After delving into Life On The Border and immersing myself in such a wonderful story I began to ponder the Urban Fantasy genre a bit more seriously, after all it has been years since this fantasy niche showed up and now its burning up the readers charts.
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Emma Bull – War For The Oaks
Life on the Border – Oak and Ash and a Few Electric Guitars
I’m a fan of revisiting quality books from days gone by. Sometimes I do it just because I loved the story so much that I want to reconnect with the characters again and other times I revisit to see if the story holds up. This week I was reminded of the Borderland Series by Terri Windling, a friend of mine had stumbled upon Life on the Border and wouldn’t stop talking about it. This of course prompted me to go dig it out and read it again.
Beggars in Spain … Permanent Insomnia Anyone ?
So I was going to review another movie this week but a friend of mine suggested doing something new and different, he suggested I try reviewing something that didn’t have pictures. I gave it a momentary thought and said ‘Sure! I don’t need art to be able to read’ so he went into his bathroom and came out with Beggars in Spain. I smiled and said ‘cool’ and he said ‘good luck genius ’. Hey now, I’m no ‘pure read’ slacker! I can read with the best of them- I’ve got the William Gibson library, the Neal Stephenson criticals and ALL the Rudy Rucker’s and I know the answer to Do Androids Dream of Electric sheep? So don’t go taunting me with a Nancy Kress novel. No sir, I will read this book and lay to waste all reviewers that have come before me.
The Cave – Bundle up & get your swim fins – we’re goin in!
Oh, so I had an idea, I’ll rent one of the worst movies I can find.
Nobody ever says that on the way to get a movie right? It’ll be an EXPERIMENT!
Roswell, Texas – Saddle up Boys!
Well, there it is, Roswell, Texas - the book I have coveted for the past two years but somehow just never got around to reading. Now I know why, because this multi layered volume of ‘twisted Texas tawdriness’ pretty much soaked up every insomniac moment I had and then some. Daylight came and went for a solid week and yet I remained somewhere in the desert lost in the mountains hovering aloft over Roswell waiting to return to my senses – I’m still waiting for that to happen.
Tim Tyler’s ‘Engine’ – Thrust is a Must!
I have this persistent dream, it goes like this: I’m in the comic book shop hunting through the millions and millions of comics that are stacked EVERYWHERE but I just can’t seem to find what I’m looking for….not that I don’t want everything I see but I can’t find something I haven’t seen before. Then in a mild fit of anger I go to the counter and ask for something new, something original something FRESH…..like the stuff I keep seeing all over the Internet, you know like a Digital Comic? As you can guess the dream ends rather violently.
Black Salt …….Monks on a Rampage!
I was handed a golden opportunity the other day and since those so seldom come along I took a long moment to bask in it’s glow . Let me show you what I’m rambling about, so you can bask too. 
This is Black Salt and I have a feeling it’s going to gather momentum like a Cheetah with hunger pangs.
Doug TenNapel’s ‘Gear’ – missed shifts and some fishy philosophy.
Gear. What can I say? Sometimes things are a hit sometimes a miss. Doug TenNapel is a talented a guy and he’s built up quite a fine stable of works but I’m not sure I would count Gear as one of his masterpieces.
Scud The Disposable Assassin-The Whole Shebang
Well, almost 9 days ago I began a 764 page monstrosity called Scud The Disposable Assassin, the Whole Shebang. It was a massive read that turned out to be a whirlwind of a ride. Well more like a tsunami of epic emotion and memorable & momentous hilarity. I went into this knowing it would be an undertaking but I had been dreaming of the day that I could actually sit down and read in totality the WHOLE series. The Whole Shebang reprints issues 1-24 and includes some extras that further explore the mind of Rob Schrab.
Nufonia Must Fall…. and so shall we.
A long time ago in year long forgotten now, a small but quiet masterpiece was born and it was christened Nufonia Must Fall. The Creator of this quietly infectious grooving little tale was a multi talented guy that had been very busy wooing the world of music .
City of Dust…where Fairytales go to die.
Thinking of delving into a fictional work? Spending a Saturday night reading Grimm’s to the kiddies? Or Sunday morning giving kudos to your creator? Well you won’t be doing any of that in the City Of Dust, those things are currently illegal and if caught partaking of said indulgences you might just find yourself getting ready to be executed on the spot.
Get Down On Your Knees You Filthy Blood Sucker……and PRAY!!
Jesus Saves! Don’t Laugh, I’m being serious here, the Nuclear Holy War has made Jesus a very popular guy.
What? you haven’t heard about the Nuclear Holy War ? Then you better get yourself a copy of The Loaded Bible because inside its cover is a primer for surviving the coming evils our times; Vampires. Yep, you heard me right, Vampires…Blood Suckers..inter-dimensional soul thieves.
Comic Book Review: Alien Pig Farm 3000
“Alien Pigs Tore the Shirt From My Breasts!” Big bosoms, daisy duke shorts, alien pigs & a couple of bumbling rednecks. Sound familiar?
Search your mind; yep it’s right there, lurking on the edge of your brain, squirming around in your vapid trivia space of weirdness.
