Rex Libris Volume One: I, Librarian (Rex Libris) (Paperback)

~ James Turner (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"At no time does Rex Libris seem pretentious. It's smart, yes, but it is accessible all the same because its core concept of a librarian charged with retrieving overdue library books reads like a tale of high adventure. All the heady discussion is simply icing on the cake, a thoughtful reprieve before the next episode of action and adventure." --Chad Boudreau, ComicReaders.com

"These 32-page episodes are the antithesis of the decompression that has marked superhero comics the past decade or so, and each reads like a full-length story rather than a sliver of a chapter of a larger story that doesn't deserve it. This is the sort of wacky, off-the-wall sort of story that more comics should be attempting. Turner s having fun, but he s also telling a genuinely entertaining story that works terrifically as a comic book and will no doubt pick up a fan base, assuming enough people give it a chance. Grade: A" --Tom McLean, Variety's Bags and Boards

"Yes, Rex Libris is a comedy series. But it mixes the funny with the smart, the quirky with the literate to create a novel and intriguing concept." --William Gatevackes, Broken Frontier

Product Description

The astonishing story of the incomparable Rex Libris, Head Librarian at Middleton Public Library, and his unending struggle against the forces of ignorance and darkness. Rex travels to the farthest reaches of the galaxy in search of overdue books. Wearing his super thick bottle glasses, and armed with an arsenal of high technology weapons, he strikes fear into recalcitrant borrowers, and can take on virtually any foe from zombies to renegade literary characters. In this first collection of Librarian adventures, Rex must confront the powerful Space Warlord Vaglox and retrieve the overdue Principia Mathematica while an energy manifestation of blood thirsty Vandals attempt to burn down Middleton Library, and all within, to the ground. Rex Libris is a huge hit with librarians and readers everywhere.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: SLG Publishing; illustrated edition edition (June 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593620624
• ISBN-13: 978-1593620622
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #595,282 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Graphic SF Reader, June 15, 2008

By	Blue Tyson "- http://freesf.blogspot.com" - See all my reviews

A fun story, where immortal agents of a secret order of librarians have to make sure people bring their books back on time, and other important library functions run smoothly. Also fight off barbarian library gatecrasher supernatural invasions, and that sort of thing.

Other than the gun-toting Rex Libris other characters include Circe-as-grandma and a galactic warlord turned into a small bird, who functions as Rex's sidekick.

I found the sameness of the lettering a little tedious.

3.5 out of 5

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exhilaratingly funny read cover to cover., May 9, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Rex Libris: I, Librarian is a black-and-white graphic novel collection of the time-and-space spanning adventures of Rex Libris, librarian extraordinaire. Originally a librarian of ancient Rome, Rex has devoted himself to protecting books throughout millennia; his present-day librarian duties include preventing patrons from straying to their deaths amid nigh-endless bookshelves, stopping demon-possessed samurai from taking books without a library card, and reclaiming overdue books held by mad galactic overlords. Aided by a telekinetic songbird with a thirst for world conquest, Rex's latest challenge begins by accidentally teleporting into freefall and only gets harder! The over-the-top two-fisted action combined with fiendishly overwrought narration and tongue-in-cheek lampshading of comic genre conventions make for an exhilaratingly funny read cover to cover. Highly recommended.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars finally the respect they deserve!, April 20, 2008

By	A. J. McKee "ajmckee2" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Yes, it's super librarian, able to stop foul alien tyrants with the proper application of reading skills. This book is a hoot.