The best part is the interplay between Spider-Man and Spider-Woman, capped by the best moment when Peter Parker asks Jessica Drew, "Are we on a date?"The best part is the interplay between Spider-Man and Spider-Woman, capped by the best moment when Peter Parker asks Jessica Drew, "Are we on a date?"...more
Boring. No Iron Man in action at all. Ridiculous. Oh, Tony Stark has a case of conscience and decides to use his tech ability to create non-weapon stuBoring. No Iron Man in action at all. Ridiculous. Oh, Tony Stark has a case of conscience and decides to use his tech ability to create non-weapon stuff. Real original. Real boring. Seriously, cannot just one Marvel super hero not turn into a simplistic leftist? Can't there be just one who kicks butt? If not Iron Man, then who?...more
Some of these short stories are interesting and intriguing and well-written, all of them are odd and strange. From murder mystery to ghost stories to Some of these short stories are interesting and intriguing and well-written, all of them are odd and strange. From murder mystery to ghost stories to heists, this collection is as good as any in the Hitchcock-edited series. To give you an idea of my taste, my favorite short story writers are: Philip K. Dick, O. Henry, F.S. Fitzgerald, and Nabokov....more
More great pulp fun. Anyone who likes the first in this series (A PRINCESS OF MARS) will certainly enjoy this second entry, with the caveat that this More great pulp fun. Anyone who likes the first in this series (A PRINCESS OF MARS) will certainly enjoy this second entry, with the caveat that this ends on a cliffhanger. If you read this book you have to read THE WARLORD OF MARS to find out how the arc begun in this book finishes. I have read a variety of pulp authors. ERB is the best of them, and this is his best work....more
This collection of Klosterman interviews of famous people in American culture, his speculative essays of pop philosophy, and one crazy hilarious unfinThis collection of Klosterman interviews of famous people in American culture, his speculative essays of pop philosophy, and one crazy hilarious unfinished-feeling novella were just plain fun to read. I love his style of writing, which I know many people have to hate, which makes me love it all the more. If you have every liked anything Klosterman has written, you will certainly love this. If you have never liked anything by Klosterman, you will certainly not like this. Fun and crazy. Read a sample of it, and you will find it is a fair and accurate representation of the whole work....more
This materialist/atheist goes a long way to (re)discover what Jesus taught in Mark 12:31, "'Love your neighbor as yourself,'" which is the second of tThis materialist/atheist goes a long way to (re)discover what Jesus taught in Mark 12:31, "'Love your neighbor as yourself,'" which is the second of the two great commandments he gives to us humans. Of course, Weiner completely disrespects and disregards Christianity and so ignores the greatest commandment, to "'Love the Lord your God...'." He does just what you expect from a former NPR liberal drone: He feigns humility and populism while telling you how much smarter he is than you. In reality, he writes this from the spiritual level of a 13-year-old boy who thinks he knows more than his parents. Sad little book, that I only give three stars to because it gave me perspective on other countries and how condescending and pathetic and racist modern "liberals" can be. The image that will most stick with me is the two-year-old daughter of the author who he describes as clinging to his leg trying to get his attention while he wrote this book....more
Great pulp fun from the master. Picture Frankenstein mixed with Tarzan...that is the bizarre concoction that is THE MONSTER MEN. The best thing about Great pulp fun from the master. Picture Frankenstein mixed with Tarzan...that is the bizarre concoction that is THE MONSTER MEN. The best thing about reading this over most of ERB novels is that you only need to read one and not feel committed to a series. Those who know Tarzan and his Mars series and would rather avoid those because they feel they already know the story but want to try ERB would do well to read this. ERB's style is in as good a form as it is in those series, so go ahead and spend four hours reading this to see what a good pulp really is if you have never tried one!...more
Wonderful pulp sci-fi fun. This is a direct ancestor of Star Wars, more than any other single influence. And while it is pulp, there is some real sociWonderful pulp sci-fi fun. This is a direct ancestor of Star Wars, more than any other single influence. And while it is pulp, there is some real social commentary going on that makes this worth reading today. Sure, the attitude towards Indians may not be as enlightened as ours seems today, but the core thesis of ERB is one that embraces and exhorts all mankind to treat others with respect and fairness. This is a fun celebration of individual freedoms, romantic love, faithful friendship, and heroism....more
Kishimoto has done with NARUTO what Dave Sim said he was going to do with CEREBUS--given us the epic birth, life, and development of a character. WhilKishimoto has done with NARUTO what Dave Sim said he was going to do with CEREBUS--given us the epic birth, life, and development of a character. While CEREBUS failed largely because the story was filled with tangents that were neither that interesting nor very relevant to the main character, this series succeeds because it weaves its various intriguing and apparently tangential side-stories into a whole that makes sense (eventually) and serve to develop a full-blown mythological Japan in addition to its engaging main character....more