50 Books #14 & #15
# 14: The Unhandsome Prince by John Moore
Another of John Moore's comic fantasy books. My aunt has several of his, and I've been staying at her place occasionally since it's near school, so I read this before going to sleep. This one wasn't quite as good as Bad Prince Charlie, but I think it was written first, so wasn't quite as polished. But it was a good fun read.
#15: Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red by Paul Dini and J. Bone
I had some time at the library earlier this week, and grabbed one of their TPBs to read. This was written by Paul Dini, of Batman: The Animated Series fame. It's about the town of Mutant, Texas, where years ago, a radioactive comet hit a faulty satellite and brought the whole thing down on the nuclear power plant outside town. I think you can figure out where the "Mutant" part came from after that. It's half superhero story, half Texas tall tale, and good light fun.
It sure sounds like most of my reading's been fluffy fun books, but they're quicker to read. Especially comics. I try to have one non-fiction book and one fiction book I'm reading at a time, for balance.boo
Previous Books:
#1: Grave Peril
#2: Deer Hunting With Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War
#3: DMZ Vol. 3: Public Works
#4: Bad Prince Charlie
#5: Making Money
#6: How to Win Friends and Influence People
#7: H.I.V.E. - Higher Institute of Villainous Education
#8: The World Without Us
#9: Marx for Beginners
#10-13: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Another of John Moore's comic fantasy books. My aunt has several of his, and I've been staying at her place occasionally since it's near school, so I read this before going to sleep. This one wasn't quite as good as Bad Prince Charlie, but I think it was written first, so wasn't quite as polished. But it was a good fun read.
#15: Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red by Paul Dini and J. Bone
I had some time at the library earlier this week, and grabbed one of their TPBs to read. This was written by Paul Dini, of Batman: The Animated Series fame. It's about the town of Mutant, Texas, where years ago, a radioactive comet hit a faulty satellite and brought the whole thing down on the nuclear power plant outside town. I think you can figure out where the "Mutant" part came from after that. It's half superhero story, half Texas tall tale, and good light fun.
It sure sounds like most of my reading's been fluffy fun books, but they're quicker to read. Especially comics. I try to have one non-fiction book and one fiction book I'm reading at a time, for balance.boo
Previous Books:
#1: Grave Peril
#2: Deer Hunting With Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War
#3: DMZ Vol. 3: Public Works
#4: Bad Prince Charlie
#5: Making Money
#6: How to Win Friends and Influence People
#7: H.I.V.E. - Higher Institute of Villainous Education
#8: The World Without Us
#9: Marx for Beginners
#10-13: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind