Saturday, December 31, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Archie’s Joke Book 189
The Brave & The Bold 94 & 148
DC Rebirth Holiday Special
DCU Holiday Bash II
Detective Comics 624
Fantastic Four 2/695
Iron Man (2020) 6 – 14
Secret Society of Super-Villains 8 – 12, Special
Sensation Comics 36
Spider-Man Magazine #9
Speed Buggy 8
Villains For Hire 0.1
 

BOOKS:
The Girl in the Moon, by Terry Goodkind, COMPLETED.
007: Carte Blanche, by Jeffrey Deaver, COMPLETED.
The Holy Bible, various translations, COMPLETED.
Nexus, by Mike Baron, COMPLETED.

NON-SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
The Quarterly Journal of Finance, September 2022


Saturday, December 24, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Batman: Urban Legends 14 – 16
Betty & Me 41, 50, & 152
Checkmate 26 – 28
Four Color 61, 91, 128, 175, 302, & 361
Incredible Hulk Annual 17
Justice League America 51
Super Friends 42
The Thing #1 – 6
Trick or Read: Amazing Spider-Man, Spidey & his Amazing Friends
 
BOOKS:
The Characters of Christmas, by Daniel Darling, COMPLETED.
The Girl in the Moon, by Terry Goodkind, pages 296 – 484.
Nexus, by Mike Baron, pages 176 – 224.
007: Carte Blanche, by Jeffrey Deaver, pages 1 – 62.
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 867 – 876.

SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Analog, September-October 2018.


Saturday, December 17, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Adventure Comics 370
Airboy #1
Birds of Prey: Manhunt 1 – 4 
Classics Illustrated: The Gift of the Magi
Crowded 11 – 18
Eight Billion Genies 5 & 6
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly 3
Inferno #1
My Little Pony Holiday Special: 2015, 2017, & 2019
Richie Rich Inventions 6 & 18
Superman 207 – 209
 
BOOKS:
Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book, by Harvey Penick and Bud Shrake, COMPLETED.
The Characters of Christmas, by Daniel Darling, pages 1 – 83.
Nexus, by Mike Baron, pages 106 – 176.
The Girl in the Moon, by Terry Goodkind, pages 71 – 296.
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 858 – 867.

SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2008.

Saturday, December 10, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Archie Giant  (Sabrina’s Christmas Magic) 196, 207, 220, 231, 243, 455, & 467
Batman Family 12
Flash 170
!mpact Winter Special #1
Mouse Guard FCBD 2012 & 2014
Pep Digital 67: Under the Mistletoe
Strange Academy 13 – 18
Superboy 177
Tarzan (Dell) 42 & 47
 
BOOKS:
Retief’s Ransom, by Keith Laumer, COMPLETED.
A Nancy Drew Christmas, by Carolyn Keene, COMPLETED.
Nexus, by Mike Baron, pages 54 – 106.
The Girl in the Moon, by Terry Goodkind, pages 1 – 71.
Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book, by Harvey Penick and Bud Shrake, pages 1 – 43.

SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
X-Files Official Magazine, Spring 2001.

Saturday, December 3, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Crowded 1 – 10
Daffy Duck 77 & 78
Faith’s Winter Wonderland Special
Megaton Man 2 & 3
Nightcrawler 1 – 4
Pep Digital 174: Archie’s Christmas Carols
Provenance of Secrets 1
Third Wave #1
X Special 2
 
BOOKS:
The Invisible Brand, by William Ammerman, COMPLETED.
Secrets in the Mist, by Morgan L .Busse, COMPLETED.
Retief’s Ransom, by Keith Laumer, pages 68 – 136.
Nexus, by Mike Baron, pages 1 – 54.
A Nancy Drew Christmas, by Carolyn O’Keene, pages 1 – 93.  
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 851 – 858.

SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Isaac Asimov’s SF Magazine, April 1979.

