So, when I was younger I was a huge comic book fan. I collected a ton of them (mostly
X-Men titles). This was like 20 years ago (actually more, if you count when I started collecting them). Anyway, I stopped buying them when I went away to college. It was more because I didn't know where to get them at first, and then I had better things to spend my money on when I found a comic-book shop. Nowadays, I might check out a graphic novel here or there, or I may look at a web-page if I'm bored and want to see what's up. For the most part, I am lost. There are 35 different "X-Comics" out there, and I don't know how many are in alternate realities or not. I haven't bought an actual comic book in over 15 years, but today I found one that made me want to go and get one.
Marvel Zombies.
I hadn't heard of this before. It sounds like the basic concept is an alien virus comes to Earth, infecting all of the super-heroes in
Marvel-Comic-Land. This virus turns them into brain-eating zombies! Nice! They all go out and try and eat as many brains as possible. This is one I think I have to check out. I think it's in graphic novel format now, so maybe I'll go down to Borders when I have a 20% off coupon and pick it up.
Oh, and now they're planning a Marvel Zombies and Evil Dead crossover. Nice.
NP: King Without A Crown,
Matisyahu
Today I finished the 7th and last book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'm a little saddened by completing these books. They were fun, and I enjoyed reading about the characters. Overall, I really enjoyed the book. I thought it started a little slow, but picked up quickly. I guess it played out as I expected, but I can't see it ending any other way.
So, when I was younger I was a huge comic book fan. I collected a ton of them (mostly X-Men titles). This was like 20 years ago (actually more, if you count when I started collecting them). Anyway, I stopped buying them when I went away to college. It was more because I didn't know where to get them at first, and then I had better things to spend my money on when I found a comic-book shop. Nowadays, I might check out a graphic novel here or there, or I may look at a web-page if I'm bored and want to see what's up. For the most part, I am lost. There are 35 different "X-Comics" out there, and I don't know how many are in alternate realities or not. I haven't bought an actual comic book in over 15 years, but today I found one that made me want to go and get one. Marvel Zombies.
If you get the chance, you should read these two books by Stephen Clarke: A Year In The Merde and In The Merde For Love. Both books follow Paul West, a Londoner who has to move to Paris for business. After having recently visited France for the first time, I thought the first book might be a fun read. I wasn't disappointed. In fact, I went right back to the New York Public Library and grabbed the sequel, which came out just recently. Both were great quick reads (although I think I enjoyed the original book best).
