Category: 52 Books/52 Weeks

Cerebus, Vol. 14: Form and Void

November 23, 2008 11:42 am Published by Sam

by Dave Sim & Gerhard Heading towards the end of the 6,000-page graphic novel. Another triumph of draftsmanship, character, and... View Article

November 21, 2008 11:43 am Published by Sam

A manga about the mysterious, legendary life of blues musician Robert Johnson. Creepy in places, but not enough happens in... View Article

November 19, 2008 11:45 am Published by Sam

I’m rarely jealous of a book. Admiring, yes; jealous, no. I’m jealous of this one. It not only breaks ground... View Article

November 17, 2008 11:46 am Published by Sam

Jackson’s book on the 2004 Lakers, the team he thought would be his last (he’s back now). An interesting take... View Article

November 15, 2008 2:32 am Published by Sam

Didion’s memoir about the year her husband died and her daughter almost did. I found her lifestyle a little irritating,... View Article

November 13, 2008 11:48 am Published by Sam

Winding towards the end of this saga about crime, ethics, the horrors of the Cold War, sociopathology, and character. This... View Article

November 11, 2008 2:31 am Published by Sam

by Brian Wood, Riccardo Burchielli, Daniel Zezelj, and Nathan Fox A series of stories focusing on supporting characters. Normally the... View Article

November 9, 2008 11:47 am Published by Sam

ed. Peter Normanton An anthology of horror comics since the 1950s, it’s more valuable for the historical comics than for... View Article

October 16, 2008 2:12 am Published by Sam

Another installment of the excellent 33 1/3 series of books on seminal albums. This one is only nominally about GN’R.... View Article

October 13, 2008 2:11 am Published by Sam

A collection of short comics about Lane’s “Great American Mythological Drama? ? think diners and Elvis, hoboes and criminals, dive... View Article