Creep by Jennifer Hillier
This is a thriller novel and the author's literary debut. The main character
in the story is Dr. Sheila Tao, a psychology professor at Puget Sound State
University.
Sheila has recently become engaged to a wonderful man that she loves madly.
There is just one problem: for the last several months, she has been having
an affair with one of her students, Ethan Wolfe. Now that she is engaged,
she has decided it is time to end the affair.
Unfortunately, Ethan is not willing to let her go. And to Sheila's dismay,
she realizes that, despite being an expert in human psychology, she has
grossly misjudged this young man whom she has been intimate with for the
last several months. It seems that Ethan has decided that if he can't have
her, no one can, and Sheila is not prepared for the lengths he is willing to
go to in order to exact his revenge.
Creep, by Jennifer Hillier, is a suspenseful psychological thriller that
fans of this genre will find to be a great read. Find this book in the
general fiction section at the Bob Harkins Branch.
-- Reviewed by Teresa DeReis, reader's advisory assistant at the Prince
George Public Library
Creating comics from start to finish : top pros reveal the complete creative
process by Buddy Scalera
This wonderful book is educational as well as fun to read, showing the
complete process required from comic concept to comic completion. All the
contributors are well known comic book icons, but their old-school inclusion
is less intimidating than illuminating as Scalera puts each subject
component into context as a how-to-book aimed at those wanting a career in
comic book creation.
To a certain extent the book is a time capsule from the past with such
contributors as Batman editor Mike Marts, Joe Quesada, Mark Waid, Chris
Eliopoulos, Brian Haberlin, Darick Robertson, Joe Quesada, and of course, no
book is complete without the greatest of all, Stan Lee. The interesting
point is that Scalera starts from the story outward, citing traditional
rules of thumb, giving clues as to page lengths, sample scripts, examples,
all beautifully rendered in a quality book.
It includes personal stories in order to illustrate comic book production
from editing, writing, penciling, lettering and coloring, as well as a
fantastic chapter on the art of inking with Rodney Ramos. It is a fine
book that treats the reader like an insider, but is genuinely an education
about art with clear professional explanations and examples.
-- Reviewed by Allan Wilson, chief librarian at the Prince George Public
Library
