2008 – My Year in Books

  I never got around to writing any year end "best of lists."  There are plenty of those out there.  Just Google your favorite thing and I'm sure someone has compiled as list. Instead, what I've decided to do is share my year in books. I'm a steady if not voracious reader.  I've always got …

“The Joker” – the review

"You shouldn't know what the Joker is thinking." - Brian Azzarello, Wizard World Texas, November 8, 2008 I will admit, I bought "The Joker" to get it autographed at Wizard World.  With both the writer and the artist in attendance, it seemed like a good idea.  The deep discount I got at Barnes & Noble didn't hurt. …

Wizard World Texas 2008 – How You Doing Daddy-O?

That's not a hobbit.  That's a hobo and a rabbit, but they're making a hobbit. - Bender, "Bender's Game." For the fifth year, Stephe and I ventured to the wilds of Arlington, Texas to take in the spectacle that is Wizard World.  This year was different in that, thanks to GonzoGeek, we were able to …