Monthly Archives: December 2011
Back to Jen
I’ve started reading Gish Jen’s latest novel, World and Town…again. I began the novel earlier this year–back in June, in fact–but for some reason the story really didn’t grab me. I’m not sure why, since I’ve enjoyed Jen’s previous novels, … Continue reading
Jaime Hernandez Redux
Earlier this week I posted on my reading of the latest edition of Love & Rockets: New Stories. Over the past few days I’ve read, or reread, other works of Jaime’s, all in continued preparation on an essay that I’m … Continue reading
Holiday Batman Reading
Brief observations on Batman: This holiday I thought I’d break out some Batman comics that I’ve been wanting to read. The first was Paul Pope’s Batman: Year 100. Not bad. Pope’s art is certainly unique, and it lends itself to the grimness … Continue reading
More Hernandez Brothers
I’m a big Hernandez Brothers fan–as well as a scholar of their work–and I’m always excited when I new book comes out from one of the brothers…or in this case, the annual Love & Rockets: New Stories volume. I feel … Continue reading
Ah…Youth!
Last week I posted my problems with the comic book series Morning Glories and how my take on the comic is much, much different from that of most readers (at least the readers I encounter and read about). This title is one … Continue reading
More Brubaker
I just started reading Brubaker and Phillip’s Sleeper series, and so far it doesn’t disappoint. Earlier today I read Point Blank, which is the prequel to the Sleeper volumes, and I thought that book was fine. I’m not really familiar with … Continue reading
My Problems with Morning Glories
One of the hottest comic book titles right now is Morning Glories. Written by Nick Spencer with art by Joe Eisma, and published by Image Comics, this series has been advertised as a cross between the TV show Lost and the … Continue reading