Category: Book Reviews
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Black Science: The Beginner’s Guide To Entropy by Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera – A Book Review
This beautiful hardcover collects issues 1-16 of the Black Science comic book series. You may remember I reviewed a collected edition of Black Science encompassing issues 1-6 back in 2014. At the time, I loved the art, I loved the concept, I loved the colors, I just didn’t love the characters – I never felt…
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All Star Batman #1 by Scott Snyder and John Romita, Jr. – A (Comic) Book Review
I’m the first to admit that Scott Snyder is a gifted writer. His take on Batman the last seven or so years has been innovative, captivating, and high-quality. His talent doesn’t end there, however. You need to read his seminal series, American Vampire, as well as his excellent short story collection, Voodoo Heart. All Star…
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Superwoman Issue #1 – A (Comic) Book Review
I’ve been anxiously awaiting Superwoman #1 because of all the Rebirth titles, this one seemed the most creatively ambitious. If you’re unfamiliar with the premise, Lois Lane now has the powers of Superman. How did this happen? When did this happen? Trust me, the book answers all of these questions. In fact, Superwoman is probably…
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Wonder Woman: Earth One by Grant Morrison – A Book Review
Grant Morrison is a luminary in the comic book industry. He has earned every bit of adulation he has acquired over the years. He is incredibly imaginative and fearless. Frankly, though, I’ve always found him to be better at big ideas than actual execution. In past books I’ve read, the concept is always amazing, yet…
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Blended by Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker – A Book Review
Blended (subtitled Using Disruptive Innovation To Improve Schools) entered my world when a representative from Edmentum recommended to my staff that we read it before going one-to-one. It’s important I provide some background before reviewing this book. My workplace, where I teach English, is rolling out a new initiative this August in which every single…
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The Hellblazer: Rebirth #1 – A (Comic Book) Review
The Hellblazer: Rebirth #1 is one of my favorite comics so far in the Rebirth initiative because it’s very well written and very well drawn. I’ll admit, though almost 40 years old, I have very limited knowledge when it comes to John Constantine. I think my first encounter with him was the 2005 movie. I…
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New Super-Man #1 – A (Comic) Book Review
I won’t even pretend to be objective during this review. I am a Gene Luen Yang fan. I first discovered him when I started teaching American Born Chinese, and he just keeps winning me over. After all, the guy is the official National Ambassador For Young People’s Literature! So, it’s probably obvious I’m going to…
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Justice League: Rebirth #1 – A (Comic) Book Review
I am absolutely a fan of Bryan Hitch’s art. I remember first encountering it way back when he worked with Mark Waid on another Justice League title. I recall it impressing me much the same as when I saw my first X-Men cover by Jim Lee. Since that moment, Hitch has never let me down when…
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Descender: Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen – A Book Review
Because this title has enjoyed great buzz, I thought I’d give it a try. Descender is a an interesting science fiction book that explores the meaning of family, humanity, consciousness, and morality. Of course, these universal topics are unfolding in a universe filled with robots, aliens, and gargantuan mechanical world destroyers. Tim-21 is an android…
