Night of Knives is a really intriguing book to me because I have gone back and forth on it, and some of the baggage that comes with it is rather unique. It was not a book I’d have described as “top shelf” in the year it was released, but it is one I find myself rereading. Among the characteristics that Night of Knives can claim is that it’s a prequel,...
Walter M. Miller Jr.’s A Canticle for Leibowitz was one of the first books I picked up when starting my personal quest to catch up and immerse myself in Science Fiction, as I had always known my Science Fiction knowledge was was severely lacking compared to how much I had read in Fantasy. A Canticle for Leibowitz is widely considered a classic (which admittedly means...
The saying goes that first impressions are the most important and lasting. When it comes to reading, this is countered by the idiom,“you can’t judge a book by its cover.” While most of us have been around long enough to know neither comment proves veracious enough to foster any practice of adhering to them, I must admit my initial glance at Tobias Buckell’s...
“To ignorant and to be deceived are two different things. To be ignorant is to be a slave of the world. To be deceived is to be the slave of another man. The question will always be: Why, when all mean are ignorant, and therefore are always slaves, does this latter slavery sting so?” – Ajencis,The Epistemologies
It had been increasingly difficult to...
Matthew Stover is a name garnering a lot of mainstream attention recently due to his contribution to the Star Wars universe as the author of the novelization of the record-breaking film Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. I have read Stover’s rendering, which is the best adaptation thus far of any of the films, and one of best Star Wars novels I have ever read. That statement...
Revelation Space is my first time being exposed to Alastair Reynolds and his full-length novel debut. As such, it comes with the flaws or characteristics we would normally associate with a first novel. What is not as common, as we SF fans can attest, is that within the pages of Revelation Space there is enough sign of efficacious and compelling writing and ideas to warrant...
No other character can have an issue like this and be successful. Certainly no very-in current continuity character at the Big II. Deadpool is like the circus visiting you, and when the circus visits the X-Men -via ringmasters Daniel Way and Paco Medina- you get one of the two regular titles at Marvel that every month prove that fun comics (along with Agents of Atlas)...
As some may know, I’ve started my reread of the the G.I. Joe run first published by Marvel, via the collected TPBs recently published by IDW. Recently, I started reading the Special Missions (also published by Marvel, 28 issues – ‘86-’89) and I figured I’d sprinkle in an issue of Special Missions coverage after every third issue I go over of...
This is a continuation of my issue-by-issue review of the classic G.I. Joe comic series originally published by Marvel Comics, and now reprinted by IDW via trade paperback. Please check out the index to view previous reviews, particularly the first installment (if you have not already) as it offers a bit more in regards to initial perspective. On to issue 3, “The...
I talked about this in Tomio’s Want List awhile ago. I read it soon after, but I’m just now getting the time to talk about it now and decided to reread it, remembering I rather enjoyed it the first time around. I would point to this issue as being a prime example of how to put together a first issue of a new series. The stage is infected, set and blown up.
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This is a continuation of my issue-by-issue review of the classic G.I. Joe comic series originally published by Marvel Comics, and now reprinted by IDW via trade paperback. Please check out the index to view previous reviews, particularly the first installment (if you have not already) as it offers a bit more in regards to initial perspective. On to issue 2…
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I hadn’t read an issue of The Guardians of the Galaxy since I reviewed the 15th issue, so I have to admit that I likely missed quite a bit, and even beyond the case of a normal reprieve as that absence represented what had to be War of Kings material, which I can only assume had ramifications specific to the team–a team whose adventures have ranked among...
I’ve really enjoyed all of these 70th anniversary specials (see my review of Marvel Mystery) that Marvel has been putting out, highlighting the what I think is an underrated heritage. It may be because Marvel is today’s industry leader and has been so for at least the last two generations of comic fans that we never really give proper credence to their rich...
First, the cover is a lovely reminder of savage days and Big John.
A Deadpool synopsis is one of the most beautiful things in comics. Nerd tech-loving terrorist organization sends the Merc to retrieve an item from a rival fascist terrorist organization-both groups of which claim origins in the Silver Age. That all? Hell no, this is Wade Wilson,...
Okay, these are some thoughts on two books I’ve recently finished, one released in July, the other coming out in October. One from Tor, the other from Del Rey, so both from houses with big yards, both from authors I’m familiar with (at least their work), and both continue & conclude previous adventures. These are brief thoughts on Charlie Huston’s...
