Monthly Archive: January 2007
5 stars: The Huns vs. the Romans; excellent historical fiction As with his other books, William Dietrich gives his readers an excellent blend of historical fact and adventure, this time centering on the invasion...
5 stars: The Drow attack the Dwarves Book IX in The Legend of Drizzt Siege of Darkness, book 9 chronologically in the Drizzt series, finally gives what the last few books have been leading...
Wonder Woman front and center These were originally published as JLA #61 – #65. Wonder Woman is usually an ensemble character at best in the JLA series. But, in this first storyline written after...
The White Martians rise again! These were originally published as JLA #55 – #60. The White Martians, J’onn the Martian Manhunters ‘evil counterparts’ if you will, were first defeated in JLA: New World Order....
Great music, whether you call it jazz, fusion, rap, R&B This is one of those rare albums that you want to listen to over and over again, where you keep hearing new pieces you...
Great split personality story, so-so fairy tale story These were originally published as JLA #47-#54. These stories happen right after “Tower of Babel”, where Batman gets voted out of the JLA. The remaining JLAers...
5 stars: His best, and one of the most enjoyable solo piano albums ever I first heard this album when I was taking classical piano courses in college. It was, and still is, an...
4 stars: Funny, G-girl is fabulous, but the ending is trite An excellent dual-role for Uma Thurman, as she plays shy art studio worker Jenny Johnson and her alter-ego super hero G-girl. Jenny/G-girl is...
5 stars: Joe Sample fan becomes a Crusaders fan I found Joe Sample before I found the Crusaders, even through the original Crusaders have been around longer in Houston. But, when Joe and the...
4 stars: Artemis Entreri just won’t die Starless Night, book 8 chronologically in the Drizzt series, shows the main characters still suffering from the death of one of their own in the previous book....