so-soA grimy, noir BATMAN tale from the creators of 100 BULLETS sounds like a home run in my book. But, despite the amazing art, and the dark poetry of the narrative, I just couldn‘t muster the enthusiasm I thought this would engender. I‘m not sure why, but the book left me cold, when I should have loved it.
pickGod this book was so good. Y‘all I loved this fun little adventure (plus bonus story!) so very very much. It‘s just fun
pickSurprise fill of the last prompt for September! Wait, how is it September already??
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pick#Falling Day 9: In this story, each of the #neighbor‘s doors reveal something about their personality or what they do or their predilections, and the young girl takes the readers along for the ride. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-mNC
“You‘re smiling like your world domination is nigh,” Maddy said.
“Always,” I said as I fell into step beside her on the bustling sidewalk.
This time my world-domination smile was I‘d spotted our Scoop colleagues James and Devin waiting in front of the fancy old movie theater up ahead, as prompt as I‘d known James would be.
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panA mysterious event turns the Earth‘s population into super-humans. Interesting premise, utterly destroyed by terrible framing. The entire book is a dialogue between a Watcher and his apprentice. The complete opposite of the maxim ‘show, don‘t tell‘. The action is stunted and clipped. There are pages of dull text between chapters. The medium is comics. If the author wanted to write a novel, he could have done that instead. Avoid at all costs.
“You lost?” the man asked. He had a zillion wrinkles, and he was wearing a hat that would suit an old-fashioned detective. He perched on a stool beside the stairs out of the subway station, ready to launch into a guitar solo.
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“Remember the plan,” I muttered.
I sped up as the school came into view, a telltale yellow bus lumbering away from the curb. The soles of my knee-high boots clicked against the concrete sidewalk.
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pickThis book is a bible. It‘s the O.G. The first brick in the foundation of all Superhero comics that exist today. The 1st 38 issues of Spider-Man. This weighs nearly 3 kilos. My forearms are like Popeyes after reading it. Steve Ditko‘s art is sublime. It‘s a shame deadlines made it sometimes look rushed. But when he put the effort in, he drew the quintessential Spidey. I met Stan Lee once. I said “I love you Stan”. He said “Thanks” ‘‘Nuff said
pickIt‘s a comfort read. But look at Nightwing and Flash trying to figure out different ways speedsters could carry other superheroes: LOOK AT THEM. The Bat-born : Flash : Is this really more dignified? Nightwing (pleased): Nope. Way comfier though. The Dirty Dancing: Nightwing: I feel like I‘m flying! Flash (displeased): Yeah, I‘m not running with you like this.
