Category: 52 Books/52 Weeks

52/52: Hellboy the Complete Short Stories, Vol. 2 by Mike Mignola et al.

January 19, 2020 10:18 am Published by Sam

The last volume in the recent Hellboy Omnibus reissues, collecting odds-n-ends shorts by Mignola and others. Maybe lacking the highs... View Article

January 17, 2020 10:27 am Published by Sam

A useful overview of women in genre since the 1600s. A necessary corrective to the idea that women haven’t been... View Article

January 14, 2020 12:40 pm Published by Sam

One of Rankin’s novels about his Inspector Rebus. Perhaps an earlier book in the series. Hardly a police procedural; more... View Article

January 12, 2020 12:37 pm Published by Sam

To try to help jumpstart my reading and writing in 2020, I’m going to resurrect a blog series that I... View Article

January 2, 2018 7:33 am Published by Sam

Years ago, I used to review every book I read on the Split Lip blog. It was fun, but I... View Article

December 21, 2011 10:36 am Published by Sam

This one-man anthology of classic-style horror demonstrates an impressive range of art styles. While the book has the classic flavor,... View Article

December 20, 2011 9:40 am Published by Sam

A collection of the late 80s/early 90s anthology series set in Clive Barker’s S&M horror world. It takes the stories... View Article

December 19, 2011 11:05 am Published by Sam

Moving towards the conclusion of this epic manga. I’m always struck by the texture and depth of manga art. The... View Article

December 18, 2011 9:53 am Published by Sam

by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips Another in this excellent series of standalone noir comics. It engages with a classic... View Article

December 16, 2011 9:52 am Published by Sam

Martin is merciless. He has no compunction about spending a book, or more, building a character only to kill them... View Article