Over the last few months, though I've ceased writing reviews (I'm taking a break from reviews for a while), I haven't stopped reading. I've FINISHED these books (some paper---some digital.)
Not in order, because I usually bounce between four or five books at a time, here's the works!
Bug! The Adventures of Forager by Mike, Lee, and Laura Allred. 2017. It was fun. Kind of a tribute to Jack Kirby, particularly his New Gods books. I'll probably read it again real soon.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling. 1999. This was my third and fourth times reading this book, (I read it twice because I thought I was going to review it...but didn't.) It's a good book. I love this series.
I am Not Okay with This by Charles Forsman. 2017. My wife and I enjoyed the Netflix series, so when I discovered it was based on a comic, I figured I should read it. It's excellent, but very uncomfortable and incredibly dark... Much darker than the show. It was good, but t.v. program was funnier!
Weird Mystery Tales issue #1 from DC Comics. 1972. Anthology comic in the horror / Twilight Zone sort of mood. Not too bad. Kinda cheesy. Some Jack Kirby artwork inside.
The Tomb of Dracula Complete Collection Vol. 1 from Marvel Comics. 1972. Strange action / horror series that is goofy and cheesy, but surprisingly good. I might even get volume 2 to read next Halloween!
Saga of the Swamp Thing Book 2 by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben. Early 1980s series. Classic freaky Alan Moore myth making.
Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 1 by Gege Akutami. Cool monster manga. Definitely want to read more!
The Silver Age Doom Patrol Vol. 1 by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani. 1963. Odd sci-fi, superhero, mystery, drama series. Although very goofy by today's standards, it seems to take itself quite seriously. I enjoyed it!
Cave Girls of the Lost World by Richard Sala. 2018. This one is more of an illustrated storybook than a comic. Self-consciously cheesy meta-fiction in a B-movie wrapper. Not my favorite book Sala has done, but okay for some cheap laughs.
7 Dada Manifestos and Lampisteries by Tristan Tsara. 1924? I've read this a few times. Tzara is one of my heroes. It's difficult to get through but funny. Jokes that you have to work for (but you feel smart when you get them!)
The Psychic Sasquatch and Their UFO Connection by Jack "Kewaunee" Lapseritis. 1998. A far out, supposedly non-fiction book about Bigfoot and aliens and psychic powers. It was fun to read, but I wasn't convinced that it 100 percent reflects reality. (Worth reading, though!)
Bubble or Revolution? by Mehta, Agashe, and Detroja. 2019. A book about blockchain and crypto. It was okay. Fairly general. If you're new to the space, it's solid, but if you're a crypto enthusiast, there won't be many new revelations.
And that's the stuff I finished reading recently. I'm still working on five or six other books, but I'll maybe write a bit about them when I'm done with them! Thanks for dropping by! If you have any reading recommendations (you've seen what I like to read), drop them in the comments! Later!!!
[P.S. - All images photographed by me from either the physical or digital books that I read. Images included for specificity and review purposes only...and cuz they're purdy, too, I suppose...]
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)