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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 8:01:20 GMT -6
Going for a noir weekend, with listening to Murakami's "Trilogy of the Rat", and rewatching "True Detective" (season 1, only).
Hoping for a day of rain. As one might well suspect, I love little things more than rainy days, gloomy brother that I am. -_-
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Post by Otto Harkaman on Feb 26, 2016 14:39:32 GMT -6
I do like a rainy day once in awhile, good excuse not to go out of the house  Time to return to the basics, listening to an excellent unabridged audiobook of "The Lord of the Rings"  I had left off listening at the Council of Elrond, now I have gotten to Galadriel's mirror and the Fellowship are leaving Lothlorien. I have a lot of Tolkien stuff I want to read, especially his writings about Beowulf, the Death of Arthur etc. First I am going to read these though.    |
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Post by krusader74 on Mar 2, 2016 8:00:31 GMT -6
March 2, 2016: Comics for sale starting today that I plan to read... | Title | Writer/Art/Cover (if different) | Publisher |
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| Swamp Thing #3 | Len Wein/Kelley Jones | DC Comics | | Vampirella Vol 3 #1 | Kate Leth/Eman Casallos/Chrissie Zullo | Dynamite Entertainment | | Black Widow #1 | Mark Waid/Chris Samnee | Marvel | | Old Man Logan #3 | Jeff Lemire/Andrea Sorrentino | Marvel | | Spider-man #2 | Brian Michael Bendis/Sara Pichelli | Marvel |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2016 5:56:20 GMT -6
Going full nerdy manchild this weekend, with Michael Williams' "Weasel" novels for Dragonlance. Wanted to red them since forever - like, since middle school - and never quite got there. In this context - can someone please help me find any audiobooks recording of, really, any work of David Gemmell? I have to commute so d**n long some of these days, and I think I need something easy and phantastical for the road. |
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Post by stevemitchell on Mar 5, 2016 16:35:20 GMT -6
I just finished Dan Jones' The Wars of the Roses, his follow-on to The Plantagenets. The original British title, The Hollow Crown, really fits better, since the book covers nearly all of the 15th Century and a little at the start of the 16th Century. A good narrative history.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 0:53:16 GMT -6
Not reading, but watching Bosch, season 2. As is now well established on this board, I am a sucker for all things noir. - Not because I'd let the genre influence me all too much, on whatever level, but because it's the sort of stories that do not come natural to me. |
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Post by tkdco2 on Mar 12, 2016 2:05:01 GMT -6
I need to check Bosch out, since I'm a fan of noir as well.
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Post by krusader74 on Mar 12, 2016 4:07:33 GMT -6
Hieronymus Bosch's paternal half-brother is Mickey Haller AKA "The Lincoln Lawyer." In Michael Connelly's latest Bosch book, The Crossing, "Harry" helps his brother "Mick" defend a client against a murder rap.  I heard this story on audiobook. It's narrated by Titus Welliver---the same actor who plays Bosch on the Amazon Prime series.  What's funny is when Welliver does the voice of Mick, it sounds like he's impersonating Matthew "alright alright alright" McConaughey---who played Mick in the movie, The Lincoln Lawyer!  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 9:02:22 GMT -6
Hehehe, nice, thanks! Yeah, I got into Michael Connelly through the McConaughey movie.
Also started the Bosch series, as audiobooks, a while ago, but I am still with the first ones.
Overall, a pretty well-done series, doing a good balance between plot- and character-development. Nothing otherworldly, and sometimes outright poorly structured, but entertaining. The movie and the TV series, though, highly above-average crime procedurals. I hope - and since the series is a matter of prestige to Amazon - that we'll eventually see a crossover starring McConaughey.
As to Bosch's season 2, what I've watched from it, aaah, simply the best cop show currently available.
