Escaping 2020 Through Comics

BRONX, NY – Ah, 2020—the year COVID unfortunately came into our lives and flipped it upside down. I was missing the outside world when the lockdown began. Books were the only way for me to escape the new reality we were in. Fortunately, there was a huge pile of comics  that had been staring me in the face for a while, so I took advantage and dove in. 

I highly recommend the Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novels to read about the events after Aang saves the world. I am not sure if the stories will become canon at some point, but I hope so. Alondra let me borrow her collection. I also got to read through Gil’s Deadpool comics. Here is the rest of the book/ comic list for 2020:

• Grammar 101: From Split Infinitives to Dangling Participles, an Essential Guide to Understanding Grammar – Kathleen Sears
• 50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S. – Brent D. Glass
• Kind of Coping: An Illustrated Look at Life with Anxiety – Maureen Marzi Wilson
• The Golden Rules of Blogging – Robin Houghton
• Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing – Mignon Fogarty
• We Are Going to Need More Wine – Gabrielle Union
• Grammar Girl’s 101 Troublesome Words You’ll Master in No Time – Mignon Fogarty
• The Last Black Unicorn – Tiffany Haddish
• Grammar Girl’s 101 Misused Words You’ll Never Confuse Again – Mignon Fogarty
• I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons – Kevin Hart
• Black Enough: Stories About Being Young & Black in America – Ibi Zobi
• and Various Authors
• The Scratch DJ Academy Guide: On the Record – Phil White, Luke Crisell, and Rob Principe (re-read)
• Infinity Son (Infinity Cycle Book #1) – Adam Silvera
• Dominicana – Angie Cruz
• We Are Okay – Nina LaCour (re-read)
• Locked In: The Will to Survive and The Resolve to Live – Victoria Arlen
• The Poet X – Elizabeth Acevedo (re-read)
• Swing – Kwame Alexander
• Long Way Down – Jason Reynolds
• Simple Acts to Save Our Planet: 500 Ways to Make a Difference – Michelle Neff
• All American Boys – Jason Reynolds
• The Boy in The Black Suit – Jason Reynolds
• Watch Us Rise – Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
• The History of Bees – Maja Lunde
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing – Marie Kondo
• Your Clean Natural Home: Tips and Homemade Recipes Using Essential Oils and Vinegar to Create a Clean, Natural and Healthy Home – Madison Brooks
• I Have A Right To: A High School Survivor’s Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope – Chessy Prout
• Everything Everything – Nicola Yoon
• The Sun Is Also a Star – Nicola Yoon
• DC Universe Rebirth: Harley Quinn #22 – Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner
• Adventures of Supergirl #1-4 – Sterling Gates
• The Witching Hour Part 2: Wonder Woman #56 – James Tynion IV
• The Mighty Thor: Dr. Strange vs Bloodaxe #455 – Tom Defalco
• The New Teen Titans #6 – Len Wein
• The New Titans #94-95 – Louise Simonson
• Justice League Dark #2 – James Tynion IV
• Justice League International #10 – Keith Giffen and J.M, DeMatteis
• American Street – Ibi Zobi
• Black Seeds: The Poetry and Reflections of Tariq Touré – Tariq Touré
• In The Dark, Soft Earth – Frank Watson
• Pride – Ibi Zobi
• Our Voices, Our Stories: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, And Growing Up Female in America – Amy Reed and Various Authors
• Eva Luna – Isabel Allende
• Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times – Carolina De Roberts and Various Authors
• The Stories of Eva Luna – Isabel Allende
• American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures – America Ferrera and Various Writers
• Bingo Love – Tee Franklin
• Who Is AC? – Hope Larson
• Ninja Express #1 – D.C. Charles
• The Adventures of Saladeen: Keeper Of The Flame #1 – Larry D. McKenzie
• Deadpool Versus the Punisher – Fred Van Lente
• Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe #1 – Cullen Bunn
• Deadpool By Daniel Way: The Complete Collection #2 – Daniel Way
• Arrow Season 2.5 #1-12 – Mark Guggenheim
• (Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health – Kelly Jensen and Various Authors
• Black Ink: Literary Legends on The Peril, Power, and Pleasure Of Reading And Writing – Stephanie Stokes Oliver
• Incendiary (Hollow Crown #1) – Zoraida Córdova
• The Book of Lost Saints – Daniel José Older
• Shadowshaper Legacy (Shadowshaper #3) – Daniel José Older
• Black Panther 1977 #1-13 – Jack Kirby
• Black Panther 1977 #14-15 – Ed Hannigan
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search Part #1-3 – Gene Luen Yang
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise Part #1-3 – Gene Luen Yang
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures – Bryan Konietzko
• Forgotten (House of Night Other World #3) – P.C. and Kristen Cast
• Found (House of Night Other World #4) – P.C. and Kristen Cast
• Chain of Gold (The Last Hours #1) – Cassandra Clare
• A Stolen Life – Jaycee Dugard
• Food Can Fit It: The Superfood Fix To Fight Fat, Defy Aging, And Eat Your Way To Healthy – Dr. Mehmet Oz
• Cemetery Boys – Aiden Thomas
• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1) – Philip Pullman (re-read)
• Black Panther (1998-2003) #1-2 – Christopher Priest