With The Core (2017), Peter V. Brett brings his well-received DEMON CYCLE series to a climactic close, rounding up the slew of characters he’s introduced along the way and given most of them (at least of those who have survived to this point) at least some moments of stage time for a fond farewell. I’ve enjoyed the series ever since its opening with The Warded Man, and while I had some issues with this final book,
October 20th, 2017. Bill Capossere´s rating: 4 | Peter V. Brett | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Rapture by Matt Kindt, Cafu, Roberto De la Torre
Rapture is a Valiant omnibus collection of issues 1-4 to collect the entire story arc written by Matt Kindt and drawn by Cafu. I loved the artwork for the most part, and the story began well enough, but events quickly began to feel too rushed and too slightly developed, making for an overall disappointing read, though it’s possible those more familiar with this world and these characters might have a more positive response.
The story opens with a young girl,
October 19th, 2017. Bill Capossere´s rating: 2.5 | Comics | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky & Anissa Espinosa
Cast No Shadow, written by Nick Tapalansky and illustrated by Anissa Espinosa, is a mostly muddled graphic story that mixes the paranormal, teen romance/angst, and coming of age in a blend that never really coheres.
Greg Shepard is a boy born without a shadow in a small town whose mayor regularly tries to rejuvenate the town via a string of cheap tourist-trap draws (The World’s Biggest fill-in-the-blank). Being without a shadow is the least of his issues though: his mother died when he was young,
October 16th, 2017. Bill Capossere´s rating: 2.5 | Comics | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
As I mentioned in my review of Blade Runner 2049, I thought the film was engrossing, atmospheric, and evocative, combining a deeply thoughtful and philosophical story with visual flare.
Whether you’ve had a chance to see it or not, here are some questions I’d like to discuss:
1) What are some other films (or books) that do a good job of questioning and/or blurring the concept of identity between humans and the Artificial Intelligence that we create?
2) Can you think of a film series that should have ended rather than adding one or more sequels?
October 12th, 2017. Bill Capossere | Philip K. Dick | Film / TV | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 7 comments |
Blade Runner 2049 directed by Denis Villeneuve
Despite a very few missteps, Blade Runner 2049 is a true visual wonder and a rich, multi-layered narrative that feels languorous and evocative rather than slow, despite its nearly three-hour length.
The story picks up thirty years after the original (we get a bit of textual exposition to fill in the gap at the very start), with Ryan Gosling as K, a replicant serving the LAPD force who, in the opening scene, is charged with bringing in an allegedly dangerous replicant. Though he succeeds (painfully),
October 12th, 2017. Bill Capossere | Philip K. Dick | Film / TV | SFF Reviews | 8 comments |
Superhero Comics by Chris Gavaler
Superhero Comics (2017) is my second Chris Gavaler book looking at the genre (I read On the Origin of Superheroes: From the Big Bang to Action Comics No. 1), and considering how impressed I was with both of them, I will gladly pick up a third if there is one.
The book is part of the Bloomsbury Comics Study Series, which aims for the sweet spot between the academic and the lay reader in creating a text that can especially be used in the college classroom,
October 11th, 2017. Bill Capossere´s rating: 5 | Comics, Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
The Stone in the Skull by Elizabeth Bear
With The Stone in the Skull (2017), Elizabeth Bear returns to the world of her ETERNAL SKY trilogy with the opening book in another series, this one entitled THE LOTUS KINGDOMS. I only gave the first trilogy a 3.5, but recognized that score as being more than a little “churlish” as I put it, since the series was “So smart. So deep. So beautiful … [with] Complex, realistic characters … Big ideas.
October 10th, 2017. Bill Capossere´s rating: 4.5 | Elizabeth Bear | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker
Once upon a time, Reed Tucker reminds us in Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC, comic book fans might come to blows over the great dividing question of their time: Are you Marvel or DC? This may seem a strange debate for those who are now living through what could easily be called the Age of Marvel, as their ubiquitous heroes dominate our screens both large or small. It’s nearly impossible,
October 2nd, 2017. Bill Capossere´s rating: 4.5 | Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam Rutherford
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived (UK 2016, US 2017), by Adam Rutherford, is a nicely measured work of popular science that, unlike far too many popular science books/articles, doesn’t overhype its subject matter — advances in deciphering the human genome and how such advances can be applied. Always seeking to inform rather than sell, Rutherford makes for a trustworthy guide whose down-to-earth, realistic perspective doesn’t at all detract from the inherent wonder of science.
He divides the work into two large segments: “the rewriting of the past using genetics,
September 25th, 2017. Bill Capossere´s rating: 4 | Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Fran Wilde has had me on the fence throughout her Bone Cities trilogy — book one (Updraft) had some issues but I thought it just tipped the needle over into the positive. Book two (Cloudbound) had more issues, which sent the needle just over the line in the other direction, leaving me wondering at the end if the third time (Horizon) would be the charm that saves the series.
September 21st, 2017. Bill Capossere´s rating: 2 | Fran Wilde | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | no comments |
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