I did, actually, intentionally take the weekend off from almost the entire internet.  I did check email on Sunday afternoon briefly, but otherwise stayed away from Livejournal, Twitter, Facebook, and all of my usual other sites (Lostpedia, DrunkDuck, the other webcomics I read, etc.)

I can't say I got anything accomplished.  A little bit of laundry ( Read more... )

Enemies & Allies by Kevin J. Anderson,  isbn 9780061662553, 327 pages, William Morrow,  $26.99

The tale of how Superman first teamed up with Batman has been told so many times it's hard to believe there are any new twists to add to the tale. Like his earlier Superman-related novel, "The Last Days of Krypton," Kevin J. Anderson doesn't really attempt ( Read more... )

I had such great plans for reading on that last travel swing, and great plans for writing as well.  I did get some writing done (close to 7000 words), and I did get some reading done (posted reviews of the two books I read already, and blew through a nice pile of short stories that have been mostly reviewed over at 365shortstories ) but didn't read as many books ( Read more... )

I'm going to put this behind a cut so that it'll save space on the friends pages of those of you who have absolutely no interest in comic books of any kind.

( X-Men, Superman, The Eternals )

Finally watched the new animated film Justice League: The New Frontier tonight.  I enjoyed it very much.  It's been a while since I read the DC Comics mini-series on which it was based, so while I'm aware there were storyline cuts and compressions, nothing really glared out at me (except that Ace Morgan is wearing his Challengers of the Unknown ( Read more... )

Took me most of the week to get through book #16 for the year, then I finished off the weekend with a "quick" graphic novel, since I seem to be in this "super-hero" mode at the moment:

The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson, isbn # 9780061340741 412 pages, hardcover, HarperCollins, $25.95

( Kneel Before Zod )

I'm lumping these together for what should be obvious reasoning.

Story 7: Expose by Jake Black from Smallville magazine Sept-Oct 2006 issue.
Story 8: Quest by Brandon T. Snider from Smallville magazine Jan-Feb  2008 issue.
Story 9: Hole by Tom Inkel from Smallville magazine Nov-Dec 2007 issue.
Story 10: Project Solomon by Neal Bailey from Smallville ( Read more... )

With this book review, I'm caught up on the books I read on vacation and on the flights last week!  Yay!

DC Universe: Trail of Time by Jeff Mariotte, isbn 9780446616591, 343 pages, softcover, Warner Books, $6.99.

Although this is the fourth original novel in the DC Universe series, it's the second I've read.  The nice thing is, you can read these ( Read more... )

Haven't done this one in a while and someone sent it to me in email:

Your results:
You are Superman
Superman
60%
Spider-Man
60%
Supergirl
45%
Green Lantern
40%
Catwoman
35%
Robin
30%
Hulk
30%
The Flash
30%
Wonder Woman
25%
Iron Man
25%
Batman
15%

You are mild-mannered, good,
strong and you love to help others.


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Yeah, still trying to catch up.

( Heroes )