Sunday, November 28, 2010

The 9th book of the Harry Dresden saga is is great as the previous 8. Harry find him in the middle of power struggle in the vampires White court. With the help of his brother Thomas (a white court vampire), Srg. Murphy and crime boss Marcone Harry manage to kill the heads of 2 of the White court houses. At the end he descovers that Thomas owns a beauty salon and world as a hairdresser feeding and earning money at the same time. he laso finds out that his buddy Warden Ramirez also suspect that there is a Black council of wizards working behind the scenes.

Code name Cassandra by Meg Cabot

The 2nd book in the 1-800-where-r-you series is cute. It's summer and Jess is working as a consuler in a music camp. The FBi are still watching her inspite her claim that she lot her ability to find missing kids. Whe Jess is approached by a father is a missing kid she helps him with her boyfriend Rob help. she reveals that she is still in the missing kids buisness.

New comics

  1. Stargate: Daniel Jackson #4
  2. Terminator 1984 #3
  3. True blood #5

14 new comics in November 2010

New books

  1. Fatal voyage by Kathy Reichs
  2. Deja dead by Kathy Reichs

3 new books in November 2011

Friday, November 19, 2010

Star Wars: Crimson empire

It's been a very long time since the last time I read Star Wars comics and I enjoyed reading again comics from that universe.

This book is the last chapter of the Dark Empire saga and of Emperor Palpatine story after the last movie. The usual heros (Like, Lia or Han) are not there but the story is very enjoyable. The art is great.

Doctor Who: The only good dalek

This the 1st Doctor Who graphic novel from BBC books. I was aware of it till it landed on my local comics shop shelf. This is also the 1st 11th Doctor graphic novel. The story is great. A scientis succeed in gentically turning a Dalek into a good Dalek. The Daleks are are intent to extarminate this good Dalek which they see as an abomination. The art is also great. Crossing fingers for more Doctor Who graphic novels from BBc books :)

Doctor Who: annual 2010 + #13-16

The annual includes 4 stories. 2 were cute, 1 I didn't understand at all and the 4th was continuation of the story from the regular issues.
Issues 13-16 are the last arc in the story. In the end we learn that the doctor's companion who dies and somehow becamea 5th dimenssion being, in the one behind everything that happend it can be created. A very good Doctor Who story.

Night world vol.1 by LJ Smith

This volume includes 3 books: Secret vampire, Daughters of darkness & Spell binder.
I love LJ Smith writing. It's easy and fun to read. The idea in Night World is the same as in The Vampire Diaries. Vampires, Werewolfs (hello Prof. Lupin), witches and other magical people are leaving among us humans, look at us a vermin and food, all that without our knowledge. In all 3 books teenage magical people fall in love with human teenagers, discover that humans are people after all and start to live not according to the harsh rules of the "night world". The stories are cute. I have only 2 remarks:
1. I wish there were more stories about each couple telling what happened to them after they got together.
2. Note to self: don't read more then 1 book at a time or they astart looking the same.
Other that I'm looking forward to getting the next 2 volumes.

Wexford: The monster in the box

Boring !!! I love Brit detective stories but this book is boring. in the 1st half Wexford tells Burdon his suspicions since he was a rookie that Eric Targo murdered 2 people, and remembers his early love life. The 1st new body appears only in the 2nd half and there is no mystery who the murderer is. All this is mingled with the life of Muslims in the UK. So not interesting. The most annoying thing is that Jewish cop Hanna who goes out of her way to be pro-Muslim, as if the same muslims don't see her as an infedil and want her dead because she is Jewish. GRRRRRR

New book

  1. The Chase by Clive Cussler

1 new book so far in November 2010.

New comics

  1. Angel #39
  2. Dresden files: Storm frint vol.2 #4
  3. GI Joe: Future noir special #1
  4. Stargate: Vala Mal Doran #5

11 new comics so far in November 2010.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The rest of February 2011 solicitations

Dynamite:
  1. BUCK ROGERS ANNUAL #1
  2. SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #2

Zenoscope:

  1. CHARMED #9

14 items solicited for February 2011. Very depressing :(

IDW for February 2011

  1. ANGEL #42
  2. ANGEL ILLYRIA #4
  3. DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 4 #1
  4. DOCTOR WHO VOL 2 #2
  5. GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TP VOL 01
  6. G.I. JOE: RENEGADES, VOL. 1
  7. G.I. JOE: RENEGADES, VOL. 2
  8. SPIKE #5
  9. STAR TREK INFESTATION #1
  10. STAR TREK INFESTATION #2
  11. TRUE BLOOD TAINTED #1

11 items so far solicited for February 2011.

Friday, November 12, 2010

New comics

  1. Angel: Illyria - hunted
  2. G.I. Joe vol.3
  3. Spike #2
  4. Star Trek: Khan ruling in hell #2
  5. Star Wars: Crimson empire

7 new comics so far in November 2010.

So far the February solicitations are very disappointing. Not even 1 issue for me in the Dark Horse solicitations :(

Monday, November 8, 2010

G.I. Joe: Hearts & minds

A very enjoyable glimpses into 10 character: 5 Cobra & 5 Joes. Each issue has 2 stories: the 1st about a Cobra character and 2nd is about his Joe counterpart. I hope that there will be a sequel with glimpses to other characters.

New comics

  1. Buffy 38 - Last gleaming
  2. The murder of king Tut #5

2 new comics so far in November 2010.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Smallville: Dragon

I like the Superman story very much but don't read the comics because they are endless and interconnected with other comic characters. I'm reading enough different comics titles as it is. The Smallville serie is great and so are the books. In this book Clark is still in highschool secretly pinning over Lana. Drinking mint tea laced with kriptonite dust fullfil his wish to be with Lana, but makes him forget who he realy is and loose his alien powers. Luckily he regains his memory in the 90th minute and isa ble to save Lana from an ex-con turned into a lizard man by the same water that affected Clark.

When lightening strike by Meg Cabot

This is the 1st book in the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series telling the adventures of Jess Mastriani from the moment she was strike by a lightening and started dreaming about the where abouts of missing people. In the TV show 1-800-missing that was based on characters from the book, Jess already graduated from hughschool and joined the FBI. In the book she is still in highschool and being an FBI agent is the last thing on her mind. A very enjoyable read.