Stan Lee calls Stan Sakai’s stories of Usagi, “one of the most original, innovative, well executed comics books anywhere,” and I can understand why. The book I read (my 29th for the year) tells the story of a young rabbit (all the characters in the series are anthropomorphized animals) who studies to become a samurai… Continue reading Usagi Yojimbo – Book 2: Samurai
The first volume of Baltimore by Mike Mignola is the 28th book I’ve read this year; it tells the opening chapter in the story of Lord Baltimore and his hunt for the ancient vampire Haigus. The hatred between Baltimore and this vampire is personal and their war has raged for years before the opening of… Continue reading Baltimore volume 1: The Plague Ships
My 27th book this year is the second volume in Rick Remender’s incredible graphic novel Low. Again I was astounded and delighted by the story of hope that Remender continues to weave in this futuristic and bleak setting. Greg Tocchini’s art, Dave McCaig’s colors, and Rus Wooton’s lettering all continue to be great. This volume… Continue reading Low volume 2: Before the Dawn Burns Us
I wanted to share a link here to a good blog post on leading your peers from an author and speaker whose work I admire: John Maxwell. Check out his thoughts on being the kind of leader with integrity and compassion who can lead her peers because they trust her. Leading Your Peers by John… Continue reading Leading your peers
I spent 4 hours on a bus back and forth to New York last week which gave me plenty of time to read. Here are brief thoughts on two books I finished on that trip – numbers 25 and 26 for the year for those of you counting in the home audience. First, a relatively… Continue reading Two more books
My 24th book of the year is another good graphic novel from Image Comics; this one is entitled Alex + Ada and I read volume 1 (available for free by the way if you sign up for a 30-day trial of Comixology Unlimited). If you’re a long-time reader of this blog you know I’m a… Continue reading Alex + Ada
A brief note on my 23rd book for the year, a collection of essays from John Brooks entitled Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street. Brooks, who wrote for The New Yorker among other publications, delves into some of the big business stories of the 1960s in these well written reflections… Continue reading Business Adventures
