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“Other Garth Ennis books (like The Boys or Hitman) do a better job covering the same sort of shock value superhero material. It’s a little

“Oof. What a letdown. After reading issue one of all the new relaunched DC 52 titles, I came away very excited about the Flash. The

“One, I like that this book proves, scientifically, probably empirically if I know that word well enough to use it, that spiders take pleasure in

“One star. Did not like it. It’s a little self-indulgent. And it made me hungry for pizza when I made it, and all I had

“One of those books where the art makes it hard to know what’s going on. I stared at a few panels trying to decipher the

“One of the things about Siken’s previous collection, Crush, that I really liked was that the language was fairly plain. The concepts were big, things

“One of the great things about a world that has Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is that it’s not unreasonable, in that world, to also have

“One of the great examples of a book that you probably shouldn’t read in school. I would’ve hated this if I had to read it

“One of the first things I remember hearing about online was a video that was a compilation of Dahmer’s perp walk, trial, other footage, all

“One of my favorite things about Chuck Klosterman is that when he has a new book come out, he usually appears on a handful of

“One of Jeff’s earliest published works, and it’s bleak as hell. I would’ve loved it 10 years ago. Maybe now I don’t have the stomach

“One of Hinton’s longest and craziest. Where to begin? Imagine Star Trek, but the ships are piloted by asshole 5 year-olds who sit in those

“One day Spider-Man wakes up and discovers that ALL residents of Manhattan have spider powers. I kid you not. In fact, their spider powers are

“Once you get to the end you realize not much happened. A thing would happen, then its opposite would happen. Something would wind up, then

“Once the scene was set, I got into it. The anecdotes were good, and it was kinda a mix between Harvey Pekar and Bukowski if

“Once I got a love note from someone that describes what happened with this book. Well, not a love note. A former love note? A

“On one hand, MFA programs are definitely a big circle jerk. On the other, you DO get jerked off when you’re in a circle jerk,

“On one hand, it’s sort of fun that these characters grow up and everything. On the other, watching a character become a suburban dad isn’t

“On one hand, I sort of wish Superman’s gay love interest guy was more interesting. On the other hand, when I was 17, I’m 100%

“OLDEST trick in the book of comic books (the comic book?): In the 80’s, someone hit on the idea of making any new X-Men that

“Old Man Logan is a lot more effective than Old Man Pete. I’ll say that much. Mark Millar, man, when he’s on, he’s on. And

“Okay, wait. I just saw a review for this that was hidden because it contains spoilers. Having read the book, I don’t know how you

“Okay, this was a book club’s holiday pick for an uplifting story. They didn’t like my pick from last year, David Sedaris’ Holidays on Ice

“Okay, this rating is based on the speech more than the book (you can view it here: http://vimeo.com/42372767 It’s really incredible, very inspirational while also

“Okay, this is overall a pretty amazing story.Basically this dude spent his whole childhood in a prison camp for a decade for no real reason.

“Okay, this is a review for the first four volumes of the series, as a whole. There are some great points. We see a lot

“Okay, the premise of this book might sound a little cheesy. Let’s face it, we live in a world where some dopey 4 year-old gets

“Okay, so in this book, there’s an oil crisis. I apparently think the Earth has “given up” and that’s why there’s no more oil. So

“Okay, say it with me:Being a killer who is disguised as a babe/housewife is not to be confused with a personality. The first half to

“Okay, okay. I’ve been to this hotel, and here’s what I’ve got to say: They should really get on board with the haunted stuff a

“Okay, not my favorite Chuck Palahniuk book. I’m a pretty big fan, read ALL of his books and have seen him speak twice, which is

“Okay, I read this quite a number of years ago. I didn’t review it at all because I didn’t have much good to say about

“Okay, I read this book that I wrote. OUT LOUD. And I recorded it, which means you can hear me read it. OUT LOUD. That’s

“Okay, I just checked volume 6, and it has more reviews than volume 5. How does this make any sense? All I can come up

“Okay, I figured I had a decent chance on this one. Unlike seeking the yeti or getting along with martians, running track is something I’ve

“Okay, finished! This has been an 18-year journey for me. Which is crazy. But here we are, at the end! I have some thoughts. 1.