Otherwise, going to get really educated on SCRUM this weekend, even though I am not a programmer. Bleh. -_-
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Post by krusader74 on Mar 17, 2016 20:46:43 GMT -6
FrontlistMarch 9, 2016: New comics I read last week... | Title | Writer/Art/Cover (if different) | Publisher |
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| New Romancer #4 | Peter Milligan/Brett Parson | DC Comics | | Doctor Strange #6 | Jason Aaron/Chris Bachalo | Marvel | | Infinity Entity #1 | Jim Starlin/Alan Davis | Marvel | | Rocket Raccoon And Groot #3 | Skottie Young/Filipe Andrade | Marvel | | Weirdworld #4 | Sam Humphries/Mike Del Mundo | Marvel |
: New comics I'm reading this week... | Title | Writer/Art/Cover (if different) | Publisher |
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| Lucifer #4 | Holly Black/Lee Garbett/Dave Johnson | DC Comics | | James Bond #5 | Warren Ellis/Jason Masters/Dom Reardon | Dynamite Entertainment | | Astonishing Ant-man #6 | Nick Spencer/Ramon Rosanas/Mark Brooks | Marvel | | Captain Marvel #3 | Tara Butters/Kris Anka | Marvel | | Extraordinary X-men #8 | Jeff Lemire/Ken Lashley/Humberto Ramos | Marvel | | Infinity Entity #2 | Jim Starlin/Alan Davis/Ron Lim | Marvel | | International Iron Man #1 | Brian Michael Bendis/Alex Maleev | Marvel | | Power Man And Iron Fist #2 | David Walker/Sanford Greene | Marvel | | Scarlet Witch #4 | James Robinson/Marguerite Sauvage/David Aja | Marvel | | Squadron Supreme #5 | James Robinson/Leonard Kirk/Alex Garner | Marvel | | Uncanny Inhumans #6 | Charles Soule/Brandon Peterson | Marvel |
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| All New Hawkeye #5 | Jeff Lemire/Ramon K. Perez | Marvel | | Hyperion #1 | Chuck Wendig/Nicole Virella/Emanuela Lupacchino | Marvel | | Infinity Entity #3 | Jim Starlin/Alan Davis | Marvel | | Patsy Walker Aka Hellcat #4 | Kate Leth/Brittney Williams | Marvel | | Totally Awesome Hulk #4 | Greg Pak/Frank Cho | Marvel |
: All New All Different Avengers #7, part of the "Standoff" event, which I'm not reading. BacklistVampirella TPB by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, illustrated by Amanda Connor and Jimmy Palmiotti, published by Dynamite Entertainment.
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Post by tkdco2 on Mar 30, 2016 13:02:50 GMT -6
Right now: Uniform Justice by Donna Leon
Next on the list: Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
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Post by terje on Mar 31, 2016 16:28:00 GMT -6
Bloodstone by Karl Edward Wagner. Alien ruins half sunken in a swamp, degenerated toadmen, a godlike crystal being from beyond the stars - its like something from the works of Abraham Merritt. The main character Kane is warrior and sorcerer and reminds me of both Conan and Elric. But if he showed up in one of their adventures he'd be an antagonist, like Thoth-Amon or Theleb K'aarna. I like it quite a lot!
