false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255590790m/5582295.jpg 5582295 1 Mercy Thompson is a walker, a magical being with the power to transform into a coyote. She lives on the fine line dividing the everyday world from a darker dimension, observing the supernatural community while standing apart.<br><br>When Mercy travels to the Tri-Cities of Washington for a job interview, she quickly finds herself smack-dab in the middle of a gang war between rival packs of werewolves. And as if fangs and fur weren’t bad enough, Mercy must deal with the scariest creature of all: her mother, who is convinced that Mercy is making a mess of her life and determined to set her daughter on the right course.<br><br>The thrilling adventures of Mercy Thompson–<i>Moon Called, Blood Bound,</i> and <i>Iron Kissed</i>–have topped the <i>New York Times </i>bestseller list. Now Mercy makes her comics debut in an exclusive new story created by Patricia Briggs<b>. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming </b>is sure to please longtime fans and capture new ones with its mix of unforgettable characters and thrilling supernatural intrigue. 5753516 25 8 2009 Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (Mercedes Thompson, Prequel) total:239|5:40|4:79|3:87|2:27|1:6| 239 837 802 63 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:06:45 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:33:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 20:13:17 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 20:14:16 -0700 2009 http://janicu.livejournal.com/83716.html...

This is the graphic novel which collects the first four comics in this series. I pre-ordered this one since I've been looking forward to it for a while.

Premise: This is a graphic novel prequel to the events in the Mercy Thompson books...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 09:15:15 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 10:38:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 18:01:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 10:06:39 -0700 2009
Heres's what I thought of the Graphics:

Mercy : She's inconsistent. Her looks change drastically. In the beginning she is hugely buff and naked compared...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 09:43:24 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 09:50:05 -0700 2009 Homecoming is more like a prequel to the series. Mercy comes to Tri-Cities to interview for a position as a high school history teacher. During her first night there, ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 08:54:26 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 18:49:07 -0700 2009
Mercy Thompson: Homecoming is a compilation of the four comic book issues that give you four short stories on the beginnings of Mercy Thompson's life in Tr...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 10 13:46:47 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 13:54:07 -0700 2009
However, I'm apparently not a huge fan of graphic novels. I just really miss the detail you can get in a novel. Having said that, it was grea...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Nov 02 05:10:12 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 05:17:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 07:07:36 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 08:26:05 -0700 2009
Upon reverently cracking open the new hard-cover graphic novel that offers the story of Mercy Thompson’s beginnings in the Tri-Cities, the initial reaction was one of gleeful awe...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 17:35:49 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 17:35:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 11:13:45 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 11:20:08 -0700 2009
Obviously a very fast read. It is a prequel to everything else in the series. All about how Mercy came to the Tri-Cities, who she met and dealt with during t...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 06 07:14:55 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 04 09:42:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 09:15:46 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 09:18:39 -0700 2009
One thing that confused me was ...more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Dec 17 13:52:04 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 13:52:09 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 05:05:24 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 05:08:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 21:32:28 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 21:46:41 -0800 2009
Mercy visits the tri-cities for a job interview as history teacher at a local school to learn that t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 23:31:01 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:13:47 -0700 2009
The plot was pretty interesting and I enjoyed the unexpectedness of the a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 00:29:21 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 14:04:30 -0700 2009
The second issue has a really odd structure that might have been more successful if it was handled better. But there's a time jump followe...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 30 15:10:43 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 19:54:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 21:58:20 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 22:15:34 -0700 2009 I was really excited about the graphics by the way the front cover looks, awesome. But I was disappointed by ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5582295