knowing what was causing gridlock, I switched stations to news, and heard a reporter's harried breath, relating to the dj the unfurling events down in Manhattan. A plane had hit one of the World Trade Center buildings. I sat there shocked. Just weeks earlier I had accompanied my oldest daughter on a trip to see the musical,  Beauty and the Beast,  with her piano school. As the bus exited the Holland Tunnel, I excitedly pointed out the Twin Towers to her, still remembering  my own school trip there years before. Certain landmarks touch us for one reason