I never really got into Hellblazer as a teenager — somewhere in a box I have a few comics from the beginning of its run in the late eighties but I didn’t stick with it. So I’m basically new to the character and its story. Luckily for me all of the DC and Vertigo issues are collected into 22 volumes. As with many of these … Continue reading John Constantine Hellblazer
Preacher is the comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon about the story of Jesse Custer, a preacher in the small town of Annville, Texas. The superhero part of it comes from when Custer is possessed by Genesis — the offspring of an Angel and a fallen Devil — and gains the power of “the word of God” which seems to be able to … Continue reading Preacher
So I read a lot of Arthur C. Clarke and Ray Bradbury novels and short stories as a child. I did not read Isaac Asimov — not really sure why to be honest and something I had a nagging sense I should rectify at various points of adulthood. So first things first, I had to figure out in what order I should read the various … Continue reading Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Stories
I never got around to writing a bookmark post for Y: The Last Man but with the news that FX is going to make a series (probably!) based on it, I want to add something about it to the blog. 10 years after the series wrapped up its run, I read it in the collected version (10 volumes from Vertigo). (I seriously cannot get my … Continue reading Y: The Last Man
Marvel movies and teevee series have become enormous in their scope raising all kinds of questions of how they all fit into a shared universe and more importantly, what order to watch everything in. Luckily others have done all of that work already — CNET, Collider, and Fandom Marvel Wiki all have put together comprehensive lists of the movies, shows and shorts in chronological order. To … Continue reading THE MARVEL MOVIE UNIVERSE
Omigosh – I drew this two years ago (time rockets…) Continue reading Saint John
I just read this story on a decade-long public bet that Warren Buffet made against an investment fund guy. Buffet bet that over ten years an index fund would out-perform managed funds. I think the main argument here is basically compound interest in action — the higher level of fees paid out in a managed fund inherently cripples it level of return against a low … Continue reading Predictions, Expertise and Shaping the World
United State of Pop from DJ Earworm — this year’s mashup is titled “How We Do It” Summer hits of 2017 by T10MO And a mashup of Trap, Bass and EDM music Continue reading 2017: Year in Music
David Ehrlich’s 25 Best Films of 2017 supercut is pretty amazing: Here’s a shorter supercut by The Playlist: And a medium length one from Screen Junkies: Filmography: Continue reading 2017: Year in Movies
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