Sunday, December 31, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
The Other Lands, by David Anthony Durham, pages 55 – 94.  
Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, COMPLETED.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol 1: Dawn, by Yoshiki Tanaka, COMPLETED.
Peter Pan, by JM Barrie, COMPLETED.

COMICS:
DC Comics Presents 83
Green Lanterns 35 & 36
Marvel Comics Digest 3
Marvel Tales 219
Master of King Fu 94, 100, 101, 119, 120 & 125
Shang Chi: Master of King Fu 2009 one-shot
Metamorpho 1 – 3
Omega Men (2015) 1, 6 & 11
Reggie’s Wise Guy Jokes 18
Vision 1 – 6
Wonder Woman 35 & 36

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Podcast Guest Appearances

Over the course of the last couple of weeks, I was able to appear as a guest on some great podcasts, hosted by a couple of great podcasting buddies of mine. Here are two that recently came out.


Russell Bragg called in a lot of podcasting colleagues to help him keep his show on schedule, and I appeared on episode 82 of his DC Comics Presents Show. I talked about issue 82 of the comic, co-starring one of my favorite characters of the Silver Age, Adam Strange.

I also was asked by my podcasting buddy Tom Panarese on this year's Festivus episode of Pop Culture Affidavit, which was episode 83. After airing some of our pop culture grievances of 2017, Tom & I performed a "feat of strength" by covering two issues of the 1990s comic book The Ferret. Yikes.

Saturday, December 23, 2017

This Week in Reading


BOOKS:
The Other Lands, by David Anthony Durham, pages 1 – 55.
Herland, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, COMPLETED
Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol 1: Dawn, by Yoshiki Tanaka, pages 64 – 100.
Peter Pan, by JM Barrie, pages 1 – 41.


COMICS: 
Bugs Bunny 109
DC Retroactive JLA: The Seventies
Detective Comics 950 – 956
Frankenstein, Jr #1
Green Arrow 34, 35, & Annual 1
Klaus 1 – 7
Klaus and the Witch of Winter
Madhouse Comics 104
Richie Rich 197, 203, & 239

Saturday, December 16, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Herland, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, pages 1 – 64
Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol 1: Dawn, by Yoshiki Tanaka, pages 1 – 64.
A Legacy of Spies, by John LeCarré, COMPELTED.

COMICS:
Artifacts 1 – 4
The Ferret 5 & 6
Guns of the Dragon 1
Korak Son of Tarzan 21 & 36
Luftwaffe: 1946 #2
Master of Kung Fu 67, 83, 86, 89 & 92
Mickey Mouse & the Incredible Christmas
Superior Foes of Spider-Man 12 & 13
Super Sons Annual 1
Trinity 15
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 1 – 4

Saturday, December 9, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Storms of Victory, by Jerry Pournelle, COMPLETED.
Quarry in the Middle, by Max Allan Collins, COMPETED.
A Legacy of Spies, by John LeCarré, pages 1 – 142.

COMICS:
Adventure Comics 426
Archie 163 & 210
Avengers Undercover 1 – 4
Dominique: Protect & Serve #1
Hellblazer 16
House of Mystery 160
Quarry’s War #1
Tarzan of the Apes (Gold Key / DC) 172, 187, 202 & 229
Tarzan (Marvel) 2, 3, 5, 6 & 25

Saturday, December 2, 2017

This Week in Reading


BOOKS:
Storms of Victory, by Jerry Pournelle, pages 141 – 277.
Quarry in the Middle, by Max Allan Collins, pages 1 – 49.


COMICS:
Batman & the Outsiders 32
Dreadstar 46
Lancelot Link Secret Chimp 3          
Master of Kung Fu 27, 33, 42, 43, 47, 49 & 51
Sad Sack 136
Sad Sack & Sarge 100
Sensational She-Hulk 38, 45, 58 & 59
Space: 1999 #2
Space Family Robinson Lost in Space 21, 32, 34 & 38
Superboy 17
Super Sons 10
Uncle Scrooge 83

Saturday, November 25, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Storms of Victory, by Jerry Pournelle, pages 57 – 141.
Y is for Yesterday, by Sue Grafton, COMPLETED.

COMICS:
100th Anniversary: Avengers                               
Adventure Comics 483 & 486
Dark Knights: Metal 3
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 – 4
Fantastic Four 199
The Hellblazer 15
Jughead and Friends Digest 37
Lantern City 9 – 12
Laugh 237, 312, & 316
Spider-Woman 5 & 7

Saturday, November 18, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Storms of Victory, by Jerry Pournelle, pages 1 – 57.
Gears of Revolution, by J. Scott Savage, COMPLETED.
Y is for Yesterday, by Sue Grafton, pages 196 - 302.

COMICS:
Adventures of Bayou Billy 4
All-New Captain America 1 – 6
Archie 75th Anniversary Digest 5
Cosine Cadets (mini comics) 1 – 5
Forgotten Realms 1
Lantern City 5 – 8
Laugh 223, 231, & 234
Trinity 14
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse 98 & 108
Wonder Woman 33 & 34

Saturday, November 11, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Gears of Revolution, by J. Scott Savage, pages 143 – 238.
Y is for Yesterday, by Sue Grafton, pages 1 - 196.

