I have been a fan of Guy Davis’ art and work since I got into The Marquis a million years ago. He also teamed up with another favorite of mine, Mike Mignola to produce some great work on B.P.R.D. I love his crazy scary and creepy beasties (c’mon, an octopus-headed villain in a fez!! A disembodied head that calls himself Cadaver!! The Murderist!! The League of Crows!) and characters. The book is hard-boiled detective fiction or film noir mashed up with steampunk sensibilites and a […]
At The Mountains of Mathness
Archer meets Dilbert if they fought against Lovecraft’s eldritch horrors. However, it’s super tech heavy — written in a hyperboolean patois that can get a bit heady. Also, it relies alot on the humor of bureaucracy and paperwork. The digital version includes novella The Concrete Jungle which bumped this review up a star and shows just where this series has the potential to go.
Just Duct Tape My Ass And Put Me Back In
The thirteenth in this supernaturalistic detective story, this one felt more like an accounting. Parker is recuperating from the effects of the last book, and how he breaks will affect the rest of the series. If this were a television series, this would be the season three ending. Still miles to go, but those can be in any direction. Even if it does feel like larger forces are still picking the path.
NPH, why you gotta be so awesome?
Choose-your-own whatever is clearly gimmicky, but it didn’t really feel like it. Perhaps because NPH is so insanely likable, I just thought, okay, yeah, I’ll go along with this. And it IS interesting — don’t you want to know what it’s like to hang out at Elton John’s house? Well, even if you don’t, I promise you you’ll find it entertaining. This crazy thing is written in the second person, which is fun, and for the most part you’re not really choosing your own adventure, […]