52/52: Say Nothing, by Patrick Radden Keefe
June 8, 2020 9:20 amA chronicle of the Troubles in Northern Ireland viewed through the lens of one particular murder. Gripping and educational. I... View Article
Category: 52 Books/52 Weeks
52/52: This Nightmare Kills Fascists
May 29, 2020 9:55 pmA political horror anthology nominally responding to the rise of Trump, but more touching on general political themes. Many of... View Article
52/52: The Mystery Play, by Grant Morrison and John J. Muth
May 27, 2020 9:54 amA classic Vertigo graphic novel that would never get released today. Just a story, without a major twist, a high... View Article
52/52: The Double, by George Pelecanos
May 25, 2020 10:39 amMy third Pelecanos and the first I didn’t outright love. Liked it, but it felt slight. Normally, Pelecanos succeeds with... View Article
52/52: Future Home of the Living God, by Louise Erdrich
May 18, 2020 10:08 amAn anxiety-provoking novel for pandemic reading about a slow-rolling apocalypse in which human evolution is unwinding, set against the backdrop... View Article
Akira, Vol. 1, by Katsuhiro Otomo
May 12, 2020 11:45 amDespite the photo, mine is the hardcover from Kodansha’s 35th anniversary box set. Re-reading 20 years after my first time, I’m... View Article
52/52: Avengers vs. X-Men, by Bendis, Romita, Jr, et al.
April 27, 2020 11:42 amQuarantine reading, free from Marvel Unlimited. Shockingly muddled and bad. Shocking because every writer and artist involved is at least... View Article
52/52: The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood, by Sam Wasson
April 16, 2020 1:02 pmA captivating recounting of the people, process, and industry that created Chinatown (and other mid-70s New Hollywood classics). Particular standout elements: Jack... View Article
Absolute Swamp Thing, Vol. 1, by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, John Totleben et al.
April 7, 2020 10:23 amWhy does DC recolor classic books? This previously moody series is too bright, too sharp. Steve Oliff does some great... View Article
52/52: No Longer Human, by Junji Ito
March 25, 2020 8:09 amBasically Warren Zevon’s “Mr. Bad Example,†but with horror elements. I like the Zevon better; at least it has a... View Article