When this book was published, the last of the Civil War vets had just died off. Very interesting to see Civil War stories written by people who weren’t there, but probably talked to people who were.
Monthly Archives: February 2013
WHAT I’M READING NOW: THE NINTH CONFIGURATION by William Peter Blatty
In all honesty, I’m not a huge Blatty fan. I’ve only liked three of his books: THE EXORCIST (obviously), LEGION, and I’LL TELL THEM I REMEMBER YOU. Most people don’t understand that he’s a humorist, not a horror writer. THE…
Tagged with: i'll tell them i remember you, legion, the exorcist, the ninth configuration, william peter blatty
Posted in Reading Material
Posted in Reading Material
COOL SHIT 2-14-13
FATALE #12: This is the most unusual issue of the series so far, and considering the weird shit Ed Brubaker has gotten up to in these pages, that’s saying something. This time out, we go back in time, almost an…
Tagged with: anna kharkova, battlefields, cool shit, ed brubaker, fatale, garth ennis
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Posted in Cool Shit
NEW COMIC BOOK REVIEW: RED TEAM #1
Check it out here: http://thenapalmreviews.tumblr.com/post/42979121041/garth-ennis-does-it-again-a-review-of-red-team-1
WHAT I’M READING NOW: A ton of stuff
On my schedule, I’m supposed to be reading Richard Laymon’s NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER, so that’s what I began yesterday. However, I got a bunch of new books the other day, and they’re all writers I break my schedule…
Tagged with: dead aim, gun machine, i'm not sam, jack ketchum, joe r lansdale, lucky mckee, night in the lonesome october, richard laymon, warren ellis
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER by Richard Laymon
Laymon has yet to disappoint me. It’s really a shame he wasn’t better known in this country. Right off the bat, this is an uncomfortable read, because it relates a young man’s emotions as he goes through his first real…
WHAT I’M READING NOW: ATMOSPHERE by Michael Laimo
Every once in a while, I find one of Laimo’s short stories in a fiction magazine, and I’ve always been impressed with his work. Now I get to take on one of his novels, and I’m sure it’s going to…
COOL SHIT 2-7-13
THE LAST ZOMBIE: BEFORE THE AFTER #3: A while ago, writer Brian Keene announced on his website that he’d just done the most fucked up thing he’d ever done in a zombie story ever. Considering THE RISING and CITY OF…
Tagged with: brian keene, dan the unharmable, david lapham, hit-girl, mark millar, the last zombie
Posted in Cool Shit
Posted in Cool Shit
NEW COMIC BOOK REVIEW! BEFORE WATCHMEN: DOLLAR BILL
Check it out here: http://thenapalmreviews.tumblr.com/post/42465004758/fake-it-till-you-make-it-a-review-of-before-watchmen
Tagged with: before watchmen, comic books, dollar bill, len wein, steve rude, watchmen
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WHAT I’M READING NOW: CLICKERS 2 by J.F. Gonzalez and Brian Keene
I loved the hell out of the first book. Now that Brian Keene is on board, I can’t even imagine the sheer lunacy that’s going to come out of this.