“Okay, come on, Kushan emperor. Did you really think that was going to work? Guts didn’t follow Griffith, who he has a huge crush on,

“Okay, before getting too far into reading this, understand that I only read this book because it was required of me for a book club.

“Okay, a little Scooby-Doo-y. There’s a derelict amusement park and a shadowy figure who is being bothered by these damn meddling teens. But overall I

“Okay, a leeeetle upper class/lower class sort of message-y-ness that I could do without, but whatever, not a huge deal, it’s made up for by

“Okay, 3 volumes in, I know what’s going on:There’s like constant DC Crossover nonsense happening in the new 52, and without reading all the books,

“Ohhhhh, this was actually pretty good. Quick premise summary: There are a bunch of Earths. Things got screwed up somewhere, so Earths are basically crashing

“Oh, shit. We have a problem.I just read that Kentaro Miura died before finishing Berserk.Shit. SHIT.Okay, then I read that a close friend is planning

“Oh, Sam Patch, you old-timey anacronism! Sam Patch was a “Daredevil Jumper,” as stated in the title, but after reading, I can’t say I totally

“Oh, jaysis. Not good. Not good. Okay, so I thought this was gonna be more like Afterlife With Archie, or even the monthly, more recent

“Oh, geez. This one is where things get just a bit more confusing and non-linear. I’ve enjoyed that this series has managed to tell a

“Oh, David Thorne. You give trolls a good name. For those who are unfamiliar, David Thorne is in the business of giving people the business.

“Oh, Catwoman! Apparently at this point the world thought Selina Kyle was dead and that she was pushed off a roof by Catwoman. I don’t

“Oh man. Well, this is probably going to come off as a horrible comparison, but here we go. Reading this, the main character, it was

“Oh man, if you’re looking for a Black Panther comic book to read, I’d go with this one. Stuff happens, there’s excitement, and there’s just

“Oh man, if you like that over-the-top stuff from Marvel, that weird cosmic shit, this is your jam. A guy is created on a planet

“Oh man, good stuff, but I had to deduct a star for Princess. THE most annoying character. We definitely did not need her, I don’t

“Often said to be one of the best Superman stories ever, Red Son is the story of Superman reimagined in that he left Krypton just

“Of course, like a dummy, I read through some other GR reviews before I wrote mine. “some lgbt and poc characters might be nice…” Sigh…

“Of course it was good. Why wouldn’t it be? The only complaint I have about this book is that it caused a minor thing on

“Odd mixture. Western with a childhood flair. Very reminiscent of Calvin & Hobbes. Light violence and sideways mention of a brothel.”

“Number one, if you’re looking for a primer on making booze, look somewhere else. Okay, now that the drunken DIY’ers are out of the way

“Now THAT is a Punisher comic!”

“Nothing like a super speedster teaming up with a space cop and a detective chimpanzee to stop a guy with an enormous head and another

“Nothing like a good exorcism…to BORE me! This volume wasn’t quite as exciting as the last few. It felt like it relied on a lot

“Nothing brings out the cruelty of characters like a story of a prospecting town and the people who get taken there. What works in The

“Nothing beats the Warren Ellis book. That book MADE Moon Knight for me. “What are you supposed to be?”[billy club to the face]“The one you

“Not the most Amazing/Spectacular/Sensational/Astonishing Untold Tale in the intricate Web of Spider-Man titles. Ultimately. The whole thing makes for a very bizarre read. So we

“Not since whatever the last chapter of Goosebumps I read have I been left with such a cliffhanger! Seriously, RL Stine was like, “What if

“Not since “unobtanium” has a metal had such a silly name. But I bring you: Batmanium. The challenge with this one is that it is

“Not one that’s gonna blow your balls off, but it’s probably hard to do that with a vampire story at this point, right? Still, pretty

“Not my thing, poetry-wise. Although I go back and forth on the inclusion of modern elements like Skype in poems. It’s definitely my personal idiocy

