G.I. Joe vol.4

The ongoing story in the IDW continuity gets better and better. Now the Joes have to contend with Cobra using for deployment a "beam me up Scotty" transporter. Inspite of it, by sheer luck they manage to capture Cobra's dreadnaut submarine. The book ends with the sub's original crew trying to get it back.

In the Cobra front, Destro manage to take over the prisom and somehow ends up as Cobra commander. It's not exactly clear how it happend. The art is as usual very good. Looking forward to vol.5.

Doctor Who: The slitheen excrusion

As it's evident from this blog, I love Doctor Who in every format (except audio CD). This book is no exception. The doctor finds himslef a new companion for the adventure. This time it's a Classics student. Together they travel to 1500 BC and help humanity get rid of the Slitheen who yet again try to wipe them out.

The ancient Greeks accepting time travel and aliens as a commpn thing is a bit rediculous. But other then that it's a very good read. Can't wait for my London vacation and all the new Doctor Who books I'll get there :)

Nurder she wrote: Murder on the QE2

A very good detective novel although Jessica Fletcher's smugness is very annoying. Yes, she is a world know author, but a bit of humilty is good for the soul. The book is so good that I didn't guess who the murderer is. For some reason through out the book I was convinced that the murderer is Mary Ward who helped Jessica solve the murder. Although there is a big clue in the begining.

New comics

1. Witchblade Redemption vol.1 - Witchblade #131-136

13 new comics in December 2010

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

This is the 1st book in the Kane Chronicals series by Rick Riordan who is fast becoming one of my very favorite writers. The formula is similar to that of the Percy Jackson books or as it's more appropriate to call them now the Camp Halfblood books. Greek gods were replaced by their Egyptian counterparts and demigods by Egyptian wizards.

While the setting in the Camp Halfblood books is similar to the one in Harry Potter books: Camp Halfblood = Hogwarts, Chiron = Dumbledore etc., in the Kane books the setting is different. The House of Life which is supposed to be the Kanes safe house is like Hogwarts rulled by death eaters in the 7th book. Carter & Saddie has to fend for themselves with the help of Bast the cat godess and Koffu the baboon.

The book is wonderful. Couldn't put it down. Can't wait for book 2.

Trojan war

Reading this comics adaptation right after reading the Lost Hero was a big mistake. After the demigods adventures the Trojan War seems pale in comparisson. The art is great. I'll try to read it again later.

New books

1. Cross bones by Kathy Reichs
2. Haubted by Meg Cabot
3. The host by Stephanie Meyers

8 new book so far in December 2010

The rest of March 2011 solicitations

Dynamite:

1. SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #3
2. JIM BUTCHER DRESDEN FILES FOOL MOON #4

Zenoscope:

1. CHARMED #10

13 items solicited for March 2011

IDW for March 2011

1. ANGEL #43
2. G.I. JOE: COBRA, VOL. 3-SERPENT'S COIL
3. G.I. JOE: INFESTATION #1
4. G.I. JOE: INFESTATION #2
5. G.I. JOE: RENEGADES, Vol. 3
6. G.I. JOE: RENEGADES, Vol. 4
7. SPIKE #6
8. DOCTOR WHO #3
9. DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS: THE SEVENTH DOCTOR #2
10. TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED #2

10 items so far solicited for March 2011. It's the 1st time in ages that there is no new Star Trek comics BAHAHAHA

New comics

1. Angel #40
2. Charmed #4
3. G.I. Joe vol.4 - G.I. Joe #18-22
4. The hound of the Baskervilles
5. Trojan war

12 new comics so far in December 2010

The lost hero by Rick Riordan

This is the 1st book in the Heroes of Olympus series - the sequel to the Percy Jackson books. I don't care that these books are classfied as a childrens or young adults book. I enjoyed every minute of reading it. New demigods alongside the old characters battle against the Gaea who wants to annihilate the Gods and rule the world again. To do that she is using nasty Giants and crazy characters from Greek mythology like Medea or king Midas. We are also introduced to the existense of second Haldblood camp, this one for Roman demigods. For some unexplained so far reason, the 2 camps are enemies but they must reunite in order to fight Gaea alonside their godly parents.

This book belongs to the elite WOW category. Can't wait for book 2 " The son of Posedon" which is still in the qiting process. Also started reading the Red Pyramid - the 1st book in the Kane Chronicles series by Riordan, and so far it's bery enjoyable too.

Blood ties: Bolld pact

Although in the too short lived TV show Vicky was human, this book end with her being changed by Henry into a vampire and Henry moving from Toronto to Vancouver. It all happened because of Vicky's mother unscrupoulus boss who decided to use Mrs. Nelson as a test subject in her Frankensteinian expirement. Very enjoyable read. Too bad that Tanya Huff ended the series after book 5 :(

Stargate: Daniel Jackson

Although it's a classic Stargate story, it was a bit disappointing. Daniel was on the only SG-1 member in the story, with only very short mention of Mitchel and the annoying Vala. My beloved Jack O'neill was absent and the same goes for Carter and Teal'c. Part of the art was also wrong. The Jafa were drawn with no symoble on their forheads.

New books

1. Murder she wrote: Murder on the QE2
2. Murder she wrote: The highland fling murders

5 new book so far in December 2010

New comics

1. Buffy #39 - Last gleaming p.4
2. Spike #3
3. G.I. Joe: Future noir special #2
4. Star Trek: Khan ruling in hell #3
5. Star Wars: Shadow empire
6. Star Wars: Shadow empire evolution
7. Torchwood #5

7 new comics so far in December 2010.

New books

1. The red pyramid by Rick Riordan
2. The lost hero

3 new book so far in December 2010

G.I.Joe vol.3

The fight between the Joes and Cobra continues. The later manage to kiddnep a scientist under the Joes nose and he helps them perfect the Star Trek trasporter system. Destro stinn in his containment suit is banished to a Cobra prison in a former soviet gulag, and Snake Eye heals under is old master's supervision. Great story & art. This month Vol.4 is going to be realsed and next month I'm going to start buying and reading the G.I. Joe: Cobra series.

Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs

I love the Bones TV show. The stories are very interesting and so are the characters. So I was very excited when I found out that it's based on the books written by Kathy Reichs and rushed to the used books shop to see if they have any.

Well, the only thing common between the books and the show is Dr. Temperance Brennan. And even she is not the same character as in the show. The books Brennan has "human skills". She is married but seperated and have a grown up daughter. The other characters from the show are not there and the same goes for the Jeffersonian where the show's lab is.

At the beginning the book is a bit boring. Nothing inetersting in Brennan identifying victims from a plane crash. There was also too much scientific jargon. But then Brennan was bannished from the crash site and things started to be very interesting. Till almost the end I didn't guess that the inn keepper is the bad guy and that it's all about a sect of cannibals.

New book

1. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

1 new book so far in December 2010