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“Hey, the Vulture is back! So while I was reading this, I started thinking. Does anyone fight more crusty old guys than Spider-Man? He’s got

“Hey, big comics publishers? Can you not ruin Matt Kindt? You know what I mean. “

“Here’s why I give this book only a single star and didn’t finish it. Alison Bechdel is smart. And here’s how my relationship goes with

“Here’s what’s weird about this volume. It includes a timeline and blurbs about the 7 nations, and I left MORE confused than when I started.

“Here’s what’s really interesting about White Knight: For the first 2/3 or so, we’re presented with a “realer” version of Batman, by which I mean

“Here’s what I’m seeing in a lot of reviews. This is a direct pull from a reviewer below. I’m not attacking this reviewer, but I

“Here’s the thing: If I hand’t already read Ghost in the Wires last year, I think I would have enjoyed this more. It’s a good

“Here’s the thing with this: It’s a remake of a thing that’s already great. I think it’s a remake of thing that doesn’t really benefit

“Here’s something I just found out: There are a bunch of books you can pick up in World of Warcraft. Here’s something I just decided:

“Here’s my core memory of learning about Rasputin in school: I learned about Rasputin the day Columbine was happening at a school about an hour

“Here’s my Buzzfeed-style review, Home Decorations That Prove You Have Too Much Money +Giant, framed art that’s on the floor, leaning against the wall. This

“Here’s how my self-talk went after I read this: First: “That was just a bunch of stuff about Nintendo and the first Mario.” Then: “Well,

“Here’s how Marv Wolfman’s bio on Goodreads starts: Marvin A. “Marv” Wolfman… Who the hell thought the “Marv” part of “Marv Wolfman” was the part

“Here’s a thing I wrote because I hear two versions of politics. And I think there are a lot more than two versions of the

“Here’s a personal story: I’ve had a hard time dating, and sometimes that’s because I like to be alone. Not for 27 years at a

“Here’s Pete’s Rule of Comics Greatness: A good comic is understandable from the text alone. A good comic is also understandable by the images alone.

“Here is my (drunken) impression of how this book reads: In the deepest of moonlight Where the shadows of deepest night are torn asunder We

“Heed my advice:Don’t read this if you haven’t read Jane Eyre first. It will be almost meaningless to you. Some will argue this isn’t true,

“Having finished the series now, I’m not sure how much of a threat the whisperers really were. They could sort of control the zombies, which

“Having a 69-page book come out on 4/20 is pretty unlikely. I defy the odds. I laugh at them. I blew up my stats teacher’s

“Have you ever wished that Dollman Versus Demonic Toys was sexier? I mean, other than Nurse Ginger? Well, have I got a book for you.

“Have you ever read one of those books where it feels like the middle part of a trilogy, like all the action happened just before

“Have you ever felt nostalgic for a place you’ve never lived?”

“Have to say, enjoyed this more than the average comedian’s book. Jeff Garlin is a funny guy. If you aren’t already sure of that, I

“Have I got a saga for you on THIS re-read. Let’s take it back to junior high. I was a Heath Panther (go Panthers? I

“Have I completely run out of things to say about BPRD? Probably. Perhaps. Have I run out of things to say? Probably. Also perhaps. Oh,

“Has anyone time traveled in a fictional story, EVER, and then returned to say, “That was, all in all, a good idea”? No. Time travel,

“Haha, whew! This was fucking weird! Loved it. Penguin was the best part. Just this lil’ fat guy who was living on the ice now.

“Haha, pretty awesome! Fans of the lighter side of B.P.R.D. will probably dig this, or fans of Atomic Robo. You know what really tickles me

“Haha, poor Lobot. Always the Charlie Brown, never the bride.”