Saturday, November 26, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:

Blackhawk 22 – 27
Brave and the Bold 75, 82, & 126
Hellcyon 1
House of Slaughter 10
Jon Sable Freelance 1
The ‘Nam 41
Rum Row 1 – 4
Star-Spangled War Stories: Future’s End
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters 1 – 5
Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact volume 10, # 4, 7, & 17
World at War 11
 
BOOKS:
Last Sons, by Alan Grant, COMPLETED.
Confessions of a Tax Collector, by Richard Yancey, COMPLETED.
Tarzan and the City of Gold, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, COMPLETED.
The Invisible Brand, by William Ammerman, pages 82 – 186.
Retief’s Ransom, by Keith Laumer, pages 1 – 68.
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 844 – 851.


SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
X-Files Official Magazine, Summer 1999.
X-Files Official Magazine, Fall 1999.

Saturday, November 19, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Astonishing Tales 1
Betty & Veronica Digest 224
Black Canary / Oracle: Birds of Prey & Revolution
Fathom: Dawn of War 1
Iron Man (2020) 1 – 5
Kilgore 1
Sgt Fury 8, 16, 28, 29, 63, 96, 107, & 120
Something is Killing the Children 26
Uncle Scrooge 106 & 161
Witchblade 7 – 12
 

BOOKS:
A Pale Horse, by Wendy Alec, COMPLETED.
Last Sons, by Alan Grant, pages 103 – 230.
Confessions of a Tax Collector, by Richard Yancey, pages 207 – 283.
The Invisible Brand, by William Ammerman, pages 1 – 82.
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 835 – 844.

SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Isaac Asimov’s SF Magazine, February 1979.

Saturday, November 12, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Aztec Ace #1
Betty & Veronica (1987) 1 & 2
Fantastic Four 361
Fightin’ Marines 170
G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero 155.5 – 165
Olivia Twist #1
Our Fighting Forces 102 & 164
Pep Digital 179: Archie’s Touchdown Tales
Richie Rich Diamonds 39
Sad Sack Laugh Special 18
Shark-Man 2
Star-Spangled War Stories 87, 183, 204, 242, & 256
True Stories of WW1



BOOKS:
A Hiss Before Dying, by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown, COMPLETED.
In This Small Place, by Edward Barnes Ellis, Jr., COMPLETED.
Last Sons, by Alan Grant, pages 1 – 103.
A Pale Horse, by Wendy Alec, pages 1 – 148.
Confessions of a Tax Collector, by Richard Yancey, pages 142 – 207.
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 822 – 835.

SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Aboriginal Science Fiction, Spring 1999.

Saturday, November 5, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Batman Family 11
Betty & Veronica Double Digest 8
Eight Billion Genies 1 – 4
Fightin’ Army 112
G. I. Combat 87, 166, 251, 252, & 270
G. I. Joe 0
Josie 44
Miles Morales 7 – 10
Nancy Wake: Fearless Spy of WW2
Postal 17 – 20
The Shadow 1941
She’s Josie 3
Star Wars 12
 
BOOKS:
Every Stamp Tells a Story, edited by Cheryl R. Ganz with M. T. Sheahan, COMPLETED.
A Hiss Before Dying, by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown, pages 1 – 194.
In This Small Place, by Edward Barnes Ellis, Jr, pages 1 – 77.
Confessions of a Tax Collector, by Richard Yancey, pages 104 – 142.

SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Analog, January 1993. 


Saturday, October 29, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
All-Star Comics 58 & 59
Archie’s Weird Mysteries 2
The Curse of Frankenstooge
Guilty Pleasures 4
Hellboy: The Wild Hunt 1 – 8
House of Secrets 92
NFL SuperPro 5 & 6
Pep Digital 60: Archie Halloween Blowout 2
Ripley’s Believe it or Not 47, 53, 55, & 66
Web of Mystery 1 – 4
Woody Woodpecker 120
World of Archie 5
 
BOOKS:
A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps, by Chris West, COMPLETED.
The Sun Smasher, by Edmond Hamilton, COMPLETED.
Every Stamp Tells a Story, edited by Cheryl R. Ganz with M. T. Sheahan, pages 1 – 84.
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 815 – 822.
Confessions of a Tax Collector, by Richard Yancey, pages 73 – 104.
 
