February 2015
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DIFFERENT TRACKS – Steve Millward
Few people would argue against the idea that the late 1960’s/early 1970’s was a time of tremendous change in our music and our politics. Author Steve Millward picks one year, 1970, to highlight what was happening politically and socially in the music scene. While Millward does touch on events world-wide he focusses primarily on the Continue reading
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WILDFIRE VOLUME 1 – graphic novel
There are a great number of similarities between a graphic novel story and a story written for other visual mediums such as film and theatre. Now I don’t know a lot about film, but I do know a little something about theatre and playwriting. I have, taped above my desk, a series of “I believe…” Continue reading
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UFILES #2: ALEXANDER’S ARMY – Chris d’Lacey
Back in May I reviewed the first book in the UFiles series by Chris d’Lacey, and was quite spellbound with the book. I was fortunate enough to see that book two was now available for review and eagerly began to read. There is still a fair amount of science fiction, mystery, paranormal activity, action/adventure, and Continue reading
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HOW TO DRAW COOL STUFF – Catherine V. Holmes
I am always a little leery of “How to Draw …” books, finding that most of them look good, and have step-by-step guides, but then make a big leap to the finished product, failing to explain some of the important means of detail. This particular book is geared toward teachers and students and the simplicity Continue reading
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ASSASSIN – Joe Craig
Throwback Thursday: Reviewing a Reissue I wasn’t aware that this was a reissue when I requested it, not that it matters — it looked interesting. And it IS interesting and exciting. The book has had other titles: Jimmy Coates: Assassin?; Killer; Jimmy Coates: Killer; and now, simply Assassin. All are listed as “Jimmy Coates #1.” Continue reading
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THE BOATMAKER – John Benditt
A modern fable; an allegorical tale; a journey — an odyssey — that will bring to mind shades of other popular coming-of-age novels, such as The Catcher in the Rye, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Odyssey, and The Book Thief. Benditt’s world is both an imaginary one, and one that is all Continue reading
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HENNI – graphic novel
I appreciate a wide variety of writing and art styles and even if something doesn’t reach me personally, I try to look at it from the point of view of the intended audience. But no matter how I try to look at this book, it just doesn’t work! Henni is a graphic novel by Miss Continue reading
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TARKIN – James Luceno
I don’t know if I’m just suddenly aware of the number of Star Wars novels on the market or if there’s been an increase in their number (due, mostly likely, to the new films coming soon) but out of curiosity (and the fact that I so enjoyed the James s. A. Corey novel), I requested Continue reading
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FIZZ: HARNESS THE POWER OF MOUTH MARKETING… – Ted Wright
Advertising and marketing has come a long way since the days of Mad Men. Or at least, it should. When there were three television networks, it made sense to spend good money to advertise on television – you were pretty much guaranteed a good audience to reach anyone in the United States. But today, the Continue reading
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PHOTOGRAPHY AS MEDITATION – Torsten Andreas Hoffmann
This book might better be called ‘Zen and the Art of Photography’ because it seems to be a book geared more about how to find your zen through the use of photography, rather than ‘meditation’ in a more general sense. There is very little writing within the book. Each chapter (twenty-eight of them) is only Continue reading
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SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN: SEASON 6 – graphic novel
I recently reviewed a Star Trek graphic novel that I found to be really tremendous (see review here) and so I hoped to continue my trip through nostalgia with this Six Million Dollar Man graphic novel. Perhaps my memory is fading, but I don’t remember the series being quite like this. For those who don’t Continue reading
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DRAWING CONCLUSIONS – Deirdre Verne
This mystery, Drawing Conclusions, by Deirdre Verne, threw me a few curves and surprises, most of them quite good. The story starts simply. Our main character, Cece, is a ‘freegan’ — someone so ecologically committed to protecting the environment that she dumster-dives for food (not because she has to but because it reduces waste). Cece Continue reading
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