Warren Ellis is my mortal enemy. Okay, okay, he’s not, really. I’ve never met Ellis. Ellis would have no idea who I was. Yet I’m massively impressed by the man’s versatility as a writer, he’s skilled at writing anything, and I’m jealous. Yes, I’m jealous. Thus, Ellis is my mortal enemy. 🙂 I bring thisContinue reading “On Rediscovering Planetary”
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On Things I’ve Been Reading
Write Now! Issue #19 Published by TwoMorrows Publishing There are two magazines on writing that I routinely pick up. One is The Writer. The other is Write Now!, published by TwoMorrows Publishing. (No, I don’t read Writer’s Digest. It’s a bit useless. The special themed reprints? Sure, I’ll pick those up. But the regular issues?Continue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
I bought some comics recently. Aetheric Mechanics Avatar Press Written by Warren Ellis Art by Gianluca Pagliarani In the year 1907, England is at war with Ruritania on the Continent. France is besieged,and Grand Fenwick has been overrun by Ruritanian forces. England’s spacefleet is keeping London safe, while Ruritanian ships are sighted off Mars, andContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Let’s look at a comics I just picked up today. Ender’s Game: Battle School #1 Marvel Comics Written by Christopher Yost (based on Orson Scott Card’s novel Ender’s Game) Illustrated by Pasqual Ferry I can tell you when and where I was when I first read Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game. It was Thanksgiving weekend,Continue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
More comic book musings! Plus, we branch out to discuss a book I got for free! Spider-Man Love Mary Jane Season 2 #1 Marvel Comics Written by Terry Moore Art by Craig Rousseau I really liked this. I mean, damn, I really liked this. That’s a strange place to start. But I don’t know whereContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Some recent comic book purchases… Star Trek: Mirror Images #1 IDW Publishing Written by Scott and David Tipton Art by David Messina A long time ago, when I was but a wee lad, I loved the classic Star Trek episode, “Mirror Mirror.” A transporter accident sent Kirk, McCoy, Uhura, and Scotty into a weird, twistedContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On The Electric Ant Comics Adaptation
How did I miss this? Marvel Comics will be adapting Philip K. Dick’s fiction to comics, beginning with The Electric Ant. As the first original adaptation of our fathers work into this genre, we are thrilled with the creative team and the support of Marvel in the care they have taken to be true toContinue reading “On The Electric Ant Comics Adaptation”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Well, okay, one thing. I’ve gotten behind on my comic book reading. You’d think, those little twenty-odd page pamphlets would be a breeze to just sit down, kick back, and go. Life doesn’t always happen like that, though. However, I did just pick up something, and I read it on the light rail this evening.Continue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Recently, I’ve begun buying comic books again. I used to buy a lot of comics. In retrospect, it’s a bit embarrassing. And then, somewhere in the late ’90s, I stopped buying comics on any sort of regular basis. I’d visit comic shops occasionally if something was coming out that I was interested in — like,Continue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Enemy Ace
At the bookstore a few weeks ago I saw something on the graphic novel rack that made me stop and do a double take. Showcase Presents: Enemy Ace. I pulled it off the shelf. Glanced at the cover — a red Fokker triplane. Flipped through it. Five hundred pages of World War I aerial dogfightingContinue reading “On Enemy Ace”