Saturday, June 25, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Arak 6 & 7
Archie at Riverdale High 25
Blake & Mortimer: SOS Meteors
Crisis on Infinite Earths 10 – 12
Ka-Zar the Savage 18, 20, 22, 23, & 26
Popeye (IDW) #1
Power Rangers Pink #6
The Shadow Now 1 – 6
Thor Corps 4
Turok Son of Stone 80, 81, 83, & 84
Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories, 25-10, 25-11, & 29-3
 
BOOKS:
Out of House and Home, by Drew Hayes, COMPLETED.
The Road Twice Traveled, by R.A. Jones, COMPLETED.
Thongor in the City of Magicians, by Lin Carter, pages 1 – 52.
Murder on the White Cliffs, by L. B. Hathaway, pages 1 – 97.
In Scoring Position, by Bob Ryan & Bill Chuck, pages 80 – 133.
The Story of Christianity, volume II, by Justo L. González, pages 422 – 436.
 
SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Analog,
January/February 2004      


Saturday, June 18, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
The Archie Babies Collection
The Avengers 16
Claw the Unconquered 1, 7, 8, & 9
Crisis on Infinite Earths 1 – 9
Doc Savage 1 & 2
Flash 229
The Green Hornet Strikes 1 – 5
Jungle Tales #4
Sad Sack and the Sarge 53
Tarzan 207 – 210, & 215
Tor 1 & 2
 
BOOKS:
The Successor, by Stephen Frey, COMPLETED.
A Cat by Any Other Name, by Lydia Adamson, COMPLETED.
Out of House and Home, by Drew Hayes, pages 1 – 97.
The Road Twice Traveled, by R.A. Jones, pages 76 – 128.
The Story of Christianity, volume II, by Justo L. González, pages 416 – 422.
In Scoring Position, by Bob Ryan & Bill Chuck, pages 38 – 80.    

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Podcast Marathon

 

The surprise return of an old blog feature!

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Summer + I was home all day yesterday = Listening to a ton of podcasts!  Here is what I heard:

3rd Degree Byrne: Kirk, Tim, & Brian talk about issues 25 & 26 of John Byrne's fanfic continuation of his X-Men run, "X-Men Elsewhen."

The Tony Kornheiser Show: Sports and pop culture discussions, from Washington, DC.

Battleship Pretension #795: Tyler & David are joined by Susan Burke to discuss how one's movie-watching experiences change after becoming a parent.

The Ferment Podcast: Author Ed Piorek joins the hosts to discuss his early years in the Vineyard movement, and experiences pastoring churches over the last few decades. 

The Bronze Age of Horror Comics #1: A new show in Billy D's Magazines & Monsters feed, this first episode covered the classic first issue of the classic 1970s Tomb of Dracula comic book.

Arsenal Vision Podcast #589: The hosts begin a 3-episode series of player reviews for the just-finished English football (soccer) season.

WSJ: Potomac Watch: Hosts from the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal discuss the news and politics of the day.

Saturday, June 11, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
All-Star Western (New 52) 23
The Batman Scooby-Doo Mysteries 3, 9, & 10
Birds of Prey 6
Blake & Mortimer: The Strange Encounter
The Executioner 1 – 3
Huckleberry Hound Summer Fun #31
Indiana Jones: The Arms of Gold, The Shrine of the Sea Devil
Life With Archie 49 & 51 – 55
Scarlet Witch #1
The Shadow / Batman 1 – 6
Zorro Rides Again 1 – 6
 
BOOKS:
Wolfhead, by Charles L. Harness, COMPLETED.
The Successor, by Stephen Frey, Pages 1 – 163.
The Road Twice Traveled, by R.A. Jones, pages 41 – 76.
The Story of Christianity, volume II, by Justo L. González, pages 405 – 416.
In Scoring Position, by Bob Ryan & Bill Chuck, pages 1 –38.
 
SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,
December 1977. 


Saturday, June 4, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Batman Family 6
Betty’s Diary 12
Brothers of the Spear 1
Daughters of the Dragon 1 – 6
Grayson 1 & 2
James Bond 007: 1 – 12
Skull the Slayer 8
Slightly Exaggerated 1 & 2
S.T.A.R. Corps 3 & 4
 
BOOKS:
Morbius: Blood Ties, by Bendan Deneen, COMPLETED.
Wolfhead, by Charles L. Harness, pages 39 – 97.
The Road Twice Traveled, by R.A. Jones, pages 1 – 41.
The Story of Christianity, volume II, by Justo L. González, pages 396 – 405.
 
SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,
November 1977.