Walter Mortinson is a young man who is destined for something. No one is sure just what. He has it in his genes. Inventing, that is. Parts and pieces litter his room and he is always scavenging for more. Yet, his mother tries to pull him away, back down to earth. Back to the basement... Continue Reading →
Friday Double Feature: The Nameless City and The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
The Nameless City: Kai travels to the Nameless City to reconnect with his father and be trained as a warrior like all the other sons of the Dao elite. He finds a palace that has high walls, sheltering its people from the natives outside. Kai is curious of what lies in markets and alleys and... Continue Reading →
Alone by Chabouté (Graphic Novel Review)
Contemplative, quiet, yet gripping and moving. A deformed man is born, raised, and living in a lighthouse. He's never left. Never set foot on land. His only link to the outside world are the boxes of supplies a couple of fishermen bring to the dock every week. The keeper stays out of sight, and spends... Continue Reading →
The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation by Mark Bowden
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 →