I can hear the grainy echos and the high screech of the shifting chairs on the cement floor. The claustrophobic walls of the interview room closing in on the prisoner, yet his lies and manipulations always trying to pick their way out... The Last Stone tells the story of a forty year old disappearance of... Continue Reading →
Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman Deluxe Edition
About a year after the 80th Anniversary of Superman's birth into comicdom, DC's tribute its other favorite son will be released. Much like The Man of Steel's anthology, The Caped Crusader's collection includes a series of comics from over the years and short essays by the writers and artists who have helped create the mythos... Continue Reading →
Discussion Post: Favorite Styles of Storytelling
Today's Discussion Post is going to be more of a list. It will consist of several memories of the types of storytelling I have loved. We're all lovers of books, but I'm going to broaden this idea a little beyond the pages... Skits: Do people even do those anymore? I remember creating them at grade... Continue Reading →
Black Panther: The Young Prince by Ronald L. Smith
What a fantastic little book! Threats to Wakanda force The Black Panther to send his son T'Challa and his friend M'Baku to America until it is safe to return. Once in Chicago the pair attend a middle school on the south side, and the Prince and his friend are in for a real fish-out-of-water experience.... Continue Reading →
Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels
Married for 45 years and with several regrets, Hank and Molly decide to become the subjects of a controversial experiment that would give them their youthful bodies back and expand their lives by at least 50%. Upgrade Cell technology! Papers are signed and they enter the clinic, but what comes out the other side is... Continue Reading →