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[InformationGeek]

Sweet Tooth Vol. 4: Endangered Species by Jeff Lemire



After finally breaking Gus and the rest of the animal kids out of their captivity, Jeppard and a small group head north to Alaska to see if they finally discover the truth of the plague that killed the world and the origin of Gus.  Along the way, they discover an old dam with a mysterious crippled man named Walter Fish living in it.

The series starting off as a very slow series for me when I first read the first volume of it, but overtime, it has gradually grown into a dark and fasincating tale of survival in a hostile and dying world, much like The Road.  The artwork by Jeff Lemire is rather ugly, but matches well with the tone of the story.  I especially like the sequences where everything is done with water colors.

Sweet Tooth I find to be a very underrated and a lot of the times, overlook comic in the grand scheme of things.  With Jeff Lemire finding more and more success as he currently writes Animal Man, Frankenstien, and later on Justice League Dark; I hoping those runs can encouraging people to check out this work.  It's a slow burn, but the characters and mystery are so worth the journey.

[bob]

I started reading my copy of 1984 which I bought 3 years ago.......I'm 7 chapters in and love it

[Snivelly]

I just finished A Dance with Dragons...I had waited to buy it because I'd read so many bad reviews, but I enjoyed it greatly.

[BTM]

Not to long ago I read all of Stieg Larson's books (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Caused a Bit of a Ruckus, The Girl's Who's Only In Half the Book Yet Still Gets a Title Mention, etc).  

I have to say, while I thought they were good, I'm not sure they're 65 million copies sold good.  I suppose certain parts (especially dealing with various historical events) carry more weight if you're from Sweden, but to me, I think the biggest problems is Lisbeth Salander, by far the most interesting character in the three novels, is not even really the focus.  I mean, she's only in about half the first book, and the next two books, while a direct result of her actions, she's missing for big chunks as we go around seeing what other characters are doing.  (I often kept thinking, "Come on, let's get back to Sally!")

[The Burgomaster]

I think the biggest problems is Lisbeth Salander, by far the most interesting character in the three novels, is not even really the focus.  I mean, she's only in about half the first book, and the next two books, while a direct result of her actions, she's missing for big chunks as we go around seeing what other characters are doing.  (I often kept thinking, "Come on, let's get back to Sally!")

Have you ever read LES MISERABLES?  Jean Valjean disappears for huge chunks of the book while they talk about historical events and introduce new characters. 

[alandhopewell]

     For the fifth time since I was thirteen....

[FatFreddysCat]

Just picked up a goodie from the library today... Roger Corman's autobiography, "How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost A Dime." Can't wait to start reading it!

[alandhopewell]

[alandhopewell]

Just picked up a goodie from the library today... Roger Corman's autobiography, "How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost A Dime." Can't wait to start reading it!

     Really fun  book! If you can find them, I'd recommend....

[FatFreddysCat]

Right now I'm in the midst of Roger Corman's autobiography, "How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime." Very entertaining read!!!

[ChaosTheory]

Not to long ago I read all of Stieg Larson's books (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Caused a Bit of a Ruckus, The Girl's Who's Only In Half the Book Yet Still Gets a Title Mention, etc).  

I have to say, while I thought they were good, I'm not sure they're 65 million copies sold good.  I suppose certain parts (especially dealing with various historical events) carry more weight if you're from Sweden, but to me, I think the biggest problems is Lisbeth Salander, by far the most interesting character in the three novels, is not even really the focus.  I mean, she's only in about half the first book, and the next two books, while a direct result of her actions, she's missing for big chunks as we go around seeing what other characters are doing.  (I often kept thinking, "Come on, let's get back to Sally!")

That was my reaction too.  Might not have mattered so much if Blomkvist wasn't such a giant nothing of a character (& I love how literally every woman under the age of 80 can't wait to have marathon sessions of no-strings sex with him just b/c he isn't a nazi or a rapist.  Projecting much, Larsson?) 
But if you like Swedish potboilers, Herman Mankell's Wallander series is pretty OK.

Currently reading Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way - loving it, even better than If Chins Could Kill.

[InformationGeek]

Fatale #1 by Ed Brubaker & Sean Philips



After the death of his story writing godfather, Nicolas Lash discovers an old manuscript for a novel his godfather wrote back in the 50's before he ever wrote his first novel.  Apparently, whatever is written in it is very important to a mysterious group of people.

The story from there flashbacks to the 50s to Dominic Raines during the time and investigating a dirty cop named Walter with the help of Josephine, the cop's lover who never ages.  Meanwhile, a mass and brutal series of murders has happened and the dirty cop is investigating what seems to be a cult involvement.


Fatale is a noir horror comic, that takes its inspirations from H.P. Lovecraft.  If that isn't obvious, please refer to the variant cover of the first issue to make that all clear.  The story has set up tons of mysteries, in the present and in the past, that are quite engaging and interesting.  Not much in the work of character development, but only two issues have been released at this point and this minor detail will soon be resolved.  The art work is very good, looking very much like an old school detective comic, but with far more grisly details to it.

Fatale #1 is an interesting start to what seems like a very promising series.  Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (the men behind Criminal, Sleeper, and Incognito) have spun a tale here that hopefully keep up the intrigue as it goes along.

[Vik]

Recent reading:

How not to write a screenplay - Denny Martin Flin
Story Engineering - Larry Brooks
Carrie - Stephen King
Ubik - Philip K. Dick

Right now I'm reading Direct your own damn movie! by Charles Kaufmann, which is interesting so far.

[indianasmith]

I just finished Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's newest Agent Pendergast story, COLD VENGEANCE.  It is a direct follow  up to the last Pendergast story, FEVER DREAM, and the story will be concluded in the next volume. 

Agent Pendergast discovered in the last novel that his wife, Helen, had been deliberately murdered instead of dying in a tragic hunting accident 15 years before.  He spent the previous story trying to discover the reason for the murder, which involved a giant pharaceutical company, a lost painting by John James Audobon, and several daring chases.  At the end of the tale, he discovered that his wife's brother, Judson Esterhazy, may have played some role in her death.

COLD VENGEANCE begins with Pendergast attempting to lure Esterhazy deep into the Scottish moors to confront him about his sister's death, and then embarks on a wild chase story that eventually links both Helen and Judson to a top secret group of neo-Nazis called the Covenant.

I absolutely DEVOURED this novel!  The Pendergast stories are irresistably compelling, and I highly recommmend them.

[Cthulhu]

I just read  Night in the lonesome October by Richard Laymon.
It rocked.