Jace's review
Rex Libris Volume One: I, Librarian (Rex Libris)
by James Turner
Jace's review
Rex Libris Volume One: I, Librarian (Rex Libris) by James Turner
Jace's review
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I had read a smattering a good things about REX LIBRIS on the comic book websites I frequent, so when I saw the first volume of his adventures for $.50 (plus shipping) on eBay, I jumped at the offer.
REX LIBRIS tells an entertaining story filled with sesquipedalian words, librarian jokes, and a bevy of fun mythological characters (some of Rex's co-workers include Circe the sorceress and the Egyptian god Thoth). The plot is so simple and instantly classic that it's amazing no one thought of it before now: Rex is a 4,000 year old librarian whose job it is to track down and collect overdue books. It sounds like an easy gig, except for the fact that the libraries patrons include a demon samuri, an intergalactic crystalline warlord, and even the Red Baron.
The writing in the series is very strong. I was pleased to see that the pages were full of dialog and exposition, especially in an age where comic book authors rely on wordless splash pages and double-page spreads as filler. T...more
REX LIBRIS tells an entertaining story filled with sesquipedalian words, librarian jokes, and a bevy of fun mythological characters (some of Rex's co-workers include Circe the sorceress and the Egyptian god Thoth). The plot is so simple and instantly classic that it's amazing no one thought of it before now: Rex is a 4,000 year old librarian whose job it is to track down and collect overdue books. It sounds like an easy gig, except for the fact that the libraries patrons include a demon samuri, an intergalactic crystalline warlord, and even the Red Baron.
The writing in the series is very strong. I was pleased to see that the pages were full of dialog and exposition, especially in an age where comic book authors rely on wordless splash pages and double-page spreads as filler. T...more
