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Happy Thanksgiving!

Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, et al.

Mrs. March by Virginia Fieto

Quarry's Vote by Max Allan Collins

The Man Who Came Uptown by George Pelecanos

Hit List by Lawrence Block

The Overlook by Michael Connelly

November 28, 2021 by Jake 1 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving! In addition to feasting on food, I spend the holiday feasting on books. After a few long reads, I plowed through some things I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Enjoy! Y: The Last Man **** I was excited to finally read this, being a big Brian K. Vaughan fan and being intrigued by the premise. Stephen King blurbed this as the best comic he ever read. The TV show looked good and I wanted to get in on it. And […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man

Jake's CBR13 Review No:182 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man ·
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Mayor From the Machine

Ex Machina, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, et al.

November 11, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Okay, so, apparently I have a big thing for Brian K. Vaughan’s work. I’m a ride-or-die Saga fan, and while I do miss that series, I think it’s good that the creative team has given it time to breathe before bringing it back. I also enjoyed Paper Girls, Vol. 1, which I read a few weeks ago and which I intend to pour through. I own a copy of Y: The Last Man, and that one’s coming up soon in the TBR pile. But this is something else. A […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., Ex Machina, Graphic Novel, Mayor Hundred, New York City, superheroes, The Great Machine

Jake's CBR13 Review No:171 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., Ex Machina, Graphic Novel, Mayor Hundred, New York City, superheroes, The Great Machine ·
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