Category: 52 Books/52 Weeks

Doom Patrol, vols. 1-4, by Grant Morrison, Richard Case, et al.

March 16, 2011 10:17 am Published by Sam

I have a weird relationship with Morrison’s work. About half strikes me as brilliant the first time (The Invisibles, Animal... View Article

March 9, 2011 10:44 am Published by Sam

I feel for Archie Goodwin. He had to write five, 8-page stories for each issue of this series, to be... View Article

March 2, 2011 10:43 am Published by Sam

These volumes dive into the 14-years-later jump from vol. 5, revealing some of what happened in between. The most interesting... View Article

February 23, 2011 10:20 am Published by Sam

A masterful work for anyone who likes hip hop (especially those who also like history). Reveals Rick Rubin as brilliant... View Article

February 16, 2011 10:19 am Published by Sam

Auster’s been interested in writing about writing recently. That made Travels in the Scriptorium boring and insular. Man in the... View Article

February 2, 2011 10:26 am Published by Sam

Stevens’ art continues to break my heart and blow my mind with its incredible detail and photo-realism, as well as... View Article

January 26, 2011 10:26 am Published by Sam

Another of the terrific 33 1/3 series of tiny books on major albums, though this disappointed. It contextualizes the history... View Article

January 10, 2011 10:17 am Published by Sam

For the third straight year, in 2010 I dedicated myself to the goal of reading 52 books in 52 weeks.... View Article

December 30, 2010 10:03 am Published by Sam

They don’t publish comics like this in the mainstream anymore—maybe not anywhere. It’s a shame. A complex, nuanced tale about... View Article

December 29, 2010 10:21 am Published by Sam

The novel that forms the basis of one of my favorite movies. While largely following the same story, the novel’s... View Article