“Not my favorite Rucka book, but not a bad read either. This does contain one of my absolute favorite action movie moments, which is the

“Not my favorite of late. Overall, not too bad. The thing is, imagine throwing Clint Eastwood from Gran Torino into Ocean’s 11. Which actually sounds

“Not my bag. I think the combo of comics and essays doesn’t work so great. I don’t need a comic that makes a point (there

“Not bad. Not bad at all. It gets a lower rating for me because it’s just not my kind of story. Things are a little

“Not a strong volume, but by the end it picks up just enough. TOO much LEGION bullshit. We don’t need LEGION bullshit, y’all. Didn’t they

“Not a comic book, first of all. What separates a book from a comic book? Let’s not even go through it. Everything you think of,

“Not a bad book and a quick read, but long before the end I decided not to finish it. Basically, anyone who knows anything about

“NO GAME OF THRONES SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW! I just feel like the world is basically one big GoT spoiler right now. But it’s hard

“No daughter of mine is ever going to a fancy private school. She can get bullied for being on public assistance just fine at home,

“Nimona. Really, really good. Funny. And it’s got what I’ve been asking for, a female-led story that isn’t about women’s suffrage or some other such

“Nice. Almost like little character studies of everyone but Spider-Man, but you get the Spider-Man stuff through the way he interacts with other characters. This

“Nice photographs, nice essays. The one problem with the large format is that the photos look great, but it’s a little unwieldy when it comes

“New Venom, new directions, and a touching Nuff Said style story. Does everyone know about that Nuff Said stuff? Marvel tried it as a special

“New addition to my Amazon offerings!”

“Neil Strauss, probably most famous for his Motley Crue book the Dirt and his book about Pick-Up Artists, the Game, gets a little freaked out

“NEED SOME ADVICE FROM OTHER READERS: SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES AHEAD…………..Okay, again, please don’t read this if you don’t want the entire Dark Tower

“Near as I can figure, there is “our” Superman/Batman and another Superman/Batman. What I don’t know is which one is “our” team and which is

“My writing teacher Tom Spanbauer always quotes this saying: “When you meet someone, look them in the eye and be kind, because within those eyes

“My rampage through bizarro lit continues… These read pretty well. If someone asked me where to start with bizarro, I might point them to the

“My mother, Bloody Mary, Mary Contrary, steps up to a podium, another dark wooden jobber with another college emblem on it. When she speaks, my

“My mistake was reading this Bloodshot volume FIRST, before I read The Valiant. Because Bloodshot would have made a little more sense if I’d read

“My man Chippy Z is the opposite of Jeff Lemire: I LOVE Lemire’s creator-owned stuff, and his big property stuff is okay. I LOVE Chippy’s

“My main complaint here is the layout. There are chapters, and within each chapters are multiple pages that deviate from the main story. Which is

“My least favorite thing about my visit to Philadelphia was that the Rocky statue was off to the side instead of being at the top

“My least favorite of the series, but still a decent book. What did I like about it? Well, it confirmed what I thought about these

“My least fave of the 4 volumes. Although there’s some good stuff in here, it’s a little…unfocused. We get weird interdimensional shit a little too

“My friend told me I HAD to read this, that this was the good Star Wars shit to read right now. I’m like 99% sure

“My first book of the year that qualifies under my Long Books Program. I’d been reading a lot of ho-hum books lately, so I decided

“My first book (ish) in my project to read all the stuff that’s been sitting on the shelf for a while in anticipation of a

“My favorite things about this: 1. Moriarty is in the holodeck and shoots Captain Picard in the balls with a pistol. 2. A borg ship

“My favorite recipes from this book:Creme Brûlée JK (carrots)Chicken DisappointmentIt’s Broccoli, Bitch!Hey Fats, Eat This Salad You’re A Loser And Here’s Quinoa “

“My favorite part is that a monkey can’t help but do mischief. He doesn’t really mean any harm, he’s just a monkey doin’ monkey shit.

“My fault, everyone, my fault. I didn’t realize that the author made up a bunch of words for feelings. I thought this was a book