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Night of Knives by Ian Cameron Esslemont – review

Night of Knives by Ian Cameron Esslemont – review

By Jay Tomio on February 28, 2010

Night of Knives is a really intriguing book to me because I have gone back and forth on it, and some of the baggage that comes with it is rather unique.  It was not a book I’d have described as “top shelf” in the year it was released, but it is one I find myself rereading. Among [...]

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged Fantasy, Ian Cameron Esslemont, Jan-ken-pon, Night of Knives, The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Tor | Leave a response

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. – review

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. – review

By Jay Tomio on December 12, 2009

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Over the course of the next month or so I’ll be relocating some reviews I did some years ago at my old blog (The Bodhisattva) over to BSC. Some content that no longer makes sense (if it ever did!) and is no longer applicable, like links that don’t exist anymore, will be removed. Also, I now have the benefit of handing this to a second pair of eyes for editorial corrections–which I didn’t have or really care about before! This one will be a review of the classic SF novel A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller Jr.

Check it out after the jump…

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged A Canticle for Leibowitz, Jan-ken-pon, Science Fiction, Walter M. Miller Jr. | 4 Responses

Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell – review

Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell – review

By Jay Tomio on November 29, 2009

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Over the course of the next month or so, I’ll be relocating some reviews I did some years ago over at my old blog (The Bodhisattva) over to BSC. Some content that no longer makes sense (if it ever did!) and is no longer applicable, like links that don’t exist anymore, will be removed. Also, I now have the benefit of handing this to a second pair of eyes for editorial corrections–which I didn’t have or really care about before! This one is a look at Tobias Buckell’s debut, Crystal Rain.

Check it out after the jump…

Posted in Books | Tagged Crystal Rain, Fantasy, Jan-ken-pon, Science Fiction, Tobias Buckell, Tor | Leave a response

The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker – review

The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker – review

By Jay Tomio on November 28, 2009

darkness that comes before review

Over the course of the next month or so, I’ll be relocating some reviews I did some years ago over at my old blog (The Bodhisattva) over to BSC. Some content that no longer makes sense (if it ever did!) and is no longer applicable, like links that don’t exist anymore, will be removed. Also, I now have the benefit of handing this to a second pair of eyes for editorial corrections–which I didn’t have or really care about before! This time around is my review of R. Scott Bakker’s The Darkness That Comes Before.

Check it out after the jump…

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged Fantasy, Jan-ken-pon, Overlook Press, R. Scott Bakker, The Darkness that Comes Before, The Prince of Nothing | 1 Response

Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover – review

Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover – review

By Jay Tomio on November 21, 2009

blade of tyshalle review matthew stover

Over the course of the next month or so I’ll be relocating some reviews I did some years ago over at my old blog (The Bodhisattva) over to BSC. Some content that no longer makes sense (if it ever did!) and is not applicable anymore, like links that don’t exist anymore, will be removed. Also, I now have the benefit of handing this to a second pair of eyes for editorial corrections–which I didn’t have or really care about before! This time it’s a review of Matthew Stover’s Blade of Tyshalle–simply one of my favorite novels ever.

Check it out after the jump…

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged Blade of Tyshalle, Del Rey, Fantasy, Jan-ken-pon, Matthew Stover, Science Fiction | 2 Responses

Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds – review

Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds – review

By Jay Tomio on November 16, 2009

alastair reynolds revelation space review

Over the course of the next month or so, I’ll be relocating some reviews I did some years ago over at my old blog (The Bodhisattva) over to BSC. Some content that no longer makes sense (if it ever did!) and is not applicable anymore, like links that don’t exist anymore, will be removed. Also, I now have the benefit of handing this to a second pair of eyes for editorial corrections–which I didn’t have or really care about before! The first one will be a review of Alastair Reynolds’ Revelation Space (from 2005), what I felt was a nice little intro to a space opera, that at the time was much more of a “serious” SF read for me–at least in terms of what was Identified as Space Opera.

Check it out after the jump…

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged ACE, Alastair Reynolds, Jan-ken-pon, Revelation Space, Science Fiction | Leave a response

Deadpool #16 review

Deadpool #16 review

By Jay Tomio on November 3, 2009

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No other character can have an issue like this and be successful. Certainly no very-in current continuity character at the Big II. Deadpool is like the circus visiting you, and when the circus visits the X-Men -via ringmasters Daniel Way and Paco Medina- you get one of the two regular titles at Marvel that every month prove that fun comics (along with Agents of Atlas) can thrive, to the extent that this “comics should all go to OGNs” flag waver can see the value in needing each and ever 30-day fix. Hell, put me down for The Daily Deadpool.

Moe after the jump…

Posted in Comic Books, Reviews | Tagged Daniel Way, Deadpool, Jan-ken-pon, Jason Pearson, Marvel Comics, Paco Medina | Leave a response

G.I. Joe – Classic Reread: Special Missions ‘Best Defense’

G.I. Joe – Classic Reread: Special Missions ‘Best Defense’

By Jay Tomio on October 25, 2009

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As some may know, I’ve started my reread of the the G.I. Joe run first published by Marvel, via the collected TPBs recently published by IDW. Recently, I started reading the Special Missions (also published by Marvel, 28 issues – ’86-’89) and I figured I’d sprinkle in an issue of Special Missions coverage after every third issue I go over of the main series. Before getting its own series, the first Special Mission can be found as an extra in issue 50 of the main G.I. Joe

Get the scoop after the jump…

Posted in Comic Books, Reviews | Tagged Classic G.I. Joe Reread, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Special Missions, Herbe Trimpe, Jan-ken-pon, Larry Hama, Marvel Comics | Leave a response

Classic G.I. Joe Reread – Issue #3 ‘The Trojan Gambit’

Classic G.I. Joe Reread – Issue #3 ‘The Trojan Gambit’

By Jay Tomio on October 11, 2009

gijoe comcis#3 review

This is a continuation of my issue-by-issue review of the classic G.I. Joe comic series originally published by Marvel Comics, and now reprinted by IDW via trade paperback. Please check out the index to view previous reviews, particularly the first installment (if you have not already) as it offers a bit more in regards to initial perspective. On to issue 3, “The Trojan Gambit…”

Posted in Comic Books, Reviews | Tagged Classic G.I. Joe Reread, Herbe Trimpe, IDW, Jan-ken-pon, Larry Hama, Marvel Comics | Leave a response

The Last Resort #1 review – Palmiotti and Gray!

The Last Resort #1 review – Palmiotti and Gray!

By Jay Tomio on October 9, 2009

last resort comic review

I talked about this in Tomio’s Want List awhile ago. I read it soon after, but I’m just now getting the time to talk about it now and decided to reread it, remembering I rather enjoyed it the first time around. I would point to this issue as being a prime example of how to put together a first issue of a new series. The stage is infected, set and blown up.

Read on after the jump…

Posted in Comic Books, Reviews | Tagged Amanda Conner, Darwyn Cooke, Giancarlo Caracuzzo, Horror, IDW, Jan-ken-pon, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, The Last Resort | Leave a response

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