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Reading the Dark Tower series for the first time. It's by Stephen King, which kept me back for a while, since I refuse to read or watch horror. But this isn't horror. It's an epic magical western with some really cool ideas and majestic scale and ties to our world and a dash of sci-fi and... it's unique and it's good. Right now, I'm about 3/4 of the way through book 7. (He considers it one long story, but it's broken up into 7 reasonably lengthy books. In a way, I'm lucky to have waited this long. There was a long gap between the publishing of books 3 and 4, but now all 7 are out.)
Recently came across a little passage that just jumped out at me, and felt compelled to share. Our hero, Roland, the last gunslinger, has encountered Callahan, a priest from our world (or, more correctly, the world of another of King's books, which frequently tie - at least tangentially - into the Dark Tower series). Callahan has explained that he's firmly pro-life, even in the extreme case under discussion. It's a stance Roland has never heard of before.
( Brief, possibly offensive, not representative, but interesting snippet... )
And, as long as I'm talking about stuff I've been reading...
I'd rec, to anyone interested in comics, Invincible. I'd avoided it at first, before I really understood the premise, but then they did a special thing for Issue 42, summing up the story so far. I decided to give it a shot, and was instantly hooked.
It's the tale of a teenager named Mark, who just happens to be the son of that world's version of Superman. The story begins when he first develops his powers.
But it's not just a next-gen fic. Mark's a hero in his own right, and there's drama and evil plots and subplots and all that. And some nice gags and fun along the way. But there's more to it than that. There's a twist, revealed about halfway into the first year...
( Cut for spoilers )
But that's long over by issue 42. Or at least relegated (temporarily) to the background.
It's cool and it's complicated and it's a story well told, with a varied and interesting supporting cast.
And, recently, I noticed that the library had collections of the first half of the issues I'd missed. I wasn't sure about it, since I already knew how the story turned out, but... turns out it was a heck of a read, all the same. I'm really glad I checked it out (so to speak).
If you're at all into comics... give it a try!
Recently came across a little passage that just jumped out at me, and felt compelled to share. Our hero, Roland, the last gunslinger, has encountered Callahan, a priest from our world (or, more correctly, the world of another of King's books, which frequently tie - at least tangentially - into the Dark Tower series). Callahan has explained that he's firmly pro-life, even in the extreme case under discussion. It's a stance Roland has never heard of before.
( Brief, possibly offensive, not representative, but interesting snippet... )
And, as long as I'm talking about stuff I've been reading...
I'd rec, to anyone interested in comics, Invincible. I'd avoided it at first, before I really understood the premise, but then they did a special thing for Issue 42, summing up the story so far. I decided to give it a shot, and was instantly hooked.
It's the tale of a teenager named Mark, who just happens to be the son of that world's version of Superman. The story begins when he first develops his powers.
But it's not just a next-gen fic. Mark's a hero in his own right, and there's drama and evil plots and subplots and all that. And some nice gags and fun along the way. But there's more to it than that. There's a twist, revealed about halfway into the first year...
( Cut for spoilers )
But that's long over by issue 42. Or at least relegated (temporarily) to the background.
It's cool and it's complicated and it's a story well told, with a varied and interesting supporting cast.
And, recently, I noticed that the library had collections of the first half of the issues I'd missed. I wasn't sure about it, since I already knew how the story turned out, but... turns out it was a heck of a read, all the same. I'm really glad I checked it out (so to speak).
If you're at all into comics... give it a try!