The Lives of Tao

Before you and I existed – in fact, before most people existed – our planet was inhabited by a group of aliens. Unable to exist on our planet in their natural form, the alien race, or Quasing, merged with the bodies of wayward creatures. As time went on, a divide was slowly created between two…

Bone

Jeff Smith started the Bone series back in 1994 when I was but a meager ten year old. I can vividly remember going to the grocery store with my Mother and begging her to buy me the latest issue of Disney Adventures. Due to my insistent whining, my Mom finally caved and bought it for…

Nocturnes

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a huge fan of short story compilations. While I’ve only read a handful of collections, I find they take a lot of effort to get through. It’s not that the quality of the work isn’t up to par with that of a full length novel, it’s just…

Batman: No Man’s Land Vol. 2

While I enjoyed the second collection, it’s kind of hard to top that Scarecrow story from Volume 1. However, what Volume 2 lacks in story, it makes up for in artwork. With Greg Rucka and Bob Gale sharing the majority of the writing task, the reigns of the artwork are given to several people throughout…

The Raw Shark Texts

The Raw Shark Texts was released back in 2007 by first time U.K. author, Steven Hall. In some circles, it’s been referred to as some bizarre cross between Jaws and The Matrix with perhaps a little Da Vinci Code thrown in there for good measure.  It follows the story of Eric Saunderson who awakes on…

Batman: No Man’s Land (Vol. 1)

When Hell goes to war with itself, only the devil is declared the winner. DC comics has brought together two of my favorite things; Batman and post-apocalyptic fiction. I almost feel as if this series has been made for me. So, here’s the deal. A massive earthquake has rocked Gotham City to its core –…

Kick-Ass 2

I have a confession to make. I haven’t read the first Kick-Ass book nor its follow up, Hit-Girl. To the best of my knowledge, the first movie pretty much nailed what went on in the first two hardcovers and by the looks of the trailer for Kick-Ass 2, it’s set to do the same. I…

The Age Atomic

Following the events of Empire State, all seemed to be well in both New York and it’s counterpart, The Empire State.  However, when we pick things up in The Age Atomic, the fissure is missing and The Empire State is suffering.  Plunged into a deep freeze, the citizens struggle to get through each day with…