by Adam Christopher
I really wanted to like this book. This is the first superhero novel I've ever read, and I was excited about it -- I love superhero comics, so seeing capes and spandex in another medium was exciting to me.I shouldn't have wasted my time.This book wanted to go places. I could see that. It was plotted...
This one has an usual arc. The moral voice and main character disappears half way through and I felt the loss such that I had a hard time connecting after that. Didn't know who to root for. Christopher has amazing talent but for me he often takes his plots off on tangents and winds up somewhere unex...
This book had a great premise, but it did not suck me in. I got to about page 160 of this book and it was not interesting. Plus, when you can figure out the secret identities of everyone who has one, it's not going to surprise you. The characters were not that memorable or likable, either. I cou...
This book had a great premise, but it did not suck me in. I got to about page 160 of this book and it was not interesting. Plus, when you can figure out the secret identities of everyone who has one, it's not going to surprise you. The characters were not that memorable or likable, either. I cou...
San Ventura is helpless against super villain The Cowl's reign of terror and even its resident superheroes, the Seven Wonders, are powerless to stop him. However, the Cowl's powers begin to wane as a retail wage slave named Tony Prosdocimi finds himself gaining more powers by the day. Will Tony ta...
Loved Empire State. I liked this book a lot more. Something about superhero books always gets me. For me, he did a great job at making the superheroes actually seem human. Thank god for flawed people.
Growing up, I was an absolutely huge fan of comic books. Every Wednesday and every Friday we'd either grab our bikes or hop on the bus downtown to pick up the newest releases. Although I was primarily a Marvel man (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Uncanny X-Men, Excalibur, and The Incredible Hulk were my...
[sigh] Another amazing cover from the folks over at Angry Robot Books.I'm not going to waste time talking about how awesome I think the cover is, though (even if I do), I want to talk about the book itself. Or...try to, anyway."What? Try? What is she talking about? SJ NEVER HAS A PROBLEM TALKIN...
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