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Comic Book Corner: Head Lopper Vol. 2

Last week I began my foray into the Head Lopper series by Andrew MacLean. Since then, I’ve acquired the rest of the series and will be working through each of the remaining collected additions in the coming weeks. This week I’ll be…

Comic Book Corner- Head Lopper Vol. 1

It’s been quite some time since my last comic book review, as I was putting off finding some new series I hadn’t yet discussed. With the new year upon us, I decided to kick things off with a simple title that being…

Project Hail Mary (Book) Review

Project Hail Mary is a science fiction novel by Andy Weir. His previous work includes the popular novel, The Martian, which was adapted into a film starring Matt Damon in 2015. Project Hail Mary was published in 2021 and received immensely positive…

The Kaiju Preservation Society (Book) Review

“It’s a pop song. It’s meant to be light and catchy, with three minutes of hooks and choruses for you to sing along with, and then you’re done and you go on with your day.” Going into John Scalzi’s 2022 novel, I…

Comic Book Corner – The Last Ronin

Ninja Turtles is one of those franchises that I’ll always enjoy despite all the goofiness of the premise. I grew up with the 2003 cartoon series and it was a big inspiration for me to start training in martial arts at a…

Finders Keepers (Book) Review

Awhile ago I began my foray into Stephen King’s trilogy of crime thrillers with Mr. Mercedes. Since then, I’ve completed the second book in the series, which follows retired police detective Bill Hodges on his various adventures. Finders Keepers was originally published…

Mr. Mercedes (Book) Review

A few months ago I discussed the Stephen King novel The Outsider. Within that book, there was a specific character that I particularly enjoyed that was introduced in King’s previous works. Wanting to learn more, I decided to dive into Mr. Mercedes.…

Comic Book Corner – The Wailing Blade

I’ve talked about books from most of the big names in indie publishing here. However, I’ve yet to discuss a book from a local independent studio. The Wailing Blade is a four-issue miniseries published by Comix Tribe in 2020. The story is…

Comic Book Corner – Lux

This week, we continue looking at comic series surrounding the popular game League of Legends. This time I’ll be discussing the five-issue series, Lux. This series is written by John O’Bryan, features artwork by Billy Tan, and was originally published by Marvel…

Comic Book Corner – Ashe: Warmother

I’m back once again and this week I’ll be continuing my trek into the world of League of Legends comic series published by Marvel Comics. This time we’ll be focusing on the four issue series Ashe: Warmother. Like the Zed series, this…