It’s not because they contain pictures that they’re lesser (and now I even think it may be a medium harder to develop than written word alone, but I digress).

I had this notion that because they had pictures, they weren’t as relevant as novels and I refused to acknowledge them on my reading lists and even my goodreads account! Then, one day, while wondering how hard it was to write and design comics, I saw that by not considering them as valuable as novels, I was actually demeaning the artist’s work. I found out that I loved shoujo manga more than the rest and also that Angel Sanctuary was my favorite comic book of all time.Ĭomic Books have always been half of my reading list, but it took me some years to acknowledge them as books.

That’s when I started reading manga, with Card Captor Sakura, Rayearth, Dragon Ball X, Rurouni Kenshin and almost everything else that had been published in Brazil. I was a kid in the mid-to-late 90’s and the anime explosion happened in Brazil around the time I was a pre-teen. There was also a Barbie Magazine that came along with a “Foto Novela” that I loved and was, despite the name, a comic book. I can trace back my love for reading to my love for Turma da Mônica (I guess it’s called Monica’s Gang in English), that’s been ongoing since 1959 and is part of most Brazilians’ childhood. When Ana asked me to write a post for Smugglivus, I:Ī.Had a Fangirl Attack (OH MY GOD I CAN’T BELIEVE IT I JUST CAN’T) ī.Started wondering what I should write about Ĭ.Panicked because English is not my first language, and despite the 7 or more years that I spent learning it and all of the reading I do, all my phrase structuring is made in Portuguese and I think in Portuguese and I’m a writer and well, words are technically my job and I’m a perfectionist and why the hell did I agree to do this anyway?īut when I calmed down, the answer came to me as clear as day: Comic Books! I’m going to write about comic books! Please give it up for Barbara, everybody! All three books are out now in portuguese! She writes about books and stuff at her blog, Nem Um Pouco Épico, and her first trilogy is Trilogia Anômalos, published by Editora Gutenberg. Her most dashing abilities are passing notes in class, accidentally knocking down random objects and reading as much as one can. Barbara is a YA author, and an undergraduate student majoring in economics at University of Brasilia. Who: Barbara Morais, ther very first Brazilian author we invited for Smugglivus. Welcome to Smugglivus 2015! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2015, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2016, and more.

A Ameaça Invisível by Bárbara Morais