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Introducing: Miguel O’Hara

Spider-Man 2099, issue #1 by Peter David

February 22, 2022 by fauxschizzle 1 Comment

Peter Parker wasn’t my first Spider-Man. He’s one of my favorite characters, don’t get me wrong, but Peter Parker’s origin story was collective knowledge, it wasn’t new. It was picked over turkey with all the baggage of a holiday meal. I knew going in that 2099 would be different, but I didn’t know what that meant at the time. I was twelve, eating lots of Brooklyn pizza, and guzzling Arizona iced tea at a rate surely to put me on the diabetes fast-track (thankfully, it […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #Science Fiction, 1990's, 2099, Blade Runner, comic books, cyberpunk, Doom, future, Ghost Rider, Hulk, marvel, Marvel 2099, Peter David, Punisher, Ravage, Riot Games, Spider-Man, superheroes, various, video games, X-Men

fauxschizzle's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #Science Fiction, 1990's, 2099, Blade Runner, comic books, cyberpunk, Doom, future, Ghost Rider, Hulk, marvel, Marvel 2099, Peter David, Punisher, Ravage, Riot Games, Spider-Man, superheroes, various, video games, X-Men ·
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Marvel's 2099 series

Fauxschizzle vs. 2099: An Introduction

Marvel's 2099 Series by Various

February 2, 2022 by fauxschizzle 3 Comments

I was an easy mark. Overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of stories, art, subject matter that filled my local Brooklyn comic store, and limited by a $5-per-week allowance, I had no idea where to enter the world of comic books. Even at a young age I was a story junkie. I loved Spider-Man, Batman, the Silver Surfer, and had a huge crush on Jubilee from the X-Men. I was interested in so many more… Wolverine, Sandman, Martha Washington Goes to War, Tank Girl, Ghost Rider, […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, 1990's, 2099, Blade Runner, comic books, cyberpunk, Doom, future, Ghost Rider, Hulk, marvel, Marvel 2099, Punisher, Ravage, Riot Games, Spider-Man, superheroes, various, video games, X-Men

fauxschizzle's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, 1990's, 2099, Blade Runner, comic books, cyberpunk, Doom, future, Ghost Rider, Hulk, marvel, Marvel 2099, Punisher, Ravage, Riot Games, Spider-Man, superheroes, various, video games, X-Men ·
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Be careful what to wish for when trying to earn your Adventure badge in Scouts

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer

February 17, 2020 by Bothari43 Leave a Comment

This adventure story feels more on the Y end than the A end of YA, but with some thrills and dangers that might be scary for littler readers. The three children of General Matsika – brave Tendai, the oldest at 13, assertive sister Rita, and four-year-old Kuda – are not allowed to leave the family compound. They have everything they could ever need, including fancy futuristic school lessons and a live-in Praise Singer who acts as tutor and babysitter. Their father has spent his career […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: future, kidnapping, nancy farmer, Zimbabwe

Bothari43's CBR12 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: future, kidnapping, nancy farmer, Zimbabwe ·
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A love letter to video games

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

December 29, 2018 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline was a more recent CBR9 book exchange gift. The backlash for the book was pretty intense, but with the recent film adaptation, I was curious to read it for myself. Thus, I was glad my Mocha Girls Read book club picked it for our white male author theme. I ended up finishing it over 4th of July and surprisingly enjoyed the pop culture filled story. The story follows Wade on an epic quest to essentially save the internet from a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Ernest Cline, fantasy, future, gaming, Ready Player One, SciFi, Speculative Fiction, video games, virtual reality

teresaelectro's CBR10 Review No:16 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Ernest Cline, fantasy, future, gaming, Ready Player One, SciFi, Speculative Fiction, video games, virtual reality ·
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John Scalzi is reliably fascinating

Lock In by John Scalzi

October 20, 2016 by ingres77 4 Comments

This was my second attempt to read this book, and I’m glad I gave it another go. I haven’t been let down by Scalzi before, and Lock In was no different. This is a fairly typical Scalzi novel, in that the world is well developed and multi-layered. From what I’ve read of him (Redshirts, the Old Man’s War series, and The Dispatchers), he’s very adept at centering his stories around a big idea, and this is no different. Set in the future, a disease has […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: future, john scalzi, lock in, robots

ingres77's CBR8 Review No:93 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: future, john scalzi, lock in, robots ·
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This is war. Chaos. Chance. Death.

Golden Son (The Red Rising Trilogy, Book 2) by Pierce Brown

July 16, 2016 by borisanne 2 Comments

I cannot emphasize enough how much I am loving the Red Rising series. I’m pre-grieving my reading and finishing of the next and final book. But, I’m also so addicted that as soon as the library checks it out to me, I’m going to devour it. This is dystopian fiction at its finest: fully fleshed out, incredibly exciting, completely believable, deeply poetic. The protagonist, Darrow has my heart. He’s driven, he’s thoughtful, he’s pure but emotional, and he’s young and beautiful. The villains of the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Brown, CBR8, dystopia, eugenics, fantasy, future, murder, Pierce Brown, rebellion, science, science fiction, space, technology, war

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Brown, CBR8, dystopia, eugenics, fantasy, future, murder, Pierce Brown, rebellion, science, science fiction, space, technology, war ·
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