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October 2022 Leftovers

Batman: The Impostor by Mattson Tomlin

The Son by Jo Nesbø

Killer Come Back to Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury

The Devil's Wedding Ring by Vidar Sundstøl

November 1, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Happy belated Halloween to all who observe! Again, I don’t have as many leftovers as I did in recent months since I’m logging so many full reviews for the Book Bingo. But here’s what I got, all of them quality 4-star reads…   Batman: The Impostor Really enjoyed this one. A fresh take, helped by the fact that Batman is surrounded by characters with no history. Jim Gordon is off the force. Alfred has forsaken him (or vice versa). No Joker, no Riddler, Penguin functions […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Batman, comic book, crime, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, Jo Nesbo, Killer Come Back to Me, Mattson Tomlin, mystery, nordic noir, Norway, occult, oslo, Ray Bradbury, short stories, Speculative Fiction, The Devil's Wedding Ring, the son, thriller, Vidar Sundstøl

Jake's CBR14 Review No:194 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Batman, comic book, crime, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, Jo Nesbo, Killer Come Back to Me, Mattson Tomlin, mystery, nordic noir, Norway, occult, oslo, Ray Bradbury, short stories, Speculative Fiction, The Devil's Wedding Ring, the son, thriller, Vidar Sundstøl ·
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September 2022 Leftovers

Batman '89 by Sam Hamm

The Boys' Club by Erica Katz

The Banker's Wife by Christina Alger

October 1, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Not nearly as many leftovers as in the last few months, mostly because of the Ted Williams biography, also because of other stuff going on. Plus, I’m writing longer posts for books I would have otherwise dispensed with sooner because of CBR 14 Bingo. Batman ’89*** Been waiting for this for so long, especially after the love Batman 66got, but the results were mixed. Loved what they did with Robin. Didn’t like what they did with Harvey Dent/Two-Face. It felt like Christopher Nolan and not […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Batman, Batman '89, Christina Alger, Erica Katz, Graphic Novel, New York City, Sam Hamm, The Banker's Wife, The Boys Club, thriller, Tim Burton

Jake's CBR14 Review No:177 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Batman, Batman '89, Christina Alger, Erica Katz, Graphic Novel, New York City, Sam Hamm, The Banker's Wife, The Boys Club, thriller, Tim Burton ·
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One Bad Day

Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland

October 1, 2022 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr14bingo Scandal/bingo  Published in 1988 generated controversy for its violence, treatment of Barbara Gordon, Moore’s later criticism of his own. See this story in the Guardian. Batman: The Killing Joke, published in 1988, has had enormous influence on Batman movies and seems to be the generally accepted version of the Joker’s origin story. While I haven’t seen all of the Batman movies, as I read this graphic novel, I recognized that Hollywood has largely adopted Alan Moore’s story as canon. Moore himself in subsequent years […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: alan moore, Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, Batman, Brian Bolland, cbr14, cbr14bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Graphic Novel, scandal, The Killing Joke

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: alan moore, Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, Batman, Brian Bolland, cbr14, cbr14bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Graphic Novel, scandal, The Killing Joke ·
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Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) ROBIN!

Batman and Robin and Howard by Jeffrey Brown

September 28, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One reviewer from Goodreads said Batman and Robin and Howard was (to be more polite) less than intelligent, and while I will not disagree, I think they missed the point. This is an over the top, fun, story about being the new kid vs. the before kid at school. The story of two people who do not click and make assumptions about each other. It is a goofy way to help kids try and see both sides of the cape. While the adult doofus Batman […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports Tagged With: & Sons, Batman, Damian Wayne, fathers, friendships, Jeffrey Brown, Robin, school, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:498 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports · Tags: & Sons, Batman, Damian Wayne, fathers, friendships, Jeffrey Brown, Robin, school, Social Themes ·
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April 2022 Leftovers

Batman, Volume 3: Death in the Family by Scott Snyder

DC: The New Frontier, Volume 1 by Darwyn Cooke

Batman: Curse of the White Knight by Sean Gordon Murphy

Batman, Volume 4: Zero Year-Secret City by Scott Snyder

Chances by Jackie Collins

Batgirl, Volume 1: Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart

Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year-Dark City by Scott Snyder

Sonny: The Last of the Old Time Mafia Bosses, John "Sonny" Franzeze by S.J. Peddie

The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch

Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free by Sarah Weinman

Call Me a Cab by Donald Westlake

Please See Us by Caitlin Mullen

The Bouncer by David Gordon

Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbø

Tough Luck: Sid Luckman, Murder, Inc., and the Rise of the Modern NFL by R.D. Rosen

