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• Quartet & Triptych by Matthew Hughes

  

  Let me begin with a little background concerning my taste in stories. I enjoy a good caper novel or movie. That is important when discussing this story. I am... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Short Story Sunday - A Rare Miss for the Good Doctor

  

  "Button, Button" by Isaac AsimovFirst Publication: Startling Stories, January 1953It is rare for me to find an Asimov story that misses the mark for me. This... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Batwoman Volume 1: Elegy by Greg Rucka and J. H. Williams

  

  From Goodreads...A new era begins as Batwoman is unleashed on Gotham City! Marked by the blood-red bat emblem, Kate Kane is a soldier fighting her own private... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Short Story Sunday - A Double Dose of Asimov

  As the year winds down I am starting to think ahead to next year and Carl's SF Experience. To get ready for it, I began reading Asimov's "Buy Jupiter and Other... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• The Return of Short Story Sunday

  

  Welcome back to the return of Short Story Sunday. I have missed reading short fiction so I will try to do at least 1 short story per week. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• DMZ Vol. 1: On the Ground by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli

  

  DMZ, Vol. 1: On the Ground by Brian WoodMy rating: 4 of 5 starsFrom Goodreads...From indie comics icon Brian Wood (Demo, Channel Zero, GLOBAL FREQUENCY) and... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Shambling Towards Hiroshima by James Morrow

  

  Shambling Towards Hiroshima by James K. MorrowMy rating: 2 of 5 starsIn an alternate world, the Americans' work on a project to create biological weapons to... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Zenith: Book 1 by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell

  

  Zenith: Book 1 by Grant MorrisonMy rating: 5 of 5 starsZenith is one of the "Holy Grail" books for me. It has only appeared in collected form in England. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Fantastic Four 1 2 3 4 by Grant Morrison and Jae Lee

  

  Fantastic Four: 1 2 3 4 by Grant Morrison and Jae Lee.My rating: 3 of 5 starsThe art by Jae Lee was a disappointment. It was not in the same class as his work o... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• A Trip to the Bookstore

  

  It's like Christmas morning when I get to visit a used bookstore with some old science fiction books. Today was one of those days.The first thing I look for is... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Summertide by Charles Sheffield

  

  Charles Sheffield first appeared on the science fiction scene in 1977. I read many of his short works in numerous magazines including Analog, Galaxy,... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Storm Front Group Read, Part 1

  

  It's time for Carl's R.I.P. Challenge VI. One of the novels he is doing a group read for is Jim Butcher's "Storm Front". It is a novel I have read, and... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Anatomy of Wonder by Neil Barron

  

  In addition to reading science fiction, I love reading non-fiction books about the field. This includes various histories of the field (such as Mike Ashley's... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• The Patterns of Chaos by Colin Kapp

  

  In the uncertain shadows against a broken wall the figure of a young man lay in foetal position, only partially aware of the devastation which raged around him. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Catching Up on Comics-Adventures in Canada and on Other Worlds

  

  I am planning on putting up short reviews of the comic books I read each week. Sometimes the comics will be new ones and other times they will be ones that... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Dune by Frank Herbert

  

  During the last three weeks, I have been participating in a group read of Frank Herbert's classic novel. Here are links to those posts:Week 1Week 2Week 3What ar... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Dune Group Read, Round 3

  

  In addition to the answers to questions about the third section of the classic science fiction novel-Dune-I decided to include images of some of the covers you... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Dune Group Read, Round 2

  

  Part two of our group read of "Dune" reaches the section where things really (pardon the pun) heat up. The Harkonnens' plan kicks into high gear as Duke Leto... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 1: The New World

  

  What if one day the world woke up to find out that no one would every die? At first this sounds like a blessing...a miracle. Then the realization sinks in. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Dune Group Read, Round 1

  

  Carl (at Stainless Steel Droppings) has put Dune on his reading list each year. And every year he has not read it. This year he is involved with a group... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2011 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO