2009 Reading #50: The Darker Mask
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
41. Jade Tiger by Jenn Reese.
42. Norse Code by Greg van Eekhout.
43. A Peculiar Imbalance: The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota by William D. Green.
44. The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach, translated by Doryl Jensen.
45. The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang.
46. Sleeper: Season One by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
47. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, and Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
48. Dungeon: Zenith: Volume Two: The Barbarian Princess and Dungeon: The Early Years: Volume One: The Night Shirt by Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim with Christophe Blain.
49. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century, Chapter 1: 1910 by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill.
50. The Darker Mask: Heroes from the Shadows, edited by Gary Phillips and Christopher Chambers. This is a themed anthology, though I'm not 100% clear on the theme; it's about superheroes (or at least super-powered individuals), but beyond that it seems like it could be about race or class or subverting the paradigm or some combination of those elements. Superheroes in prose are tricky (trust me), and this anthology is a bit uneven. My fave stories were by Naomi Hirahara (I'm going to look for her mysteries, now), Mat Johnson (ditto his stuff), and my pal Doselle Young. (Which is good, because his inclusion was the primary reason I bought this. Now we just need a complete TPB of The Monarchy!)
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
41. Jade Tiger by Jenn Reese.
42. Norse Code by Greg van Eekhout.
43. A Peculiar Imbalance: The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota by William D. Green.
44. The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach, translated by Doryl Jensen.
45. The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang.
46. Sleeper: Season One by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
47. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, and Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
48. Dungeon: Zenith: Volume Two: The Barbarian Princess and Dungeon: The Early Years: Volume One: The Night Shirt by Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim with Christophe Blain.
49. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century, Chapter 1: 1910 by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill.
50. The Darker Mask: Heroes from the Shadows, edited by Gary Phillips and Christopher Chambers. This is a themed anthology, though I'm not 100% clear on the theme; it's about superheroes (or at least super-powered individuals), but beyond that it seems like it could be about race or class or subverting the paradigm or some combination of those elements. Superheroes in prose are tricky (trust me), and this anthology is a bit uneven. My fave stories were by Naomi Hirahara (I'm going to look for her mysteries, now), Mat Johnson (ditto his stuff), and my pal Doselle Young. (Which is good, because his inclusion was the primary reason I bought this. Now we just need a complete TPB of The Monarchy!)