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Post by Otto Harkaman on Apr 3, 2016 13:53:16 GMT -6
I found an audiobook of an old classic, the Compleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt. I am enjoying listening to the third story in the book, The Castle of Iron.  |
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Post by geoffrey on Apr 3, 2016 20:17:54 GMT -6
I recently finished reading Jade: Stone of Heaven by Richard Gump (published in 1962). It is a fascinating overview of the history of jade in China.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 12:59:49 GMT -6
Reading "Cannery Row", by Steinbeck, these days. A long time since a book has touched me like that one. |
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Post by krusader74 on Apr 12, 2016 6:35:08 GMT -6
March 30, 2016: Comics I read last week... | Title | Writer/Art/Cover (if different) | Publisher |
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| Daredevil #5 | Charles Soule/Ron Garney | Marvel | | Hercules #5 | Dan Abnett/Luke Ross/Jay Anacleto | Marvel | | X-men 92 #1 | Chris Sims/Alti Firmansyah/David Nakayama | Marvel |
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| Swamp Thing #4 | Len Wein/Kelley Jones | Vertigo | | Vampirella Vol 3 #2 | Kate Leth/Eman Casallos/Chrissie Zullo | Dynamite Entertainment | | Black Panther #1 | Ta-Nehisi Coates/Stelfreeze | Marvel | | Black Widow #2 | Chris Samnee/Chris Samnee | Marvel | | Empress #1 | Mark Millar/Stuart Immonen | Marvel | | Infinity Entity #4 | Jim Starlin/Alan Davis | Marvel | | Old Man Logan #4 | Jeff Lemire/Andrea Sorrentino | Marvel | Scarlet Witch #5
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| New Romancer #5 | Peter Milligan/Brett Parson | DC Comics/Vertigo | | Hercules #6 | Dan Abnett/Luke Ross/Jay Anacleto | Marvel | | Moon Knight #1 | Jeff Lemire/Greg Smallwood | Marvel | | Silver Surfer #3 | Dan Slott/Mike Allred | Marvel | | X-men 92 #2 | Chris Sims/Alti Firmansyah/David Nakayama | Marvel | | Weirdworld #5 | Sam Humphries/Mike Del Mundo | Marvel |
(of 4) written by Ben Acker, Heath Corson, art by Dan McDaid (Dynamite Entertainment). A team-up of King's Comics 1930s pulp heroes: Flash Gordon, the Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, and Prince Valiant.  May 7, 2016Free Comic Book Day!!! November 2, 2016Aleister & Adolf (Hardcover) written by Douglas Rushkoff, art by Michael Avon Oeming (Dark Horse Books) 
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Post by scottenkainen on Apr 12, 2016 6:57:00 GMT -6
Your comic book reading is all over the map, Krusader!
I'm reading Essential Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos vol. 1 now. Wa-hooooo!
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Post by krusader74 on Apr 28, 2016 22:09:47 GMT -6
April 20, 2016: Comics I read last week... | Title | Writer/Art/Cover (if different) | Publisher |
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| Lucifer #5 | Holly Black/Lee Garbett/Dave Johnson | DC Comics/Vertigo | | James Bond #6 | Ellis/Jason Masters/Dom Reardon | Dynamite Entertainment | | All New Hawkeye #6 | Jeff Lemire/Ramon K. Perez | Marvel | | Astonishing Ant-man #7 | Nick Spencer/Ramon Rosanas/Mark Brooks | Marvel | | Extraordinary X-men #9 | Jeff Lemire/Ken Lashley/Humberto Ramos | Marvel | | Karnak #3 | Warren Ellis/Gerardo Zaffino/David Aja | Marvel | | Power Man And Iron Fist #3 | David Walker/Sanford Greene | Marvel | | Totally Awesome Hulk #5 | Greg Pak/Frank Cho | Marvel | | Uncanny Inhumans #7 | Charles Soule/Brandon Peterson | Marvel |
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| Dark Knight III Master Race #4 | Frank Miller/Andy Kubert | DC Comics | | Micronauts #1 | Cullen Bunn/David Baldeon/J. H. Williams | IDW | | Doctor Strange #7 | Jason Aaron/Chris Bachalo | Marvel | | Doctor Strange Last Days Of Magic #1 | Various | Marvel | | Patsy Walker Aka Hellcat #5 | Kate Leth/Brittney Williams | Marvel |
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Post by stevemitchell on Apr 29, 2016 0:32:25 GMT -6
The Burma Campaign by Frank Lynn. A history of this mostly forgotten theater of war.
Echoes 30 by Tom Johnson and friends. A collection of essays commemorating the 30th anniversary of this great pulp fiction fan magazine.
Ramsey Campell, Probably. Another set of essays, from the prominent British horror writer.
Black Friday by David Goodis. A bleak crime-suspense novel.
The End of the Drive by Louis L'amour. From a file of unpublished Westerns found after the writer's death.
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Post by scottenkainen on Apr 29, 2016 12:24:22 GMT -6
Krusader, I hear good things about Patsy Walker. I may have to try that one.
