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[Qwerty]

Four Blind Mice by James Patterson.

[Number 6]

BATMAN: The Long Halloween by Jeff Loeb & Tim Sale

[Kilroy6644]

Harry Potter #4

[Qwerty]

Bits and pieces of James Bond Encyclopedia at the moment.

[Harmsway]

BATMAN: The Long Halloween by Jeff Loeb & Tim Sale

Good buy. I have a hankering to buy the "Absolute" edition of this comic, which is out there. It's my favorite Batman story, and the art is stunning.

[Jericho_One]

The Temple of the Golden Pavillion, by Yukio Mishima.

[james st.john smythe]

Alan Shearer, my illustated career.

He is thee footballing God

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[Number 6]

BATMAN: The Long Halloween by Jeff Loeb & Tim Sale

Good buy. I have a hankering to buy the "Absolute" edition of this comic, which is out there. It's my favorite Batman story, and the art is stunning.

Yeah, while Tim Sale isn't one of my top favorites (I love Darwyn Cooke more), I cannot deny that his style fits the flow of the story surprisingly well... I got my money's worth.

Now I'm reading...

BATMAN: Dark Victory by Jeff Loeb & Tim Sale

[Qwerty]

Ian Fleming by Andrew Lycett.

[Kilroy6644]

The Bridges At Toko-Ri by James Michener

[Kilroy6644]

Sink The Bismarck! by C.S. Forester.

[Blonde Bond]

Tad Williams - The Dragonbone Chair

[Byron]

The Bridges At Toko-Ri by James Michener

Hey i recently bought a vintage paperback of "Tales of the South Pacific" by Michener. Having not read any of his work before what am i in for?

[Kilroy6644]

The Bridges At Toko-Ri by James Michener

Hey i recently bought a vintage paperback of "Tales of the South Pacific" by Michener. Having not read any of his work before what am i in for?

I'm not really sure. So far, the only work of his that I've read has been Bridges and The Source. Those two books were very good, though. I know his historical works (like The Source) are popular (or were; I'm not sure anymore), and of course Tales of the South Pacific was turned into a popular musical, and Bridges into a classic war movie.

[Santa]

I love his books, particularly The Drifters, Alaska and Hawaii. Most of his are out of print now, which is a shame.

[sharpshooter]

I have been re-reading the Goosebumps series.

Just finished 'Stay out of the Basement'

[Qwerty]

Checking out Titan's new Bond collection, Death Wing at the moment.

[MkB]

Just began The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

Edited by MkB, 13 November 2007 - 01:40 AM.

[Kilroy6644]

Just finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and have started Burton Raffel's translation of Beowulf.

[bond_girl_double07]

Kilroy, I might be partial (since I met him name drop name drop) but Seamus Heaney's translation is the best

I'm reading scholarly journal articles right now (snoooore!) but I just started Robert Ervine's book called "Dinner: Impossible" at home.. I love his show on the Food network, and the book is great so far

[Kilroy6644]

Kilroy, I might be partial (since I met him name drop name drop) but Seamus Heaney's translation is the best

I've got that one too. I was just looking for something short to read until my friend can get me the next Harry Potter. I went with Raffel's because I've read it before, so I can skip all the introductory stuff.

[Number 6]

Haunted Knight

by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale


First story in this trilogy was okay,,,the other two were pretty much drivel. Clearly the worst of the three in this graphic novel collaboration.

[Harmsway]

Haunted Knight

by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale


First story in this trilogy was okay,,,the other two were pretty much drivel. Clearly the worst of the three in this graphic novel collaboration.

I'm surprised you didn't like the second story. I thought that was by far the best, with a really fascinating dynamic to explore. I love Loeb's treatment of the Mad Hatter, and the connection he makes to Martha Wayne.

The third story, however, is very poor.

[Number 6]

Haunted Knight

by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale


First story in this trilogy was okay,,,the other two were pretty much drivel. Clearly the worst of the three in this graphic novel collaboration.

I'm surprised you didn't like the second story. I thought that was by far the best, with a really fascinating dynamic to explore. I love Loeb's treatment of the Mad Hatter, and the connection he makes to Martha Wayne.

The third story, however, is very poor.

I thought the premise for the second story started out quite promising, Harmsway but I felt it was just rushed. IDK, I really tried to like that chapter but it doesn't hold up well to me... It did have some nice lines here and there.

To be honest, I didn't see that ending coming in the first installment though. Did you?
Sue me, I guess I was spoiled by the greatness which is The Long Halloween and HUSH. It's that glaring a difference. lol

[Harmsway]

I thought the premise for the second story started out quite promising, Harmsway but I felt it was just rushed. IDK, I really tried to like that story but it doesn't hold up well to me... It did have some nice lines here and there.

I felt that way about the first story. I thought it was all way too short. The second story I thought was fine in length. It's a simple story of one of Batman's many encounters with the Mad Hatter, and how at this moment, it brings him back to remembering his mother. It doesn't need to be long.

But the first story... that's dealing with a lot more weighty things about Wayne's character. I felt like that story needed to be padded out more, and that the love story needed some substantial extension to make me buy more into it.

To be honest, I didn't see that ending coming in the first installment though. Did you?

I don't know which element of the ending you're referring to.

Sue me, I guess I was spoiled by the greatness which is The Long Halloween and HUSH. lol

I don't really think HUSH is anything special. It's got nice artwork and remains consistently entertaining, but I'd probably take HAUNTED KNIGHT over it, if only for the Mad Hatter story.

But after THE LONG HALLOWEEN, everything feels anticlimactic. HAUNTED KNIGHT I read soon after, and was admittedly pretty disappointed. It was only in re-reads that I came to appreciate HAUNTED KNIGHT more.

[Number 6]

To be honest, I didn't see that ending coming in the first installment though. Did you?

I don't know which element of the ending you're referring to.

Spoiler

Not to spoil it for those who might want to read it but the Alfred part, in story one, where he did his "homework" knowing what might happen?

Call me slow but I thought that there was another connection with her...

[Harmsway]

Oh, that. Well, yeah, I actually saw that coming.

[Number 6]

I saw that coming.

Yeah quite a few did. A great stroke nonetheless...

[Kilroy6644]

The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour Volume IV: The Adventure Stories

Really good stuff, if you like good old-fashioned adventure.

[Double-0-7]

The Joyce Carrington novel "Past Bearing". I am in chapter 14 now - quite a good story with nice character development and exotic locations...