![]() I owed this to Dennis - a solemn promise made when I insisted that he read Stephen King’s The Waste Lands, the book that I loved and he read all wrong □.Īnd because unlike the hordes of long-suffering fans who have been awaiting for Volume 10 for years (!!!) I have the privilege of reading them all as a binge (because yes, I already got them all), I’ll be posting my thoughts here, as I go (under spoiler tags because it’s LONG! Because 1300 comic book pages!!!!) With the exception of Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood which I read for a college class back in 2004, this is my first foray into the land of comic books. And, in the midst of all that, overpowering adorable cuteness, vulnerability and love.Īnd then it rips your heart into shreds. Plus copious swearing, gratuitous nudity, well-aimed violence. The story that focuses of people in the middle of ridiculous senseless war and breaks your heart without thinking twice. Insane space opera with breathtaking artwork. Irreverently funny and achingly heartbreaking. Final rating: 5 unflinchingly heartbreaking stars. ![]() Reviewing as I go: “Saga”, 1300+ pages of comics. ![]()
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They make four different attempts to break into the DNC headquarters, each time being foiled by a minor but obvious mistake, like one of Hunt’s Cuban buddies from the Bay of Pigs days bringing the wrong set of lock picks with him to Washington. (He was not, by the way, not that the idea ever occurs to any of the Nixonites.) But they are a clown show from the start, messing up basic tasks, misreading rooms, and generally falling backward into any small successes. ![]() The two are hired by the Nixon administration to act as “plumbers” who will identify and stop leaks, starting with obtaining proof that Daniel Ellsberg was acting on behalf of the Soviet Union when he leaked the Pentagon Papers. Gordon Liddy, an unnervingly intense man who in his spare time enjoys listening to recordings of Nazi rallies and bragging about the “Celtic-Teutonic” lineage of his wife, Fran (Judy Greer). 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Content Warning: The source material features depictions of sexual assault, sexual abuse, and other forms of gender-based violence. ![]() ![]() ![]() And I can honestly say that I love this show as much as the book, if not more. ![]() I’ve been intimately involved with this animated series from the start. “It’s all about the monsters that dwell beneath the surface of things, both literally and figuratively. “ Wytches is possibly my most personal work,” added Snyder. “Given the haunting and intimate nature of Scott and Jock’s well regarded comic series, we are looking forward to delivering their creative vision to our global audience and expanding our growing roster of animated series.” “Driven by the pairing of Scott and Jock along with our partners at Plan B and Project 51 Productions, Wytches fuses nail biting horror and evocative drama while unearthing the dark lore surrounding an ancient burrow of witches,” said, Melissa Wolfe, head of animation for Amazon Studios. RELATED: Netflix Orders a Series Based on Scott Snyder and Tony Daniel’s Nocterra Regardless, both creators will executive produce the series with Plan B, Project 51 Productions’ Kevin Kolde, and Amazon Studios. It’s not clear if this is still the case. ![]() Last we heard, Snyder himself was writing the script for the first episode and Jock was handling storyboards. But in 2021, Snyder revealed that the project was being re-developed as a TV show. The studio originally planned to adapt the comic as a film. The adaptation hails from Plan B Entertainment, which secured the book’s screen rights after its first issue bowed in 2014. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kingdom of the Spiders ( 1977) was a film tie (see Kingdom of the Spiders). ![]() #9: The Bra-Burner's Brigade ( 1971) and The Invisibles sequence, comprising The Invisibles ( 1971) and The Mind Master ( 1973), were sf stories about a Mad Scientist who conducts experiments on human subjects. 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(1926-1987) US author of various sorts including detections and a very early manual on adjusting to the Computer age: Writing Becomes Electronic: Successful Authors Tell How They Write in the Age of the Computer ( 1986). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Run, don't walk, to your library or bookstore and read it right this minute, just know that it's not a romance novel.įirst, let's talk romance. However, I don't recommend it as a straight-up romance, even though it does contain a wonderful romance as part of the larger narrative. The science and biography and storytelling and art are wonderfully crafted and I absolutely recommend this book to anyone with an interest in science, women's history, or the graphic novel format. It also contains a lot of tragedy and is only partially about the Curies as a couple. N short, “Radioactive” contains a gorgeous, inspiring romance, but is not in itself a romance novel. In keeping with this, I checked out the graphic novel, “ Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, a tale of Love and Fallout.” I'm going to give you a quick spoiler-free summing up in the first paragraph, and after that paragraph, spoilers will abound. Sometimes I define my role with Smart Bitches as that person who says, “What ever could that strange noise be! You wait here – I'll go into the basement with a malfunctioning flashlight to check it out.” What I mean by that is that I investigate a lot of books that look romantic but aren't on the “romance” shelves of the bookstore, and I report back to you on the romance or lack thereof in said books. ![]() Title: Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, a Tale of Love and Fallout ![]() ![]() ![]() For this purpose, they decide to take on a good mission. All four of them set themselves out on a daring mission of the changing their reputation as bad guys. They not only appear like bad guys, but also smell like them. 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Hardening her heart, the young woman sets out to claim what is owed and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father's inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty-until Miryem takes matters into her own hands. 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