My 17th ‘read’ for the year is another audio book: The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien. This is the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and tells the middle section of two parallel stories. Such a structure suffers from the typical problems of a book in the middle of a story: neither… Continue reading The Two Towers
Twitter is often flooded with silly, argumentative, banal, or gossipy froth – at least in my feed anyway. But I also have the pleasure and privilege of connecting with some cool and talented people posting about topics and ideas that interest me. Somehow I’ve managed to connect with some incredible independent comics writers, artists, and… Continue reading The Misplaced
My fifteenth book of the year is another graphic novel from Image: Kaptara volume 1 written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Kagan McLeod. It’s a wild tale of human beings stuck on a crazy planet with cat people, humanoid bugs, princesses and warriors, and a host of ridiculous creatures. The art style is enjoyable… Continue reading Kaptara volume 1
Volume One of the library edition of Fear Agent by Rick Remender, Tony Moore, and Jerome Opena (my 14th book this year) contains three story arcs and some additional short stories filling in the world and character of Heath Huston. Remender has created a wonderful character with this alcoholic, cynical, reckless and arrogant human thrown… Continue reading Fear Agent – volume 1
My thirteenth book of the year is another graphic novel – volume 1 of Jupiter’s Circle from Image Comics. Written by Mark Millar and with art from several people, this volume fills in information about characters introduced in Jupiter’s Legacy also written by Millar and drawn by Frank Quitely. This spin-off series traces some of… Continue reading Jupiter’s Circle
My twelfth book of 2016 was another comic book trade from Image Comics as part of the Humble Bundle I bought earlier this year (this continues to be the best purchase i have made in a long time – dozens of great independent comics for a ‘pay what you want’ price that is far lower… Continue reading Injection volume 1
Even as I continue plowing through Infinite Jest (nearly half way now) I recently finished rereading my eleventh book this year – JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring. I first read this book when I was about age 12 and have revisited it multiple times in the years since. About six years ago I purchased… Continue reading Fellowship of the Ring
My tenth book read this year is another great graphic novel from Image comics: Descender volume 1. With fabulous painted art from Dustin Nguyen and a compelling science fiction story from Jeff Lemire this book begins the tale of Tim-21 a robot programmed as the companion of a human boy. With parallels to Spielberg’s AI… Continue reading Descender vol 1
There’s not much better to do when you’re in bed sick all day than read comic books. There are lots of great ways to read them, including one I’ve mentioned before: Thrillbent (www.Thrillbent.com). This digital comic service offers a platform for writers and artists to publish digital comics that take full advantage of the medium… Continue reading The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood – vol 1
Because I’m reading a couple of long books that will take me months to complete, a lot of the reading I am finishing so far in 2016 has been trade collections of comic books. That’s true for this eighth book I’m finishing in 2016: Southern Bastards volume 1: Here Was A Man. I grew up… Continue reading Southern Bastards – vol 1
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