COMICS:
Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #4
Blackhawk 261
Captain America 342 – 345
DC Comics Presents 69
Eternals 9
Fightin’ Army 167
Green Lanterns 33 & 34
Lantern City 1 – 4
Planetary Brigade 1 & 2
Sgt. Fury 114

Saturday, November 4, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Gears of Revolution, by J. Scott Savage, pages 47 – 143.
Buried Secrets, by Joseph Finder, COMPLETED.

COMICS:
Batman 21 & 22
Betty & Veronica Digest 204
Captain America 334 - 338
Captain America Theater of War: America First & America the Beautiful
The Fightin’ 5 #45
The Flash 21 & 22
The Hulk Magazine 20 & 22
Life with Archie 77 & 149
Life with Archie Magazine 15 & 24
Our Fighting Forces 145

Saturday, October 28, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Gears of Revolution, by J. Scott Savage, pages 1 –  47.
Invitation to Solitude & Silence, by Ruth Haley Barton, COMPLETED.
Buried Secrets, by Joseph Finder, pages 39 – 227.

COMICS:
Captain America Theatre of War: Ghosts of My Country
Fearless Defenders 3
Green Arrow 32 & 33
The Mark in America 1 – 4
Nightmare & Casper 1
Richie Rich 76 & 77
Scooby-Doo Team-Up 13 – 18
Warlord 33

Saturday, October 21, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Invitation to Solitude & Silence, by Ruth Haley Barton, pages 111 – 133.
Buried Secrets, by Joseph Finder, pages 1 – 39.
Dishonorable Intentions, by Stuart Woods, COMPLETED.

COMICS:
Adventures in the Unknown 166
Battleworld: Marvel Zombies 2 – 4
DC Comics Presents, Annual 3
Ghost Manor 3 & 69      
Green Lanterns 31 & 32
Super Sons 9
The Twelve 1 – 4
Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories 321, 323, 330, 337, 338 & 346
World’s Finest 227
Xenozoic!, pages 262 – 282   (*)


(*) covering “Primeval,” the first story that was discussed by Ruth & DarrinSutherland in episode 12 of their excellent Xenozoic Xenophiles podcast.

Saturday, October 14, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Dishonorable Intentions, by Stuart Woods, pages 1 – 65.
Clan & Crown, by Jerry Pournelle, COMPLETED.
Invitation to Solitude & Silence, by Ruth Haley Barton, pages 80 – 111.

COMICS:
Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #3
Dept. H #1 & 2
Doorway to Nightmare 1
Freelance 1 & 2
It Girl
Jonny Quest 9 & 12
Ka-Zar the Savage 17
Ka-Zar #4
Marvel Chillers #2
Reggie & Me 52, 68, 72, 73 & 97
Trinity 13
Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes 5 – 7
The Witching Hour 33
Wonder Woman 31 & 32

Saturday, October 7, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Clan & Crown, by Jerry Pournelle, pages 1 – 107.
Invitation to Solitude & Silence, by Ruth Haley Barton, pages 40 –80.
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, by Peter Scazzero, COMPLETED.
Depraved Heart, by Patricia Cornwell, COMPLETED.

COMICS:
Challengers of the Unknown 1 – 6
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor: Year Two 8 – 12
Ghosts 30
From Beyond the Unknown #1
GI Combat 198 & 251
GI Joe: A Real American Hero 16
Green Arrow 30 & 31
Hellblazer 14
Journey into Mystery 12
Super Sons 8
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes 322, 324 & 346

Saturday, September 30, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Invitation to Solitude & Silence, by Ruth Haley Barton, pages 1 – 40.
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, by Peter Scazzero, pages 150 – 187.
Depraved Heart, by Patricia Cornwell, pages 172 – 358.
Janissaries, by Jerry Pournelle, COMPLETED.

COMICS:
Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #2
Cage 2 – 4
Eclipso 10 & 12
Grimm Fairy Tales 13 – 18
Kobra 5
Martin Luther: A Monk Changes the World OGN
Marvel Super-Heroes Megazine #1
Metal Men 48
Richie Rich Jackpot$ 13 & 21
Woody Woodpecker 98 & 103

Saturday, September 23, 2017

This Week in Reading

BOOKS:
Depraved Heart, by Patricia Cornwell, pages 1 – 172
Janissaries, by Jerry Pournelle, pages 53 – 188
Circus Maximus, by Andrew Zimbalist, COMPETED.
Cat-a-lyst, by Alan Dean Foster, COMPLETED.

COMICS:
Alpha King 1
Beagle Boys 2
Beep Beep the Road Runner 2, 8, & 9
Cerebus 172
Life with Archie 93, 101, & 104
Marvel Comics Digest 2
Marvel’s Greatest Comics 66 & 96
Strange Attractors 1 – 5
Warlock & the Infinity Watch 3, 8, & 14
Wonder Woman 29 & 30

Saturday, September 16, 2017

This Week in Reading


BOOKS:
Janissaries, by Jerry Pournelle, pages 1 –  53.
Circus Maximus, by Andrew Zimbalist, pages 1 – 56.
Cat-a-lyst, by Alan Dean Foster, pages 176 – 282.
Fires of Invention, by J. Scott Savage, COMPLETED.
The Escape, by David Baldacci, COMPLETED.

COMICS:
Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #1
Archie’s Joke Book 172
Batman 9 – 20
Donald Duck 115 & 126
The Fearless Defenders 4 & 5
GI Joe: A Real American Hero 15
Super-Team Family 3
Trinity 12