Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Orphans and them

We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles

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I have had We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles as an online reader copy for a few months. I have had opportunities to read it, but for the most part I figured it would expire before I had a chance to. Thankfully I was able to find it and read it at lunch today. It was an interesting experience. This graphic novel is an on book. We know the dystopian aspects (a girl wakes up one morning to find […]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 - Aphra by Kieron Gillen

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When I think of Star Wars, I think of space, lightsabers, and Darth Vader. I know some of the various versions of the Star Wars universe have dealt with the history of said universe, but I think of Star Wars as the future (even if it was in a galaxy a long time ago). This is why it was fun to read about Doctor Aphra in the first volume (collecting issues #1-6) of the graphic novel series that bears her name. She is a Star […]

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Every ninety years, twelve gods are reincarnated as humans. Two years later, they are all dead…

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Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They appear as rock stars and are loved and hated in equal measure. In two years, they are all dead. The lesson they need to learn is: just because you’re immortal, doesn’t mean you’re going to live forever. In the first volume of The Wicked + The Divine we are introduced to Laura, a seventeen-year-old from London who is utterly devoted to the various recently incarnated gods, who appear as rock stars of various genres all over the city. After […]

Those Rebel Scum Never Learn

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The galaxy’s worst dad and most under rated badass is still trying to find his son, Luke Skywalker, and destroy the various upstarts the Emperor seeks to make his equals. For some reason, people don’t take him seriously enough. In Vader Down, Vader, with the help of Dr. Aphra and her murderbots, has tracked Luke to a remote planet. The rebel fighter pilots are flying training exercises right where Vader comes out of hyper space. The rebels, not knowing it’s Vader, think they can practice […]

Welp.

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I might be the only person who doesn’t like this series. I don’t think I am going to continue on with it, but this one was pretty definitely meh for me. Here’s my issues: The art was fine, but unimpressive. Ok, not a huge deal but fine. Zero stakes. Zero stakes. I said it. It’s like Pacific Rim. If the premise is so strangely different from real world possibilities and then there’s nothing super close to human interaction and understanding, then I am going to […]

After the Death Star exploded

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I loved Star Wars as a kid, but never got into the extended universe. I’m sure there was a reason, but I don’t know what it was. With the resurgence of Star Wars, I am now giving myself permission to enjoy non movie Star Wars stories. I wasn’t sure how interested I would be in Darth Vader on his own, but I was pleasantly surprised. Is he not fabulous? He is working that cape. At the end of Star Wars, all Darth Vader knew was […]



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