Saturday, September 17, 2022
Rise of the Clutter Monster
Book 18 of Sluggy Freelance. I think this one is my least favorite to date. The main storyline is pretty much just the gang sharing quarters in an apartment with an excursion to a spirit dimension. There are plenty of interruptions: another Torg Potter parody ("The Giblets with Fiber"), Stick Figures in Space, Torg's "Gunman Stan McKurt" comics, and a variety of full page gags "from the Art Desk of Torg". (Hmmm, 'tis a very Torgy volume.) There's also a collection of Clay Yount's weekend strips. The best part, methinks, is the Years of Yarncraft story which tells of the gang's addiction to a MMORPG. It plays out with both strips within the game world and strips out in "reality". Anyway, the book has some laughs, but it definitely was not the best work Mr. Abrams has done. Still, it's worth checking out.
Labels: CheckItOut, PeteAbrams, SluggyFreelance
Wednesday, September 07, 2022
A Second Chance
Another novel, another war. sigh Maybe I need to see a therapist. Anyway, this one is the Trojan War, as observed by the time traveling crew of St. Mary's Institute of Historical Research. Oh, actually, a couple of them also visit the Battle of Agincourt. So you could say, "another two wars". Then again, they're not really fighting. I mean, there's death and injury, but the protagonists are only observing the fight. So I guess I'll stick to my original intro.
The crew also make other jaunts, as in the other St. Mary's books. Following the pattern some are tragic, like the wars, and others are just silly. And through it all are personal dramas--moments of love, friendship, smiles, and aggravation. Check it out.
Labels: CheckItOut, ChroniclesofStMarys, JodiTaylor
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