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[TinRattler]

Does paperwork count

 

[Spyrone]

Just finished re-reading The Long Walk and The Running Man by Stephen King. Both got movie adaptations that were pretty great in the past year. I finished The Running Man in a single night. Peak cyberpunk and AH dystopias from Ol' Stevie's alter ego.

Also tried reading The Crystal Shard by R.A Salvatore, and it reminded me of why I typically dislike fantasy stuff (aside from Urban Fantasy which I love). One thing about it is that it does a good job of conveying the game mechanics and tropes of D&D, but I found it to be a far more cumbersome and annoying feature in literary form then it would be in a filmed adaptation like Fallout (which does an excellent job of conveying tropes and game mechanics like the Bloody Mess perk and encounters with wasteland weirdoes and water beggars in a different medium than the source without getting annoying).

I'm still reading The Living Dead.

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Freesia and I am A hero, both are a fun read. Definitely recommend bothView attachment 130228View attachment 130227

Nice. I Am A Hero is my second favorite manga (after Dorohedoro).

 

[BrawlMan]

Spider-Gwen: Gwen Stacy - A really good, self-contained, Spider-Woman/Person story. It contains Edge of Spider-Verse #2 as an introductory, and the entire Spider-Gwen (2015) run. It's amazing what the Spider-Verse movies took from this. The use of pastel blue and neon pink being the main colors. They use other colors highly effectively of course, but pink and blue are the obvious main color theme. Especially when it comes to scenes at night.

This is a good revamp of the character, and a cool AU story telling. How Gwen acts here and how she acts in the Spider-Verse are almost near neck and neck. Though comic Gwen is not as much as a loner, SV_Gwen claimed to be. I also enjoyed the different takes and alternate interpretations of old and legacy characters. Captain America is black woman in Earth-65, Frank Castle is a (rabid) cop, Harry Osborn becomes Green Goblin and takes the Lizard formula, and Mary Jane has an all girl-band rock group that Gwen is a part of (on and off).

The action is drawn well, the drama keeps you reading without being melodramatic and overbearing, and expressions are on point. I can't say much else than read this if you're into Spider-anything, or something your kids or teenagers want to read.

I finished The Long Halloween. I can see why it's considered one of the best batman stories of it. Concerning how often this story has been adapted in different forms.I more than believe it. Pretty good murder mystery. I know certain things were changed and the adaption, but I honestly didn't have a problem with that. I do prefer the comic, but the animated two part movie I more than enjoy as well.


I finished up Far Sector. My first ever read of a Green Lantern comic book. It's a 12 issue mini series I got all as one book in DC Compact Comics line up. It's a good murder mystery mixed with film noir and Afro Futurism. Sojourner "Jo" Mullein is the newest Green Lantern, and she's a treat. Though she clearly works best for this story and her own character growth. Considering she's policing in a far off spot in the galaxy of a city with 20 billion people, made up of three different alien species. The fact she's a lovable nerd and is not afraid to admit this, speaks to me.

The mystery itself works but you might figure out who started the chain of events, if you either pay attention enough at the halfway point, or just before the last 2/3 of the story.

The artwork is amazing, Whoever they are, I hope they go paid extra for the effort they put in.

Ironheart: Riri Williams and Ironheart: Meant to Fly are amazing stories. I love this character more than Iron Man.

Static Shock: Season One - A great read and reboot universe of the franchise. It uses elements of the og comic and cartoon adaption (Static's mom is alive in both comics continuities), but goes in it's own direction. This story is much social and political themed, just like the og comic and first two seasons of the show. The comic is not afraid shy away from the politics and social issues, and are a part of the story done more than just good. Helps, that the writer for these comics is black. My hat tips off to Viva Ayala.

The art direction, coloring, shading, is fire! A reader can navigate through the non-action and the action scenes really easily, but very dynamically on the action scenes. Even the calmer or quiet moments are have this smooth flow to them.

I love what they did with the character, and I do appreciate the nice nods to Virgil's original costume.

I finished Season Two......

Holy shit, this sequel is even better! They took Evon, a Saturday morning cartoon villain and made him an anti-villain that works. While much more sympathetic than his original counterpart, it's still pointed out by the narrative and Static, that what he's doing is not right and killing everyone involved human trafficking and experimentation mindlessly doesn't solve anything. Nor something all the victims wanted. This series, much like the original comics and early seasons cartoons, does get real and does get heavy.

Can we please get animated adaption of this series after they finish Season Three. The artwork and revamped character designs are amazing.