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Head Lopper and The Island, or A Plague of Beasts

November 22, 2016 by Drew

The Short Version: The famed hero Head Lopper (“Norgal is fine”) arrives on the island of XXXX, with the head of Agatha the Blue Witch in tow. After vanquishing a terrible sea serpent in the harbor, he is tasked to slay the sorcerer who has cast such a pall on this land – but the sorcerer has his own plan for Norgal… The Review: I found this one by accident, as often the best discoveries occur. I’ve been reading more […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel • Tags: A Plague of Beasts, Adventure, Agatha the Blue Witch, Andrew Maclean, Book, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Comic Books, Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Head Lopper, Head Lopper & the Island, Mike Spicer, Monsters, Norgal, Reviews, Vikings

Rising Action (The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 4)

October 7, 2016 by Drew

The Short Version: Laura – or, now, Persephone – is back and she makes her big debut. The Pantheon splits in two and one hell of a showdown is coming on… and nobody knows what might happen next. The Review: What a welcome return it was to have Jamie McKelvie back behind the pen(s) for this arc. Commercial Suicide was an interesting experiment but ultimately bordering on forgettable; I picked up this book and remembered simply that Laura had turned into Persephone, been […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel • Tags: Book, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Clayton Cowles, Comics, Fantasy, Gods, Graphic Novel, Graphic Novels, Jamie McKelvie, Kieron Gillen, Matthew Wilson, Music, Pantheon, review, Reviews, The Divine, The Wicked, The Wicked + the Divine

Fight Club 2: The Tranquility Gambit

July 8, 2016 by Drew

The Short Version: Ten years have passed since the end of Fight Club – and in that time, Sebastian (that’s his name, now) and Marla got married and had a baby and discovered the mundanity of ordinary life. But Tyler Durden wasn’t just a split personality… and he certainly isn’t gone… The Review: I think everybody and their mother had a moment of head-scratching when it was announced that Chuck Palahniuk was not only writing a sequel to Fight Club but that […]

Categories: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literature • Tags: Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Cameron Stewart, Chuck Palahniuk, Comic Books, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Fiction, Fight Club, Fight Club 2, Graphic Novel, Literature, Reviews

Wytches (Vol. 1)

October 26, 2015 by Drew

The Short Version: After a traumatic bullying incident takes an even more horrific turn, Sailor Rook and her family move to another town in the hopes of starting over. But Sailor continues to see and believe that something is wrong and her father can’t tell whether or not to believe her. But no matter what anyone believes, something is in the woods… and it’s coming closer… The Review: I’m pretty glad I read this on a bright Saturday morning. I […]

Categories: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror • Tags: A Visit to October Country, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Clem Robins, comic book, Comic Books, Comics, Family, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Jock, Matt Hollingsworth, Mythology, Reviews, Scott Snyder, Supernatural, Witches, Wytches

Fandemonium (The Wicked + the Divine, Vol. 2)

August 7, 2015 by Drew

The Short Version: In the wake of Lucifer’s death, the gods continue on but Laura is trying to find out what happened. Who were the attempted assassins, what part does Ananke play in all of this, and is she actually special too? But as the gods launch their big festival – called Ragnarock – the stage is set for revelations nobody is expecting. The Review: Holy shit. (FYI there are gonna be some light SPOILERS, by necessity.) Talk about leaving people […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel • Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Comic Books, Comics, Fandemonium, Fantasy, Fiction, Gods, Graphic Novel, Image Comics, Jamie McKelvie, Kieron Gillen, Music, Mystery, Ragnarock, Reviews, Rock and Roll, The Wicked + the Divine

Big Hard Sex Criminals, Vol. One

July 22, 2015 by Drew

So I pretty quickly picked up the hardcover omnibus of Sex Criminals Vol. 1 & 2 after reading part one… and writing a whole review for it… so this is now a big ol’ double-post, reviewing both halves essentially. Of this monster of a hilarious-looking book: Big Hard Sex Criminals, Volume One I mean, right? So, without further ado… Issues #1-5, collected as One Weird Trick: The Short Version: Suzie is a pretty normal girl – except her orgasms can stop […]

Categories: Fiction, Graphic Novel • Tags: Big Hard Sex Criminals, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Chip Zdarsky, Comic Books, Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Image Comics, Matt Fraction, One Weird Trick, Reviews, Sex Criminals, Speculative Fiction

The Faust Act (The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1)

July 6, 2015 by Drew

The Short Version: Every 90 years, the gods return and take over the lives of ordinary people. And for two years, they will be heroes, celebrities, rock stars – and then they die. But not everybody loves having the gods among us… The Review: The opening pages of the first issue of The Wicked + the Divine is one of the coolest, most up-my-alley hooks I’ve seen in a long time. It’s the 1920s, a house somewhere, and there are some… interesting characters […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel • Tags: Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Comic Books, Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Gods, Graphic Novel, Image Comics, Jamie McKelvie, Kieron Gillen, Music, Mystery, Reviews, Rock and Roll, The Faust Act, The Wicked + the Divine

Transmetropolitan: The New Scum

February 19, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: The election is in full swing and Spider Jerusalem is trying everything he can to swing it one way or the other. Problem is, both candidates hate him and the public – despite loving Spider and his work – doesn’t give a damn about the election. And that’s going to put Spider in a hell of a dangerous spot come election day. The Review: I needed a break from the book I’m currently reading, which is strangely rather […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: Comics, Darick Robertson, Dystopian, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Journalism, Politics, Sci-Fi, The New Scum, Transmetropolitan, Warren Ellis, Winter

Raging Biblio-holism

The overwhelming urge to collect, consume, and consider books

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