“Haha, oh man. Barbie? What the hell? Maybe you heard about this one. The book they’re pulling from the shelves because it depicts Barbie as

“Haha, apparently Beast, Iron Man, and Hank Pym don’t respect Bruce Banner as a scientist. Why everyone is so fucking stupid as to piss off

“Haha! I finished this one year to the day after I bought it! Every person I tell that, they say “How do you know?” Because

“Ha! A hoot. And a half, maybe. I mean, it’s not like there’s any big, great shakes, but Skottie Young’s illustrations of kid heroes is

“Guys. Science is really so cool. This is a science-y book. That’s how this relates. I’ve been reading and listening to a lot of science

“Guys, this is so good. Dan Slott, after reading about 50% of the Amazing Spider-Man issues out there, is hands-down my favorite Spider-Man writer. It’s

“Guys, I think I figured out why I don’t like plays. Real quick on this one, it’s Larry David, it’s like an episode of Curb

“Guys, I figured out my role on goodreads, my place among the constellation of the stars among reviewers. You know, all those ladies with the

“Guts as a one-eyed, 3-legged dog dragging a coffin across a desolate wasteland is a pretty apt metaphor for everything going on so far. I’m

“Great. Like always. Mary Roach, self-described “goober with a flashlight” delivers. Some jerkoff in The New Yorker felt like there were too many jokes in

“Great. Funny, and great. Here are three of the jokes I thought were great. If these hook you in, then read it! 1. The story

“Great, great series. It’s got a bunch of metaphysical horseshit, but presented in a way that grounds the horseshit in…I guess horeseshit is pretty grounded

“Great, as you might expect. Some highlights are pieces about Olympic sprinters, Eddie Van Halen, and a thorough evaluation of every KISS album. Oh, and

“Great stuff! Maybe a little statistic-y in some parts, but overall it’s a classic maverick story with a twist. See, in this one, the maverick

“Great ideas, but the text and the art made it a little tough to know exactly what’s going on. Guys, what’s the deal with Galactus?

“Great fun, like a popup but not as delicate, and also with ghosts. Everything kids like. “

“Great cosmic weirdness. It’d be a perfect book, BUT because of the caprices of publishers at the time, we’ve got a few issues here, a

“Great collection. My personal favorites regard the Astronaut and Clown College Grad. This book is unique in that it has some recurring characters and a

“Great collection. Delivers on the premise, good stories that are short enough to read over the course of a couple train stops. The Tom Spanbauer

“Great book. Like most great sci-fi, it relates directly to something in real life. In this case, the feeling of going to fight a war

“Great book, quick, unexpected turns, and the ending has a feel to it that I haven’t gotten from a book in a bit. Okay, I

“Great book for Nintendo fans. I can’t say how people who didn’t grow up with Nintendo would feel about it because, well, Nintendo was like

“Great book for kids who grew up in the era of Double Dare, Pete&Pete, and Clarissa. Pretty interesting stuff. It’s written in an oral history

“Great book about the craft of photography. And I use the word “craft” very intentionally. Art books that focus on a how-to are always problematic.

“Great artsy book without the snob. A good read for anyone interested in the artist-meets-business-meets-hustle side of the world. When you read this, you figure

“Great art, and the premise is cool until we get about halfway through and it turns into a bunch of nonsense about aliens and shit.

“Grant Morrison, why do you make my life so hard! I love some of your stuff. Then you get cosmic and I can’t love you

“Got to be one of the greatest all time cartoonists. I can’t believe how much MAD I read when I was a kid, because 90%

“Gorehounds rejoice! This is the one for you. Let me break this down. Tony is like your run-of-the-mill everyman. Kinda bored with life, he makes

“Goodreads.com has been purchased by Amazon. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/28/175631962/amazon-buys-book-recommendation-site-goodreads I don’t know what this means for Goodreads, although I can say that the recommendation engine on Amazon

“Goodreads will let an author review his own book. This is now established. Okay, I put three stars. That’s fair, right? I mean, I think

“Goodreads has the phrase “What did you think?” above this box every time you type in a review. The thing with Walking Dead? I didn’t

“Good. So good. Right up to the end. The book has this great tone to it, and it captures boyhood in a way that reminded

“Good, fine. Will keep reading, but just looking for a little more character here. Also, I don’t like this storyline where Miles’ uncle will reveal

“Good stuff, fun read. This is a great place to jump in if you’re looking for a superhero comic without too much history. Okay, yes,

