The Unwritten, Vol. 2: Inside Man
December 22, 2010 10:03 amBy Mike Carey and Peter Gross I was on the fence about continuing with this, but this sold me on... View Article
Category: 52 Books/52 Weeks
Everything’s Eventual, by Stephen King
December 15, 2010 10:03 amThis collection of short (and not so short) stories by King is an interesting mix. There are a few stories... View Article
Crime Beat, by Michael Connelly
December 8, 2010 11:37 amA collection of crime-novelist Connelly’s newspaper writing from when he was a crime reporter. A few long features are engrossing,... View Article
Top 100 Horror Movies, by Gary Gerani
November 17, 2010 10:42 amFascinating because of how deeply I disagree. The majority of these movies are pre-1960 (largely pre-1950), he overrates Hammer (his... View Article
The Best American Crime Reporting 2010, ed. Otto Penzler and Thomas Cook
November 10, 2010 10:17 amThe annual installment of top crime journalism published in American magazines. The reporting and writing is always top-notch, though the... View Article
We Will Bury You, by Brea Grant, Zane Austin Grant, and Kyle Strahm
October 27, 2010 9:54 amThis is some major profile—published by IDW, full color, variant covers—for Split Lip collaborator Kyle Strahm. The major attraction here... View Article
Just Ballin’, by Mike Wise and Frank Isola
October 20, 2010 9:34 amA quickie take on the improbable 1999 NBA finalist NY Knicks. It came out a few months after that season... View Article
Criminal, Vol. 4: Bad Night
October 13, 2010 9:19 amBy Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips Based on how they behave, you’d assume that characters many noir stories have serious... View Article
The King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers
October 6, 2010 9:18 amA fascinating book, since it gives lie to the notion that Lovecraft emerged sui generis. You’ll find cursed books, arcane... View Article
Revolver, by Matt Kindt
September 29, 2010 9:25 amA great concept: a man wakes up one day in a post-apocalyptic world, the next in his hum-drum, depressing life.... View Article