Concourse by S.J. Rozan

May 1, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Here are the books I read in April that didn’t merit a full review… Batman, Vol. 3: Death in the Family **** Reading a Batman-v-Joker comic is perfect for April Fools Day. I loved Scott Snyder’s Court of Owls run but wasn’t sure how I’d feel about him doing a Joker story combined with the extended Batman Family (which I’ve never been interested in). But this is a good story, a creepy one that continues to burnish Snyder’s credentials on this series. DC: The New Frontier, Volume […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense Tagged With: Atlantic City, Batgirl, Batgirl of Burnside, Batman, Batman Death in the Family, Batman Zero Year, Batman Zero Year Dark City, Batman Zero Year Secret City, Bill Smith, Blood on Snow, Bronx, Caitlin Mullen, Call Me a Cab, Cameron Stewart, Chances, Concourse, Darwyn Cooke, David Gordon, DC Comics, DC The New Frontier, Donald Westlake, Jackie Collins, Jennifer Lynch, Jo Nesbo, Joe Brody, Joker, Lucky Santangelo, Lydia Chin, mafia, Murder Inc., New York City, Norway, Please See Us, psychic, R.D. Rosen, S.J. Peddie, S.J. Rozan, Sarah Weinman, scandal, scott snyder, Sean Gordon Murphy, Sid Luckman, Sonny, Sonny Franzeze, The Bouncer, The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, Tough Luck, travel, twin peaks, William F. Buckley, Zero Year

Jake's CBR14 Review No:74 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense · Tags: Atlantic City, Batgirl, Batgirl of Burnside, Batman, Batman Death in the Family, Batman Zero Year, Batman Zero Year Dark City, Batman Zero Year Secret City, Bill Smith, Blood on Snow, Bronx, Caitlin Mullen, Call Me a Cab, Cameron Stewart, Chances, Concourse, Darwyn Cooke, David Gordon, DC Comics, DC The New Frontier, Donald Westlake, Jackie Collins, Jennifer Lynch, Jo Nesbo, Joe Brody, Joker, Lucky Santangelo, Lydia Chin, mafia, Murder Inc., New York City, Norway, Please See Us, psychic, R.D. Rosen, S.J. Peddie, S.J. Rozan, Sarah Weinman, scandal, scott snyder, Sean Gordon Murphy, Sid Luckman, Sonny, Sonny Franzeze, The Bouncer, The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, Tough Luck, travel, twin peaks, William F. Buckley, Zero Year ·
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Extra Reading March 2022

Batman: The Killing Joke by Christa Faust and Gary Phillips

The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History by Dana O'Neil

In The Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero

The Banks by Roxane Gay, Ming Doyle (Illustrator)

One Night, New York by Lara Thompson

The Secret Lives of Married Women by Elissa Wald

Lost and Found in Harlem by Delia C. Pitts

Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Scandal in Babylon by Barbara Hambly

Sadie by Courtney Summers

April 1, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

These are the books I finished in the month of March in which I didn’t have time or words to elaborate on… Batman: The Killing Joke *** Two of my favorites team up for a Batman prose novel? Yes! But the end result is just okay. Interestingly enough, I think both writers do a better job with the random Gothamites than they do with the Caped Crusader and his primary nemesis. You’re fine just reading Alan Moore’s legendary graphic novel. The Big East: Inside the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fanfiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Romance, Short Stories, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: autobiography, Barbara Hambly, Batman, Beautiful Little Fools, Christa Faust and Gary Phillips, College Basketball, Colombia, comic prose novel, Courtney Summers, crime, Dana O'Neil, Delia C. Pitts, Diane Guerrero, Elissa Wald, erotica, fanfiction, Film Industry, Graphic Novel, harlem, heist, historical fiction, Hollywood, Immigration, in the country we love, Jillian Cantor, Lara Thompson, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA romance, Libba Bray, Lost and Found in Harlem, mystery, One Night New York, Ross Detective Agency, Roxane Gay, Ming Doyle (Illustrator), sadie, Scandal in Babylon, short stories, The Banks, The Big East, The Great Gatsby, The Joker, The Killing Joke, The Secret Lives of Married Women, Young Adult

Jake's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fanfiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Romance, Short Stories, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: autobiography, Barbara Hambly, Batman, Beautiful Little Fools, Christa Faust and Gary Phillips, College Basketball, Colombia, comic prose novel, Courtney Summers, crime, Dana O'Neil, Delia C. Pitts, Diane Guerrero, Elissa Wald, erotica, fanfiction, Film Industry, Graphic Novel, harlem, heist, historical fiction, Hollywood, Immigration, in the country we love, Jillian Cantor, Lara Thompson, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA romance, Libba Bray, Lost and Found in Harlem, mystery, One Night New York, Ross Detective Agency, Roxane Gay, Ming Doyle (Illustrator), sadie, Scandal in Babylon, short stories, The Banks, The Big East, The Great Gatsby, The Joker, The Killing Joke, The Secret Lives of Married Women, Young Adult ·
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