Tag: Book Review
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Batwoman: To Drown the World by J.H. Williams III – A Book Review
After giving Batwoman: Hydrology a rave review, I’m saddened to report that To Drown the World is the exact opposite of its predecessor. Hydrology had astonishing art, extraordinary characterization, and an interesting plot. To Drown the World has none of that, which is odd, considering it’s a continuation of Hydrology. I think a major component…
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Werewolves Of the Heartland by Bill Willingham – A Book Review
A stand-alone graphic novel from the Fables universe, Werewolves Of the Heartland features Bigby Wolf as he wanders across America looking for a new city to call home. He comes across Story City, and, as fate would have it, it bears an inextricable link to our favorite Fable. Regular readers of Fables know that Bigby…
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Wonder Woman: Guts by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang – A Book Review
Guts is the second volume of Wonder Woman’s New 52 iteration. Now, I have to admit, I’ve never particularly been a Wonder Woman fan. I mean, sure, as a young boy, I liked her just as much as the next young boy, but I never read her comics. But, when DC decided to (sort of)…
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Saga, Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Writing cosmic stories must be incredibly difficult. On the one hand, it seems a nearly impossible challenge to execute a storyline that doesn’t borrow from Star Wars, Star Trek, John Carter of Mars, etcetera. On the other hand, if an author does somehow deliver an original plot, the characters must also seem familiar yet different. …
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Winter Journal by Paul Auster – A Book Review
An eclectic collection of miscellaneous thoughts, Winter Journal is exactly what the title asserts. Always brutally honest, Auster reflects upon his sixty-three years thus far, paying special attention to the many trials and tribulations his body has withstood throughout its lifetime, the myriad places he has called home, those he has loved over the years,…
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The Red House by Mark Haddon – A Book Review
As a huge fan of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident Of the Dog In the Night-Time, I was delighted to receive an advance copy of his latest work The Red House (though it is in stores by now). I was cautious, though, because while I loved his first book, I did not enjoy A Spot…
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Romeo and Juliet: The War – A Book Review
In this graphic novel, Stan Lee and Terry Douglas have taken Shakespeare’s classic tragedy and adapted into something futuristic, epic in scope, visually beautiful, but, when compared to the source material, ultimately unfulfilling. First of all, the production value of this book is outstanding. Measuring at about ten inches by thirteen inches, this oversized piece…
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Supergods by Grant Morrison – A Book Review
I have to be honest – I’ve always found Grant Morrison to be fantastic at creating concepts, but his actual writing in comic books always left a bit to be desired. I fully acknowledge that this may have been more to a lack of available space or a miscommunication with artists than actual ability, yet…
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The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian – A Book Review
The Night Strangers begins with a bang and draws the reader into a story that cannot be denied. Unfortunately, everything that works in the first half of the book is abandoned to an inferior sub plot and finally ends in one of the most dissatisfying conclusions that I’ve ever read. Chip Linton suffers extreme depression…
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