When I first flipped through The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black from Quirk Books I assumed it was just one of those pretty picture books like Dragonology or Wizardology: lots of full page illustrations, light on story and heavy on artwork. It’s actually much, much darker than that.
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! Breaking news, Night Vale listeners: the Antiques have escaped! (…or did they…) Packs of feral antiques are now roaming the streets, and you know how dangerous and unpredictable they are. Oh, and Carlos makes a visit, but he’s non-corporeal, so probably
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Remember the time Jean Grey died? Or the time Spider-Man quit? Or the time Wolverine threatened to “pop the third claw?” Some tropes you see again and again in comics, and this week Anthony and Elizabeth break down some of their most,
The last book I read for 2014 technically came out in 2012, but it wasn’t published in the United States until last year. Ambelin Kwaymullina’s first novel has a great mix of science-fiction and fantasy, and I loved the premise of a world coming back after mankind almost destroyed it. Unfortunately the story ends up
A very Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it from Kathryn and Elizabeth! And to everybody who doesn’t celebrate it, happy book-reading! By this point most people have already read A Christmas Carol, or The Night Before Christmas, or any of a handful of great, classic Christmas stories. So we thought we’d list a few
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Happy Christmas Eve from the Comic Issues crew, if you’re celebrating it. If you’re not, happy podcast day! Take a break from any holiday craziness with some comics, as Anthony and Elizabeth break down Axis: Avengers vs. X-Men issues 7 and 8,
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! It’s the last Welcome To Night Vale episode of 2014! (By a staggering coincidence it’s also the last Night Vale recap of 2014, how bout that?) Night Vale loves to celebrate the holidays, and by “celebrate” we mean “protest the mysterious monolith
I’m still trying to read a few more 2014 books before the end of the year, and next up is Edgar Cantero’s The Supernatural Enhancements. In short, I loved it, even though I had one good reason not to. It’s part mystery, part puzzle, part supernatural (of course) thriller, part horror, and humor. The whole
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! Night Vale is back from hiatus! And they’re asking about that list. You know, the list they gave us two years ago? You memorized it didn’t you? Because if you didn’t…..ohhhhhh dear… Join the twins as they recap Welcome to Night