Mickey is an Expendable. He's sent along with a colonizing crew to do the dirty jobs. Go check out that cave over there... Might be acid spitting monster. Oops! Reactor is busted... May be some radiation. Be careful! And if he doesn't make it, eh... we'll make another. As the title suggests, Mickey is on... Continue Reading →
Proctor Valley Road by Grant Morrison; Alex Child
Yes. Proctor Valley Road has many things in common with Stranger Things... Group of misfits... monster baddies... set in past, loaded with nostalgia. But how does it diverge from the Netflix series? And does it enough to stand on its own? The title refers to an actual county road in Southern California that a several... Continue Reading →
You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo
Just when they thought they were out...Twice Far station is at the edge of the known universe, and that's just how Niko Larson, former Admiral in the Grand Military of the Hive Mind, likes it.Retired and finally free of the continual war of conquest, Niko and the remnants of her former unit are content to... Continue Reading →
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Is the Great American Novel about landscaping? This is a half-joke that Mike Muñoz keeps telling himself... After high school he's just kept at his job on a crew taking care of McMansions' yards until he refuses to shovel shit. Fired and having to deal with his hard-drinking mom and her casual relationships. And there's... Continue Reading →
Volunteers: Growing Up in the Forever War by Jerad W. Alexander
Jerad Alexander grew up smelling the burn of aircraft fuel... stateside and across the Pacific in Japan, he lived on Air Force bases. He soaked up the mythos of the all-powerful US military might. He planned for years to enlist when he graduated from high school and eventually joined the marines. Wanting to get 'in... Continue Reading →