Musings of an ex Cigarrette-Smoking Geek: Review: The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry

The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry by Maria Popova
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Iron Man: Extremis

by Warren Ellis

Warren Ellis seldom dissapoints, and his rendition of the armored Avenger is the true conceptual beginning of the MCU. This Iron Man is fresh, tormented, driven, and although an engineering genius, very close to his human side. The artwo...

Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger, Vol. 1: A Stranger Among Us

Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger, Vol. 1: A Stranger Among Us

by Dan DiDio

Umberto Eco said that every character is defined by some precise traits; and even when you deconstruct its story or itself, there must be kept a minimum of those traits to make that character recognizable by what it is. Didio did not dec...

Vagabunda Bogotá

by Luis Carlos Barragán

This book is marketed as Sci-Fi, and I disagree. This is pure surrealism, something you can't find very often in literature, much less in contemporary colombian literature. The book is just one step away from stream of consciousness, and...

Shadowtide

by Joseph D. Carriker Jr.

This is a prime example of what is inclusiveness using the romantic fantasy subgenre: well crafted characters and fantastic relationship-building. This novel teached me, a cisgendered straight individual, to overcome any fears regarding ...

Leyendas del Universo DC: Neil Gaiman

by Neil Gaiman

This is Gaiman tampering with the mainstream DC, and the result is gorgeous. Of particular note is an adventure of Superman and Green Lantern that is one of the most beautiful ever done for them. Although Gaiman professed his love for Ba...