SCI-FI COMICS-RELATED MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Comic Book Marketplace #79.

Saturday, October 22, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Adventure Comics 431
Archie at Riverdale High 24
Birds of Prey 15
Dark Ark 2
Dresden Files: Fool Moon 1 – 8   
Guns of the Dragon #1
Jughead with Archie Digest 131
Secret Society of Super-Villains 4 – 7 
Snifter of Terror: Season Two #1
UFO Flying Saucers 4
Vampirella vs. Dracula 1 – 6
 
BOOKS:
Murder in Tuscany, by L. B. Hathaway, COMPLETED.
Terraform, by Propaganda, COMPLETED.
A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps, by Chris West, pages 178 – 268.
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 804 – 815.
Confessions of a Tax Collector, by Richard Yancey, pages 58 – 73.

SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Aboriginal Science Fiction, May-June 1989. 


Saturday, October 15, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:  
Baby Teeth 3
Betty & Me 43, 99, 121, & 140
Death of a Necromancer 1 & 2
Dresden Files: Storm Front 1 – 8
Flashpoint: The Outsider 1 – 3
The Fly 11 & 12 
Hellboy: Darkness Calls 1 – 6
House of Slaughter 9
Munchkin 8
Pep Digital 112: Sabrina’s Monster Manual
 

BOOKS:
Murder in Tuscany, by L. B. Hathaway, pages 1 – 105.
A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps, by Chris West, pages 80 – 178.
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 792 – 804.
Confessions of a Tax Collector, by Richard Yancey, pages 11 – 58. 


SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction, July-August 1978.    

Saturday, October 8, 2022

This Week in Reading


COMICS:
Astonishing Tales 21
Batman Family 10
Birds of Prey 14
Doom 2099 26 & 27
Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle 1 – 4 
House of Mystery 179, 213, 299, & 304
Jinx’s Grim Fairy Tales 1
Monstress 1 – 8
Pep Digital 59: Archie’s Tales Calculated to Drive you Bats
Walter Lantz New Funnies 190

 
BOOKS:
Our Team, by Luke Epplin, COMPLETED.
A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps, by Chris West, pages 1 – 80.
Paul & the Faithfulness of God, by N.T. Wright, pages 783 – 792
Confessions of a Tax Collector, by Richard Yancey, pages 1 – 11.

Saturday, October 1, 2022

This Week in Reading

 

COMICS:
Birds of Prey 13
BRZRKR 10
Chilling Adventures in Sorcery 1 – 8
DC Comics Presents 85
Gorgo 19
Nightwing & Huntress 3 & 4
Pennyworth 1 – 7 
 
BOOKS:
A Man at Arms, by Steven Pressfield, COMPLETED.
Envoy to New Worlds, by Keith Laumer, COMPLETED.
Our Team, by Luke Epplin, pages 1 – 49.

SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Aboriginal Science Fiction, Jan-Feb 1989.

Saturday, September 24, 2022

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Arthur: The Legend Continues 1 – 3
The Brave and the Bold 147
The Dark Crystal 1
The Demon Awakens 1
Doctor Who Origins 4
Everything’s Archie 127
House of Slaughter 8
Justice League America 50
Krey #1
The Last Ride of the Four Horsemen 1 & 2
Mage: The Hero Discovered 1 – 15
Pep Digital 41 & 103
Pep 351
Postal 13 – 16
Richie Rich Gems 15 & 16
Secret Society of Super-Villains 3
Seekers into the Mystery 7
System7 #2
Tom & Jerry 285
 
BOOKS:
Leadership is an Art, by Max De Pree, COMPLETED.
The Way of Perfection, by Saint Teresa of Avila, COMPLETED.
Search for the Astral Dragon, by Bryan Davis, COMPLETED.
Evangelical, Sacramental, & Pentecostal, by Gordon T. Smith, COMPLETED.
A Man at Arms, by Steven Pressfield, pages 1 – 163.
Envoy to New Worlds, by Keith Laumer, pages 1 – 46.
 
SCI-FI MAGAZINE COMPLETED:
Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 2001.