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Goodreads Review: “Fell: Feral City”

By Vincent On January 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In books, comics

Fell, Volume 1: Feral City by Warren Ellis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fell was among four graphic novels I picked up at the library one day. The other three were volumes of Scalped. I didn’t realize it at the time but I guess I [...]

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Rodney Dangerfield’s “It’s Not Easy”

By Vincent On January 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In books

Reading Rodney Dangerfield’s autobiography, It’s Not Easy Bein’ Me, was like listening to him do a long monologue on the Tonight Show couch. He starts off just like anyone else. He speaks casually, makes small talk. He seems sincere. He’s not angling for a punchline and then — Pow! Pow! Pow! He [...]

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Brian Wood, Channel Zero, DMZ, and United We Stand

By Vincent On January 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In books, comics

WARNING: Possible Spoilers!

I am a new Brian Wood fan. DMZ was my introduction to his writing. I picked up Volume One at the Mid-Manhattan Library and immediately put Volume Two on hold. In DMZ , Brian imagines a modern day Civil War, where Manhattan is the border [...]

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Whimsy During Sandy

By Vincent On November 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In life & career

After seeing pictures of the devastation Sandy left in her wake, my own problems seemed very small and very manageable. I bit my tongue instead of complaining about how crowded the bus was uptown and the miles I had walk from 45th in Midtown back to the Lower Eastside. To [...]

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