“Good stuff, but not as good as the first volume. Also, as someone who’s read a bunch of early comics, I can tell you the

“Good stuff, but I minus-ed a star for time travel bullshit. Also, I used the word “minus-ed” for the same reason. If you can put

“Good stuff, although I’d recommend more to people interested in writing than I would people who read more casually. Lots of care is taken to

“Good stuff! Family drama, but a heightened. It’s not just the typical reuniting of a family who doesn’t get along. There’s more complicated, almost supernatural

“Good story. And… Comics publishers, would it kill you to make it ultra obvious where a series begins? I read volume 1 of this series,

“Good story. Excellent art. This is a great choice for folks looking for something for a reader who has a good sense of humor but

“Good story, nice way to go about making a big change. Some really solid Spider-Man stuff in there. You know one of my top pet

“Good premise, good art, but the story is pretty thin. Feels like a slice of life book where the slice of that life was taken

“Good laughs, good fun. The best part is probably the Big Fight, which instead of being illustrated, is a two-page spread with cut-out-able characters, and

“Good fun. Okay, a little bit like Dark Knight Returns, but still, pretty good stuff. Way better than a comic surrounding a video game has

“Good for:People who enjoy some sweet American-ish manga art. Bad for:People looking for a tight, scripted story. Great for:People who remember reading this as it

“Good book! Funny, some punching, and a few different storytelling styles. It’s not a life-changing book (yet), but A) I’d venture the guess that life-changing

“Giving up on this one. It’s alright, and the concept is pretty interesting, the whole book being a conversation between two people on a sex

“Gets the DNF from ol’ Pete because each issue ends with a long section from our hero’s journal, and in this journal we learn almost

“Geez, wouldn’t it be horrible if someone could totally view or hear anything that ever happened within range of a phone, webcam, computer, or whatever?

“Geez, I miss reading comic strips in newspapers. I’d like to suggest we start a newspaper company that does nothing but comics. And they can

“Garth Ennis writing war stories is an excellent idea. I’m not a huge fan of eye dialect, which is used in this book throughout. What’s

“Fun. Y’know, the illustration is pretty great. I’d give it a boost there. How someone illustrates ideas like this, that’s miracles. I don’t care what

“Fun, in a way. I suck at making decisions. So I was thinking this book might give me some additional options. It’s not that I’m

“Fun, blast from the past, and the art is pretty cool. It’s got a very 90’s look to it, but if you’ve got a love

“Fun, beautifully drawn/painted noir. Okay, the weird thing here, this is like a furry’s absolute dream. I assume. I guess I don’t know for sure,

“Fun, and strongly prefer this to the suggested Little Match Girl. Who the hell came up with that shit? Why are so many Christmas stories

“Fun and wacky, just how I likes ’em. This would honestly be a really great movie from Stephen Chow, who brought us Shaolin Soccer and

“Full review of Archie Comics over at LitReactor! Read It Here!“

“Full review of Archie Comics over at LitReactor! Read It Here!“

“Full review of Archie Comics over at LitReactor! Read It Here!“

“Fuck you, it’s Modelland. That’s the slogan I came up with for this project. Or a chorus, if you will. My first attempt to read

“Fuck me, what a throwback to the old days of comics when the cover has NOTHING to do with the story. Where’s the solid wall

“From Top Gear’s most entertaining presenter, this book collects a bunch of short pieces Jeremy Clarkson wrote for the paper. As an Ugly American, or

“From the man who wrote the screenplay for Beetlejuice! Why did it take me so long to read it? Because I’m a moron. Look, the

“From the covers of these books, I assumed they were about sassy teens working at a magazine or something. I don’t know why I thought

“French manga? Why not. A fighting tournament, a mysterious stranger, a weirdo with a mustache, and a boy who must overcome the twin obstacles of

“Frankenstein is a cool character. By the way, my all-time favorite tweet is a picture of a paperback of Frankenstein, and written in pen on

“Forgive me for delving into the territory of criticizing the actions of characters. I was watching American Horror Story and thinking how it’s such a

“Forever? I didn’t even race for the better part of a day. Supposedly you can start this book twice. At the beginning you choose to