Greg Rucka’s Alpha

Greg Rucka’s latest book, Alpha, is what I hope will be the first in a series of books about a new character, Jad Bell. The premise, like those of most Rucka books, is deceitfully straightforward. Bell, a military man of some ambiguous nature, is hired to protect an amusement park from a vague terrorist threat. [...]

Greg Rucka is still amazing.

I am not a big reader of crime fiction, or thrillers, or spy books. Sure, I’ve read some. I’ve read and watched a lot of classic noir, I own the works of Laurie King, I like Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot (classic mysteries, not crime books, I know.) I could, if pressed, name some more [...]

Pleasant updates

1. Pages have updated on Denizens! Go check out the start of this webcomic series from me and Chris Doyle! Action, adventure, and drama, all rendered in LEGO figures and sets … 2. I keep seeing negative things floating across my Twitter, or people reacting negatively to things. So, to counter that, here are some [...]

Best Moments in Fandom, 2009

8. Paramore in concert (again) This made my Best in Fandom last year. What can I say? I really like Paramore. This time they opened for No Doubt, and the concert was incredible. The last Big Name, Big Venue concert I’d seen was Depeche Mode in, erm, 1989? And I had lousy seats that time. [...]

Detective Comics #854

I haven’t yet read a thing by Greg Rucka that I didn’t love. Detective Comics #854, aka The One With Batwoman, is no exception. I love this book. Now, I want this blog post to be a cogent, articulate review. I want it to be a clear discussion of the text that conveys the high [...]