{"id":15391,"date":"2009-07-26T00:56:38","date_gmt":"2009-07-26T06:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=15391"},"modified":"2009-07-26T00:56:56","modified_gmt":"2009-07-26T06:56:56","slug":"bt09-s-is-for-special-blogathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/26\/bt09-s-is-for-special-blogathon.html","title":{"rendered":"BT09 – S is for Special (#Blogathon)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, as of this post (at 1 a.m my time), the Blogathon is three-fourths over. It’s just a short coast of 6 hours to the end. Woot!<\/p>\n

Having both the following come up this interval is pretty cool, because they are both fantastic books that have nothing to do with superheroes in spandex, and everything to do with people and their feelings.<\/p>\n

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RThe Complete Strangers in Paradise, Vol. 3, Part 8<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/i>(Abstract) [collects #83-90]
w\/a. Terry Moore<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Writing<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n New reader?<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Art<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n Non-comics reader?<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This tome wraps up the massive SiP saga, resolving who gets together with whom, and why and where and how. <\/p>\n

There is indeed Happily Ever After, dammit.<\/p>\n

Of course, the three-chapter “Molly & Poo” tale is also included, which sets a bit different tone.<\/p>\n

SiP was a long, hard trip. I need to reread the whole thing again some time. Soon.<\/p>\n

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The Sword, Vol. 1, “Fire”<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/i>(Image) [collects #1-6]
The Sword, Vol. 2, “Water”<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (Image) [collects #7-12]
w\/a. The Luna Bros.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Writing<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n New reader?<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Art<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n Non-comics reader?<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Three preternaturally powerful individuals break into a young woman’s home, brutally kill her family, and leave her for dead. But when she finds the ancient sword her father had hidden in the basement, she discovers it gives her tremendous strength, heals her of her handicapped legs — and that it’s both what the killers wanted and what they fear most.<\/p>\n

This has been a great series to date (I’m reading the monthly issues as it goes along, getting the TPBs for easy rereading in the future). The Luna Bros. drawing style is open and expressive; their writing provides both complex plot and realistic dialog. Triffic stuff here, blending myth, magic, and the triumph of the will. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n

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Listening to: Elfman, Danny, “Ungodly Experiments” (Mars Attacks!))<\/i><\/small> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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