October 30, 2021 10:45 am Published by Sam A fascinating, history-spanning view of Marvel Comics that treats every comic as part of a cohesive, unified story. Better for... View Article
October 14, 2021 9:42 pm Published by Sam Crace’s award-winning debut “novel†is a collection of linked short stories (they take place on the same unnamed, fictional continent).... View Article
September 12, 2021 11:32 am Published by Sam It may be impossible to account for everything that describes this compelling, heartbreaking, mysterious novel in just 52 words. It’s... View Article
September 6, 2021 1:27 pm Published by Sam Having adapted murder ballads to comics myself, I may be a bit picky, but: This is not a good quartet... View Article
September 6, 2021 1:24 pm Published by Sam Twisted obsession is the most powerful motivation for virtually every evil character and evil deed in Junji Ito’s horror work.... View Article
September 6, 2021 1:12 pm Published by Sam “Why are losing?†asks one BPRD member during a firefight with monsters that, by rights, his team should win. It’s... View Article
September 6, 2021 1:09 pm Published by Sam You wouldn’t think of a history of the creation of the NBA salary cap would be interesting (except to labor... View Article
August 4, 2021 9:45 pm Published by Sam A crime/literary fiction novel tackling Black Lives Matter, the 1992 LA riots, and race. Most striking to me is how... View Article
July 18, 2021 10:34 am Published by Sam A twisty SF thriller about time travel and the havoc it wreaks on memory. The same territory is more interesting... View Article
July 2, 2021 12:55 pm Published by Sam This short modern noir—my first Mosley—almost reads like an extended treatment for a longer, more interesting, novel. A lot of... View Article