Saturday, August 02, 2025
SleuthSayers: Funny Business
SleuthSayers: Funny Business: I've always been interested in hearing about about the origin of a short story--the idea that first puts a particular story into a writ...
Beneath the Stains of Time: Job Hunting: "The Man Who Talked with Spirits" (1943) by Herbert Brean
Beneath the Stains of Time: Job Hunting: "The Man Who Talked with Spirits" (19...: Last month, I reread Herbert Brean's Wilders Walk Away (1948), which disappointed the first time round, but turned out to be quite good...
Bitter Tea and Mystery: Six Degrees of Separation: From The Safekeep to Tales of the South Pacific
Bitter Tea and Mystery: Six Degrees of Separation: From The Safekeep to Ta...: The Six Degrees of Separation meme is hosted by Kate at booksaremyfavoriteandbest . The idea behind the meme is to start with a book and us...
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Blue Ridge Fire Towers by Robert Sorrell
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Blue Ridge Fire Towers by Robert Sorrell: Reviewed by Jeanne While the title might sound dull to some, this book is a little gem of local history. Sorrell has done a very thoro...
Scott's Take: Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol. 7: Total Eclipso by Mark Waid, Adrián Gutiérrez (Illustrator), and Fran Galán (Artist)
Batman/Superman: World's Finest Vol. 7:
Total Eclipso by Mark Waid, Adrián Gutiérrez (Illustrator),
and Fran Galán (Artist) comes out August 5th. I read this early through
the DC Infinite App. This volume collects Superman/Batman: World’s Finest
#31-34 and Green Lantern/Green Arrow: World’s Finest Special #1.
All these stories, except for the last one, feature Superman (Clark), Batman,
and Robin (Dick). All volumes are standalone and can be read in any order. They
are all set in the past of the DC Universe.
In the main arc, Eclipso has taken over the Earth
and infected Batman, Superman, and most of the League, and has made them evil,
among other things. Luckly for Earth, Robin is still uninfected and he teams up
with the uninfected members Justice Society. This means it is it up to the
legendary members of the old guard and the kid to defeat Eclipso and his new
Minions as darkness engulfs the planet.
The last three issues are totally different.
In the first of the last three, Krypto recruits
Batgirl, Ace (the Bat-hound), and Jimmy Olsen to rescue the Superman, Batman,
and Robin.
The second issue is Batman, Superman, Robin teaming
up with Aquaman to stop a plague in the ocean. Luckly, they have a friend that
can help. Lori the mermaid (Superman’s girlfriend and that means, yes, Superman
hooked up with a mermaid) is attempting to keep the peace between rival
factions as the plague ravages the underwater cities.
In the last issue, Green Arrow and Green Lantern
team up against Deathstroke as the assassin attacks them during a road trip
across the country. Long ago those two had a series where they did a road trip
across America and this is set during that trip.
Featuring plenty of action, fun art, and spectacle,
this is a light hearted romp through the DC Universe. These were fun reads. I
think the one with Krypto was my favorite, but all of them were excellent.
This series will crossover with the Justice
League Unlimited series which will be collected in the trade, We
Are Yesterday. I have only read the first two issues of Justice
League Unlimited by I have enjoyed what I have read. Bring on the time
travel shenanigans.
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As noted, my reading was done through the DC Infinite App.
Scott A. Tipple ©2025
Friday, August 01, 2025
SleuthSayers: Learning to Give and Receive Critique by Tom Milani
SleuthSayers: Learning to Give and Receive Critique: Filling in for me today is Tom Milani, one of my amazing critique partners. He graciously reads my short fiction before submission. He trul...
Jerry's House of Everything: NOT A FORGOTTTEN BOOK: A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES
Jerry's House of Everything: NOT A FORGOTTTEN BOOK: A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES: A House with Good Bones by "T. Kingfisher" (Ursula Vernon) (2023) This one won the 2023 Dragon Award for best horror novel and...
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Poe, Wishing Thread, How to Rate a Cat
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Poe, Wishing Thread, How to Rate a Cat: Reported by Rita Poe: Birth of the Detective Story by Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is often cited as fathering the modern dete...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Gravetapping: Review: "Front Sight: Three Swagger Novellas" by Stephen Hunter
Gravetapping: Review: "Front Sight: Three Swagger Novellas" by S...: Front Sight Three Swagger Novellas by Stephen Hunter Atria Books, 2024 I read Stephen Hunter’s first B...
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