Reads
I am an avid reader and love writing book reviews. Hopefully you will find your next great read here. I read a little bit of everything including comics and graphic novels, YA and children’s literature, non-fiction, and more.
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Juliet Naked (Nothing Inappropriate Here)
Juliet Naked by Nick Hornby Tucker Crowe crafted one of the most brilliant break-up albums of all time. It was titled “Juliet” and was a runway success back in the 1980s. Then, one night during a tour to support that album, Crowe quit the music scene completely and pretty much disappeared from society. His dedicated fans continued to…
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Steal Like an Artist
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon This is a really quick read full of great advice for artists of any type. Musicians, painters, and writers can all learn from these short 150 pages. Here are some of the things I picked up from the book. Nurture Your…
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Origin Stories in Avengers: Mythos
Avengers: Mythos TPB (Trade Paperback) Origin stories are a staple in comic books and in super-hero movies. The stories can be told again and again and you can always find something new in them. This collection is a modern retelling of some of the most pivotal Avengers. It starts of with a rather bland retelling…
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On the Record: The Scratch DJ Academy Guide
On the Record: The Scratch DJ Academy Guide by Paul White and Luke Crisell with Rob Principe I love the entire idea of a DJ Academy. Giving children the tools to create and participate in hip-hop culture is priceless. Especially since DJ gear can be quite expensive. The cost point shouldn’t deter people from picking…
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Come on Writers, Use Your Wild Voice!
Wild Women, Wild Voices: Writing from Your Authentic Wildness by Judy Reeves I love the subtitle of this book, “Writing from Your Authentic Wildness” and I really want to see exactly what that entails. Part of me had to put away the actual title when it read it though because I am not a woman.…
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FBP – Federal Bureau of Physics
FBP – Federal Bureau of Physics: Vol. 1 The laws of physics that we take for granted seem to be broken. There are localized gravity failures, pockets of the city where time moves at a slower rate, and bubble dimensions. We are used to the universe abiding by predictable constants. It is a terrifying world…
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Batman / Superman – Cross World
Batman / Superman: Volume 1 – Cross World by Greg Pak and Jae Lee In the DC Universe, there are all sort of parallel Earths. On one such planet, Batman and Superman have not yet met. Superman cannot even fly. He simply leaps over tall buildings and great distances. These two heroes are somehow transported…
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Smallville Season 11: Chaos
Smallville was a television series that ran for ten seasons and revolved around a young Clark Kent before he became Superman. I own every single season on DVD and really enjoyed watching it. I had no idea that the story continued in the medium of comics. My brother surprised me with the first 5 issues…
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An interview with BT Rockwell
BT Rockwell is an audio engineer, producer, and author. He produced Only Built for Cuban Linx 2 by Raekwon, has worked with The Wu-Tang Clan, and has most recently wrote a novel entitled “Burn Me Up Fast.” I had the chance to interview him on my radio show. We talk about all sorts of things…
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Watch for This Title on the Bookshelf
Watch by Robert J. Sawyer This is the second book in the www trilogy. In the first book, an artificial intelligence emerges within the World Wide Web. At first, this intelligence doesn’t know anything about itself or the outside world. A teenage girl stumbles across its existence and helps it learn and grow. The intelligence…