Back in my first DC Finest post (click here to read it), I mentioned I was planning on concentrating on the Superman books the new reprint series would be publishing. Well, I caved. In November at a 50%-off sale at a nearby store, I bought the first DC Finest Batman volume, which features the Year... Continue Reading →
It’s my last book report of 2024, as we turn the page (see what I did there?) on the year and I went through a whole mess of books to clean off my coffee table (is it really a coffee table if you don’t drink coffee?) and make my 75 books read goal on GoodReads.... Continue Reading →
2024 was a shitty year. The End. Thanks for stopping by. Seriously, 2024 was not one of my favorite years in recent memory. It started off badly in January when I lost my car to flooding due to one of those “storms of the century” that seem to happen every couple of years these days.... Continue Reading →
OOPS! I realized in posting my October books, which featured Atlas Comics Library No. 3, I had never written a review for Atlas Comics Library No. 2: Venus, which I read months ago. Can you ever forgive me? Here is the review for that missing book! Atlas Comics Library No. 2: Venus Vol. 2 by... Continue Reading →
Fall is here, but I’m still sitting out on my balcony in sunny San Diego reading books. Lots of graphic novels and collections this month, including an admission that I’m kinda “Thor” from reading so many Thor collections, but, oh that Jack Kirby art … not even Vince Colletta can ruin it, although he tries... Continue Reading →
Fall is always new book season for me. I’m looking forward to the new Michael Connelly Ballard & Bosch novel, The Waiting (due October 15th), among others, and numerous graphic novels and collections, including the launch of DC’s new line of reprints, DC Finest. While I’m a bit sad I’m not taking a longer book-hunting... Continue Reading →
This was my big month to ramp up for Comic-Con, and then spend the final week as “vacation,” while I visit the actual event … so, just my way of telling you NOT a lot of reading this month. Busy-busy-busy, but here’s what I did read. Trust Her by Flynn BerryTessa and Marian, the Irish... Continue Reading →
Yikes, the year is halfway over! Lots of good books this month though … here's what I read! The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America by Sara B. FranklinLike a lot of people, I'm guessing, I first became aware of editor Judith Jones on the MAX TV series, Julia, about the... Continue Reading →
I got a little bit of my reading mojo back in May, thankfully, with seven (count ‘em—7!) books read. Brooklyn by Colm ToibinI first encountered Brooklyn in movie form, in 2015, starring the absolutely wonderful Saoirse Ronan, in a funky movie theater on 23rd Street or so, on a very cold day during a visit... Continue Reading →
YIKES! Major slowdown for reading this month and a rather boring mystery that seemingly went on forever—but I somehow felt compelled to finish—didn’t help. But I did read a couple of fun Marvel reprint books, so that’s a plus! Original Sins by Erin YoungOriginal Sins is the second book in author Erin Young’s Riley Fisher... Continue Reading →
OOF! Wow, I slowed down this month with only five books read. At this pace, I’ll be lucky to make 50, let alone 80 for the year! I was busy with my WonderCon presentation for Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! Episode 07, which was definitely the most labor-intensive video I’ve ever produced. But enough... Continue Reading →
A short month made shorter by my continued reading of yet another Hollywood history book, Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties by Foster Hirsch, a 600-page behemoth that is fascinating nonetheless. So here’s what else I read in February. Home to Stay! The Complete Ray Bradbury EC StoriesThis sumptuously designed, large format, hardcover book... Continue Reading →
Lots and lots of Marvel reprint books this time, and two great books on movies to boot, plus one of my current fave mystery characters returns for her fifth installment. Read on, stalwart reader … these are the books I read in January. Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam WassonThis giant book... Continue Reading →
Eight books this month, not a record, but a big month for me. I made it to my GoodReads goal of 75 books in 2023, surpassing it by six for a total of 81, so I guess 2024’s goal will have to be 85! Calico by Lee GoldbergI started reading Lee Goldberg’s books—well, some of... Continue Reading →
From the Home Office in San Diego, CA, in which the author bares his soul ... Let’s just say 2023 wasn’t my favorite year. I had a few health problems in the second half, thankfully nothing major (so far), and an also not-my-favorite trip to my beloved United Kingdom (Harrogate and London), plus the usual... Continue Reading →
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