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Comic Review: Locke & Key vol.1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

Posted on July 22, 2013 1 Comment

Locke and Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill I grabbed the hardcover copies of these books the moment I saw them and warned the librarian that they would look lovely on my bookshelf. She politely reminded me that she has my address on file. I’ve heard good things about this series from […]

Manga Review: Deadman Wonderland, Volume 4 by Jinsei Kataoka

Posted on July 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

Deadman Wonderland, Volume 4 by Jinsei Kataoka This manga. I can already tell that this is going to be one of my all time favorite mangas. It may even beat out my current #1 favorite manga, a title held by Bleach. It just seems to be the perfect combination of horror, thriller, mystery, drama, and […]

Graphic Novel Review: Saga vol.2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Posted on June 10, 2013 2 Comments

Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan Giant troll scrotum aside, this was an incredibly heartwarming and heartbreaking read. If you’ve made it this far in the series, nothing should shock you. If you haven’t read Saga yet, then you may have heard about the crazy and even the controversy surrounding issue #12. Let’s just […]

Book Review: The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

Posted on June 3, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold A shadowy curse hangs over the royal family of Chalion and it falls to a broken man to save them from the curse and the political viper pit that threatens to bring them down. I fell in love with Cazaril not long after he was introduced. When […]

Graphic Novel Review: Chew, Vol. 1: Taster’s Choice by John Layman

Posted on June 1, 2013 1 Comment

Chew, Vol. 1: Taster’s Choice by John Layman If you have a weak stomach, do not read Chew. It is a foodie’s worst nightmare drawn and spelled out in vivid, disgusting detail. It is, plain and simple, gross. With that warning out of the way, I sit here enjoying my shrimp fried rice while my […]

Book Review: Jhereg by Steven Brust

Posted on May 31, 2013 Leave a Comment

Jhereg by Steven Brust Guess this is what you’d call an oldie but a goodie. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard of Steven Brust until a few weeks ago, but he was recommended to me by a gaming friend of mine, and then another good friend jumped into the Twitter conversation to second the recommendation. […]

Book Review: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

Posted on May 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey I won’t claim Young Adult speculative fiction as my main interest, though lately, it does feel like I’ve been on a YA kick. I like picking it up occasionally, but it always seems like my favorite books in the genre are the ones that can be enjoyed by all ages, the […]

Graphic Novel Review: Superman – Red Son by Mark Millar

Posted on April 24, 2013 4 Comments

Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar (A) I don’t like Superman. (B) This is the best Superman story I’ve ever read. Twelve hours. That’s all it would have taken to change the course of history and turn the Superman we have grown up with into someone entirely different – or is he that different after […]

Book Review: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Posted on March 28, 2013 5 Comments

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion It took me a while to finish this book. Two months to be precise. It wasn’t because I disliked the book. I loved it from the beginning, but I could tell it might make a little more emotional than I wanted at the time, so I set it aside for […]

Graphic Novel Review: Princeless Book One: Save Yourself by Jeremy Whitley

Posted on March 4, 2013 3 Comments

Princeless Book One: Save Yourself by Jeremy Whitley Genre: Leading Ladies, Fantasy Publisher: Action Lab (May 23, 2012) Author Information: Twitter Princeless follows the quest of Princess Adrienne to free herself and her sisters from their fate of waiting for a prince to save them from their towers. From the beginning Adrienne has rebelled against […]