Books - March 2007

March - 2007

Graphic Novels:
Lazarus Churchyard – The Final Cut – Warren Ellis
Essential Painkiller Jane – Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti
The Exterminators – Book 1 – Bug Brothers – Simon Oliver
Edgar Allan Poe’s Haunt of Horror – Richard Corben
Elektra – Book 4 – Frenzy – Robert Rodi
* Gyakushu! – Book 1 – Dan Hipp - Absolutely no idea what it was about, but I loved it.
The Foot Soldiers – Book 1 – Jim Krueger
The World Below – Paul Chadwick
Ultimate Spider-man – Book 13 – Hobgoblin – Brian Michael Bendis
Swamp Thing – Book 1 – Dark Genesis – Len Wein

Novels:
* Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper – Diablo Cody - A fast read. A lot of fun too.
At Risk – Stella Rimington
Clown Girl – Monica Drake

Books - Feb 2007

Books - Feb 2007

Graphic Novels
Fury: Peacemaker – Garth Ennis
* I Yam What I Yam – The Complete Popeye Vol 1 – E.C. Segar - Been a Popeye fan since I was a kid. GET THIS COLLECTION!!
* Manhunter – Street Justice – Book 1 – Marc Andreyko - This is a critical favorite, though sales aren't that great. It's really good though.
Howard the Duck – Steve Gerber
Shaman Warrior – Park Joong-Ki
* Fables – Book 5 – The Mean Seasons – Bill Willingham - A great series.
Weird Science – The EC Archives – Vol 1 – Al Feldstein
Mail Vol 1 – Housui Yamazaki
Villains Vol 1 – Adam Cogan
Iron West – Doug TenNapel
James Bond: Serpent’s Tooth – Doug Moench
Satsuma Gishiden Vol 1 – Hiroshi Hirata
The Surrogates – Robert Venditti
* Arkham Asylum – Grant Morrison - This is a classic. I liked it a lot.
Marvel Adventures – The Avengers – Book 1 – Heroes Assembled – Jeff Parker
* Oldboy Vol 1 – Garon Tsuchiya - What a great concept. I wish I thought of it.
Iron Ghost – Chuck Dixon
* Oldboy Vol 2 – Garon Tsuchiya - Still great.
* Desolation Jones – Book 1 – Warren Ellis - So out there, but a lot of fun to read.
My Dead Girlfriend Vol 1 – Eric Wight

Novels:
* I Am Legend – Richard Matheson - A classic. A great novel packaged with some iffy short stories.
* The Wheelman – Duane Swierczynski - This is a great crime novel. Loved it.
* Working Stiff: The Misadventures of an Accidental Sexpert – Grant Stoddard - Not profound, but a lot of fun.
The Pistol Poets – Victor Gischler

2007 - A new project - Books - January 2007

Around New Year's, Jennifer came to me with an idea she had found somewhere.
We're charting and recording the books we read this year.
Month by month and then on January 1, 2008, we're going to look back and see what we read.
Well, since it's February 1st today, it's time to look at January's books.
And I decided to post them.
I got a lot read in January. A lot of free time during vacation.

January 2007

Graphic Novels:
Planetary Book 1 – All Over the World – Warren Ellis - Has my favorite issue of Planetary, #3. READ IT!!
Planetary Book 2 – The Fourth Man – Warren Ellis - More greatness.
Planetary Book 3 – Leaving the 20th Century – Warren Ellis - So good.
Fables Book 1 – Legends in Exile – Bill Willingham - A lot of fun.
Fables Book 2 – Animal Farm – Bill Willingham - Still good.
Fables Book 3 – Storybook Love – Bill Willingham - Still good.
Essential Godzilla - King of the Monsters – Doug Moench
Catwoman Book 1 – Dark End of the Street – Ed Brubaker - I loved this.
Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years Vol 1 – Joe Kubert
Batman Year 100 – Paul Pope
Fables – The Last Castle – Bill Willingham
Catwoman Book 2 – Crooked Little Town – Ed Brubaker - Love Brubaker, love the art, love the tone.
American Virgin Book 1 – Head – Steven Seagle
Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth – DC Archives vol 1 – Jack Kirby
Fables – Book 4 - March of the Wooden Soldiers – Bill Willingham - Still very good.

Novels:
City of the Dead – Brian Keene
Already Dead – Charlie Huston
The Morningstar Strain – Plague of the Dead – Z.A. Recht