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SCREAM Vol. 1: Curse of Carnage

SCREAM?  At Times, I Wanted To. Writer: Clay McLeod Chapman Artist: Chris Mooneyham One of my very first AMAZING SPIDER-MAN comics was the first appearance of Venom, and at the time I thought he was an alright character, but, you know, nothing special.  A few years later came Carnage, another one I was there for the introduction of but, again, wasn’t too impressed with.  I don’t know what it was about the characters, maybe the way they just seemed too powerful, but I’ve never been big on the symbiotes in Marvel comics. Then came the long period where I wasn’t [...]

2020-10-17T15:40:14-07:00October 17th, 2020|Tags: |

Dance with Dragons, A

The (Final?) Game of Thrones Author: George R. R. Martin After starting nearly five years ago, I've finally approached the current end of the Game of Thrones epic (and to think, I was so sure by the time I got to A Dance with Dragons, all the Ice and Fire books would be out – what a sweet, summer child I was.) The fifth book in the series continues the split started with A Feast for Crows, focusing on just a few of the characters and introducing a staggering array of additional people, subplots, plots on plots, next generation plots, and pure filler. [...]

2020-12-02T11:31:24-07:00October 13th, 2020|Tags: |

Baby Teeth

What If Your Child Is Planning to Kill You? Author: Zoje Stage When her daddy is home, Hannah is a very good little girl. Never mind that she never makes a noise, never talks even at seven years old. She is her father's squirrelly girl, his lilla gumman (a Swedish pet name) that binds father and daughter together into a solid, happy unit. Two against the world. Hannah's father always believes her, always chooses her. And that could be a big problem. But, when Daddy isn't home, when Hannah's chronically ill mother is the only one in the house, Hannah is [...]

2023-04-07T12:50:34-07:00October 11th, 2020|Tags: |
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