2015 Reading List
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2015 Reading List

Rocket Raccoon, Vol. 1: A Chasing Tale Skottie Young Published: 2015 | Pages:136 Description: Collecting: Rocket Raccoon 1-6 The Li'l Depressed Boy, Volume 0: Lonely Heart Blues S. Steven Struble Published: 2011 | Pages:96 Description: The Martian Andy Weir Published: 2011 | Pages:384 My Rating: 5/5 Description: Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies…
2014 Reading List
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2014 Reading List

Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk Published: 1996 | Pages:218 Description: Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman Published: 2010 | Pages:322 My Rating: 3/5 Description: Batman: Year One Frank Miller Published: 1987 | Pages:144 My Rating: 5/5 While the core story here feels like a Batman Origin story, there isn't a lot of real mean to it. Instead its a Jim Gordon Origin story that happens to coincide with Batman's early period.I enjoyed it quite a bit. It covers a one year period when Jim Gordon arrives in Gotham. Description: The Dark Knight Returns!In 1986, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli produced…
World of Warcraft – Books Edition
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World of Warcraft – Books Edition

So it’s been a pretty uneventful week in the game, just leveling up the Hunter mostly, and even that wasn’t super frequent.  I thought I’d take a minute to discuss some of the Lore related books I’ve read recently.  I think one of the aspects that really appeals to me with WoW is that the overall store, often called "Lore" is really tight.  Blizzard is pretty consistent on everything, more so the closer to present day you get.  There are other large universes but there are often contradictions.  Star Wars is all over the place, and chances are the Star…
2013 Reading List
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2013 Reading List

Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Volume 2: The New Girl Sean McKeever Published: 2007 | Pages:120 My Rating: 5/5 Description: Plus: Mary Jane Watson wasn't always the girl she is today. How did she become the sort of person to push her problems away rather than face them? And how is it that Peter Parker, Spider-Man and Spidey's origin itself all play pivotal roles? See the birth of the greatest modern super hero like you've never seen it before. Collecting: Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane 6-10 In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives Steven Levy Published: 2011 |…
2012 Reading List
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2012 Reading List

Transformers: Armada Volume 1 Chris Sarracini Published: 2003 | Pages:144 My Rating: 2/5 Ugn, really?The art is kind of mediocre, the story is fairly gibberish with the whole Minicons thing. the kids look like they are like 5 which is just rediculous.Basically, don't bother and stick to the main line IDW Transformers comics. Description: The Decepticons, feeding off the energy of captured Mini-Cons, are about to begin a hostile takeover of the Transformers home planet, Cybertron. Do Optimus Prime and the heroic Autobots stand a chance of defending the planet against these super-powered villains? And will the Mini-Cons ever get…