The total reboot of DC Comics, called the New 52, has produced some solid hits with Birds of Prey, Batwoman, and Catwoman. All 3 titles feature strong female protagonists that are multifaceted and complex. One of the odder additions was a new line called Suicide Squad. This title brings together some of Batman’s more dangerous foes headlining them as the protagonists. It’s a clever concept. The idea is that many of the super villains Batman or others have captured over the years have skills that […]
Technicolor Space Voyage
There’s some satisfying symmetry to reviewing a gender-bent, acid trip of a reworked classic and absolutely hating every second of it (see my review for Pussy, King of Pirates from earlier in the year) and reviewing a gender-bent, acid trip of a reworked classic and absolutely loving it (see my review of ODY-C, right here!). First off, the coloring and the artwork are dazzling and delightful. There is a full page panel of Zeus, in all her glory (oh, yeah, small plot detail, Zeus eradicates […]
Khaleesi Wouldn’t Put Up With This
I know this is a beloved series and McCaffrey is one of the most prolific writers science fiction writers of all time. And I know that, for its time – a time before Ellen Ripley, Katniss Everdeen and Hermione Granger, it was revolutionary to have a story, a science fiction story no less, have a strong woman main character. But… I’m glad we’ve gotten better. We deserve better. Lessa, the main character, herself isn’t the problem. Lessa lives in a medieval like holding ruled by […]
What do you seek?
I have had this one on the bookshelf to read for quite a while and was looking for an audiobook to round out the year, so Mr. Penumbra’s is it. I struggled with my rating, vacillating between 3 and 4 stars. For me this book was uneven, in that some parts I loved, and some left me wanting more, but overall I found it a charming and delightful story, and definitely of interest to book lovers, nerds, the anyone who finds themselves in both categories. […]
Thank You Bunnybean!
Bunnybean is a lovely and generous Cannonballer and I am loving my Christmas books! I’m 80% through with A Notorious Countess Confesses and it’s a perfect reprieve from holiday stress and the persistent rain that’s been harshing our Christmas buzz. Eve was a courtesan, and is now a widowed Countess who moves to Pennyroyal Green. The local Vicar, Adam, is a self-contained man of such striking appearance that all of the local women fairly swoon when he appears. They have good smolder and the supporting […]
Book Meh of the Meh-lands Series
Hidden – Review on KatsCannon First written review, and it’s not going to overwhelm you folks, since this book left me feeling so incredibly meh that I can’t even work up vitriol about it. Hidden is Book 1 of the Dragonlands series, which hardly matters since I cannot come up with a single compelling reason to continue the franchise. Since it’s the first book, like first installments before it, this book is required to do a lot of the heavy lifting of world building and […]