Category: Books
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Heat 2
It’s not perfect, but the novel, Heat 2, by Michael Mann, does a great job of revisiting the world he created in his 1995 film. In 1995 Neil McCauley and his lethal crew of criminals blasted their way through the cool blue streets of L.A. in search of their next big score. Leaving bloody carnage…
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: The Novelization
Quentin Tarantino has written a novelization of his film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which explores more of the story and further Hollywood lore. Okay, so this is a bit of a weird one. For those who don’t know, novelizations of popular movies were a popular thing back in the 1970s and 1980s (my…
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Young Hellboy
Young Hellboy is the new comic property George Lucas, Steve Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro should be putting money towards when movies can happen again. Ever consider the childhood antics of a hellspawn? Ever consider the antics of a hellspawn groomed / raised / created to be an action-based avatar protecting humanity and the Nether…
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Demon Days X-Men #1 – Peach Momoko
Peach Momoko’s comic debut Demon Days X-Men #1 recasts familiar Marvel characters in a charmingly fun story in a lovely and lush feudal Japan. It’s happened. It has finally happened…I purchased an X-Men comic. Now, as a disclaimer, I used to love reading the X-Men in the mid to late ‘80s when none of my…
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Checking Out DC’s Future State
The Riz gives a rundown on a sampling of DC’s major event Future State. First off, I was not planning on getting wrapped up in the Future State major DC event. Since 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths, the ground breaking crossover epic that set the standard for every major event to come after, I have…
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Saving Grace – D.M. Barr
DM Barr is a writer with a few books and a number of awards under her belt. Her book Saving Grace is a psychological thriller. Murder mysteries are a genre that has always been popular, but one needs to dig deeper, as they also can be broken down into subgenres: there’s the Noir/hard-bitten detective…
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Undisputed Truth
We take a look back to 2013 to Undisputed Truth, the Mike Tyson autobiography, trying to figure out whether there’s a man behind the monster. I spent last week reading Undisputed Truth (2013), the Mike Tyson autobiography. The narrative is distinctly Tyson’s voice, as is the choice of words. With help from Larry Sloman, a…
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Interview: Wendy McGrath (Broke City)
Please welcome our guest writer, Thea Bowering, interviewing prairie writer Wendy McGrath about her brand new book, Broke City, part of the Santa Rosa Trilogy. Recently, on my CJSR-Radio program, WORD, I talked with Edmonton poet and novelist Wendy McGrath about Broke City (2019), the novel that completes her Santa Rosa Trilogy, which also…
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Woodstock FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Fabled Garden
In his book, Woodstock FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Fabled Garden, Harkins injects new life into a topic that’s been covered extensively. When we were both Grad students in the 1990s, Thomas Harkins and I would have some deep discussions about music filled with humor and respect for each other’s tastes. Oh,…
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The Controversy Over Second Coming
DC Comics pulls plug on Vertigo’s Second Coming due to public outcry over depictions of Jesus. The Riz has some things to say about it. DC Comics has officially announced the cancellation of an upcoming Vertigo title the Second Coming, where, according to comic writer and co-creator Mark Russel, “is about Jesus coming down and…