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Post by krusader74 on May 4, 2016 4:42:38 GMT -6
Just a reminder that Free Comic Book Day is a few days from now: Saturday, May 7, 2016! This web page lists all the free comics available (with some PDF previews) and has a retailer locator. May 4, 2016: Comics I plan to pick up later today... | Title | Writer/Art/Cover (if different) | Publisher |
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| Kings Quest #1 | Ben Acker/Dan McDaid/Marc Laming | Dynamite Entertainment | | Vampirella Vol 3 #3 | Kate Leth/Eman Casallos/Chrissie Zullo | Dynamite Entertainment | | Dungeons & Dragons (2016) #1 | Jim Zub/Nelson Daniel/Max Dunbar | IDW | | Black Widow #3 | Chris Samnee | Marvel | | Empress #2 | Mark Millar/Stuart Immonen | Marvel | | Moon Knight #2 | Jeff Lemire/Greg Smallwood | Marvel | | Punisher #1 | Becky Cloonan/Steve Dillon/Declan Shalvey | Marvel | | X-men 92 #3 | Chris Sims/Alti Firmansyah/David Nakayama | Marvel |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2016 8:39:59 GMT -6
I compiled a rather long list of books - or rather, a compilation of several series - that I see as interesting reads for anybody interested in my humble efforts concerning the World of Meleon: www.goodreads.com/review/list/6841996-rafael?shelf=meleon-mordred-blackmoor(Note that their inclusion in the list doesn't particularly say what, or if I particularly liked the books I named - it's just that I think they transport a similar "flair", from my own POV.) Like, it's amusing how many of those I really read as a kid. Guess RPGs are really the gateway to that "child identity" of me that still lingers around somewhere in my subconscious. I rarely read fantasy books, any more, and, particularly in terms of style, I have completely different rolemodels - but when it's about fantasy, straight to the 1980s I go. |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 20:59:35 GMT -6
On a side note: Penny Dreadful, the TV series, is BEAUTIFUL! |
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Post by krusader74 on May 12, 2016 6:17:40 GMT -6
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Post by krusader74 on May 12, 2016 6:29:21 GMT -6
I wanted to point out these 4 new Marvel Comics freebies on Comixology: * Zeb Wells is a writer for Robot Chicken. I read the Avenging Spider-Man: My Friends Can Beat Up Your Friends TPB, which collects Avenging Spider-Man #1--5. It's FUNNY! You should at least get issue #1, because it's free. It starts with NYC under attack by the moloids, and this great quote from a gun-toting J. Jonah Jameson: |
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Post by MormonYoYoMan on May 12, 2016 6:50:59 GMT -6
Strongly recommend the Vision & Scarlet Witch. Mantlo was getting better and better before he was cut down, and I would have loved to see his progress continue.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2016 7:15:16 GMT -6
Nice, though I am not sure it works as a comic book, to be frank. The story is not great, but the imagery and the acting are quite entertaining. Not brilliant, but good enough fun. |
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Post by tkdco2 on May 13, 2016 3:44:25 GMT -6
I just finished Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell and started Henning Mankell's One Step Behind.
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Post by terje on May 17, 2016 12:16:37 GMT -6
Interface by Mother Horse Eyes: www.reddit.com/r/9M9H9E9/wiki/narrativeIts kind of like if HP Lovecraft David Cronenberg and William S Burroughs cowrote a creepy pasta. Its weird scifi horror with multiple naratives that weave in and out of each other. Some parts are written in the style of message board posts (in the same way as part of a novel can be in the style of a letter or diary), while other parts are more explicitly litterary. |
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Post by stevemitchell on May 17, 2016 14:01:03 GMT -6
Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope. An early novel, and not one of his best. It was hard to feel very concerned about the romantic entanglements of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy when the novel had the great famine of the 1840s occurring in the background.
Cassidy's Girl by David Goodis. Another bleak, tough crime-suspense novel from Goodis.
The Atlantic Abomination by John Brunner. A Cthulhuesque entity rises from the sea floor and invades North America. Read like a B-movie from the 1950s and 60s--one of the good ones!
The Compleat Traveller in Black by John Brunner. Brunner in a much different mood; a series of connected fantasy tales in a setting that would make for a great RPG campaign.
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