J.M. Brandt is back with a brand new western horror comic entitled Swallower of Shades from Dead Sky Publishing. He’s collaborating with Tom Napolitano and Garry Brown on this new release. The solicitation for the first issue – The final … Continue reading Comic Book Spotlight -Swallower of Shades
The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) released their lists of finalists for the various Hugo Award categories today. The Hugo Awards are a set of awards for science fiction or fantasy works (mainly literature, but also TV and film) that … Continue reading 2023 Hugo Award Finalists Reaction Thread
Distinct from “Paperback Punk,” these will be reviews of more modern, even new or about to be published books, but most likely still focusing on genre fiction, fantasy and sci-fi primarily. Ordinary Monsters By J. M. Miro Published by Flatiron … Continue reading Punk Reviews…
Illustrating the epic story of one man’s quest to make a difference by proving that one man can never make a difference. Continue reading Judging a Book by its Covers: The Foundation Trilogy
55 books received a nomination this year, but the clear winner of the Le Guin Award for Best Book of 2021 is: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun! If you haven’t read it, please give it a try. I literally … Continue reading The Pits: 2021 Book Results!
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not make your own post or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Books 2021
The challenge: can you illustrate a Heinlein novel without getting all gross about it? Continue reading Judging a Book By its Covers: Podkayne of Mars
Hiero’s Journey a novel by Sterling Lanier While Dungeons & Dragons has become a genre unto itself, it was initially informed by a whole host of influences, primarily pulp adventure, weird fiction, sci-fi and fantasy novels. The first edition Dungeon … Continue reading Paperback Punk
Author Leah Johnson was born on July 5, 1993. She wrote my absolute favorite book of 2020, You Should See Me In A Crown. It was named a Stonewall Honor Book. It’s a Young Adult book with lesbian love, black … Continue reading Leah Johnson Day Thread (7/5)
The idea for the discussion is simple, once a week a volunteer (or volunteers) will do a write up on an older piece of media that they are digesting for the very first time. So here’s the link to signup … Continue reading Late to the Party 2021 2nd Half
A Late to the Party review of Conan the Barbarian’s original stories, comics and movie. Continue reading Late to the Party: Conan the Barbarian
As befits the novice nature of this column, I don’t feel particularly well-read in the areas of Science Fiction or Fantasy. I have only household names checked off my list, most of which could be considered rites of passage for … Continue reading Late to the Party: Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun
A Series of Accidents is a chronological read-through of the books of Kurt Vonnegut. You can check out earlier articles in the series here. Following the success of Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut was becoming a full-fledged literary … Continue reading A Series of Accidents #10: Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons
Hi, I’m Malice Aforethought. Many of you know me as that ravenous monster that devours books, and if you don’t know me: I am a ravenous monster who devours books. One problem that arises when you’re devouring and collecting books … Continue reading Book Devouring: Subscription Boxes
Leah Johnson is an author who wrote my absolute favorite book of the year, You Should See Me In A Crown. It’s a Young Adult book with lesbian love, black representation, and an empowering message. Here’s the book summary from … Continue reading Leah Johnson Night Thread (12/30)
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not make your own post or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Books 2020
“If any of [my stories] succeed in causing their readers to feel pleasantly uncomfortable when walking along a solitary road at nightfall, or sitting over a dying fire in the small hours, my purpose in writing them will have been … Continue reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Comments
