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“Brief summary of the first dozen pages: Super logical engineer dude gets his leg crushed in an industrial accident, loses it. The prosthetics he’s presented

“Brian K. Vaughn rarely disappoints. In fact, I don’t know that I’ve ever been disappointed. I enjoyed the shit out of this one. It’s a

“Both one of the greatest and worst things I’ve ever read. I feel like this was written from a checklist of action movie stuff. Crazy

“Boring. I’m just going to lay it out there: I think cults are a thing that, for the most part, young, hot babes have to

“Boring. Boring. Boring. When I read about space, I don’t want to read mini biographies of guys in 50’s suits who had theories about physics

“BOOM SHAKALAKA! Great time. Okay, the first 10% of the book, I was worried. I was reading the same video game origin stories that those

“Best thing I’ve read this year. The premise is pretty simple. Basically, Klosterman spends most of a book…not PROVING that we’re wrong about just about

“Best bit: Some dude designed a pencil with dice dots on each side. A pencil is six sided, like dice, so you can roll the

“Being a big fan of Patrick DeWitt, I decided to try and find this one, an early, small press book. It was somewhat of an

“Before you read this, don’t be the idiot that I am. Things felt a little disjointed at first, and when I looked into it I

“Before you look at the description of this book DO NOT READ THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS BOOK. OR READ ABOUT IT ANYWHERE ELSE. As the

“Before you get mad at me: I didn’t crow about it elsewhere, but I feel, in hating on this book, that I should tell you

“Before reading this, know two things: 1. Spoilers abound. Spoilers abound because I would not recommend this book to anyone I care about, and by

“Before getting into this book review, you should know that I am not one to shy away from fiction that crosses the line. I’ve enjoyed

“Because this book chronicles the exploits of the worst policeman ever, I thought it would be fun to look at some real police blunders. 2010:

“Because none of my strategies have worked thus far, I decided to go with actual coin tosses. Yes, I dug out a penny from 1967,

“Because I decided to troll a guy on Goodreads for fun a few minutes ago (don’t worry, it was minor. He used the word “obola”

“Be warned, it’s Dimension Z, not Dimension X, home of Krang. Captain America does not fight Krang. This is not the TMNT/Neutrinos/Cap crossover we’ve all

“Batgirl is unparalyzed. Apparently by some weird surgical procedure done in South America or something (South America being the home of revolutions in surgical science).

“Barry, I love you, and damn you nearly killed me with those long handwritten letters. Folks, as a comics reader who did learn and use

“Balls! Balls, balls, balls! This being my third adventure of choosing, I decided to take a different tack. I thought, “Well, trying to figure out

“Back to some good stuff here! One of the few Spider-Man comics that isn’t based around Peter Parker being miserable. Two villains feature heavily in

“B: is for the sword you swing, at me. E: is everyone you kill, each week. R: you’re really really goooooorrrre-y S: super super gooooorre-y

“Avengers Academy, overall, is a pretty good series. Here’s what I didn’t like: It seems like there was a lot of time spent with various

“At this point, the series turns into Scooby Doo with ultraviolence, and also they never actually solve a mystery, just kind of keep picking up

“At this point things get a little complicated. I started wondering whether there was a bit too much story going on here. Too many complex

“At the time of publication, this was how you learned this stuff: You had to apprentice and collaborate with a true master. Today, it’s a

“At the risk of revealing too much about myself, I found a calculator online that would tell me how many balloons it would take to

“At first this was boring AF. Then it got fun and weird. Then the main character took a shroom trip that gave him insight into

“As someone who is not really a dog person, a dog book is a tough sell for me. I don’t want to say that I

“As is tradition, not going to give a star rating to a memoir about a dead kid, because that just seems unnecessary. I mean, do

“As an aging “athlete” (in quotes because, well, I’m an amateur at best) I’ve racked up my fair share of injuries at this point. Both

“As a reading experience, it’s pretty unusual. It’s highly interactive, and more than that, it’s a memoir that’s more interested in connecting readers to each

“As a kid with a cat who saturated his sleeping bag with urine, I can relate to that first story on a terrible level. “

“Apparently there was a huge war against robots sometime before this book. Which I HOPE was never actually in the comics. I kinda think it

“Apparently going home to Scotland ain’t that much different from going home in smalltown America. Except people use the C-word more. “

“Another really good volume in the set. The only thing that concerns me, because I’m a worrier (sometimes misheard as “warrior” which is hilarious because

“Another pretty good volume. What’s fun about it, again, is the switch. We get events from the Hulk’s perspective, which is a great swap because…

“Another in the entry of Lady Comics Pete Wants To Love. I didn’t love this. Although I don’t think it had anything to do with

“Another home run for Swartzwelder. I put this one a little lower, but you have to understand, it’s a 4 on the Swartzwelder Scale, not

“Another Hanna-Barbera remake thingie that’s a lot better than it has any business being. Snagglepuss is a 1950’s playwright. Who is gay and also being

“Another failure. Damnation. This one was actually quite the spectacular failure, and the way you know that you’ve failed at a Choose Your Own Adventure

“Another entry into the world of Wolverine. THIRTY entries to be exact. You know, I think one of the problems with these huge editions is

“Another dnf for Pete. I’m pretty sure someone made a joke about the book being the obstacle, so I’ll skip it. This book is probably

“Another comedian memoir that let me down. This is strange to me. I would think that comedians would write THE BEST memoirs. I really love

“Another book that was ruined for me by school. Seriously, why the hell do they have kids read this in junior high? Because it’s short?

“Andre the Giant’s story makes me sad, and it seems like everyone else is all upset about one thing or another right now. I’m not

“And you thought YOUR high school was rough!You know someone reviewed this series like that.“

“And with that, the series ends. The ending is satisfying. No spoilees, I’ll just say things get wrapped up and you won’t be pissed, but

“And thus, Pete finished Descender. I have some advice. Maybe for myself. I think it’s time to start only reading series that are completed. I

“And thus we reach the end of Mark Waid’s Daredevil run. Overall, fun. I missed Mike Allred’s art in the second half, but still pretty

“And thus Pete embarks on another journey that’ll likely end 2 or 3 volumes in: Goosebumps! The bumps definitely, as Jack Black put it so

“And thus ends the Superior Spider-Man. The first half of the series was excellent. The second half flagged a bit. The ending works, and Dan

“And then B.P.R.D. made the Wendigo badass. This really is the book that keeps on giving.”

“And finished! “

“An unexpected meditation on the ennui many of us felt mid-pandemic, this book is an onion within an onion within a puzzle box, including a

“An intriguing premise that’s somewhat let down by a rote march through the plot. Sorry, I just typed the headline to my obit in this

“An extremely Chris Ware kind of book. And because it is by Chris Ware, that’s a good thing. Chris Ware has mastered the truly pathetic

“An English teacher’s wet dream, “magic” words are real and knowledge of morphemes allows a person to control others. This book was the first time

“An eight year pause in reading this series seems like a damning thing. But hey, I was busy! I had some shit to do between

“An amazingly solid book of writing tips. I wish this existed ten (okay, who am I kidding, 15) years ago. It’s more than writing tips…I’d

“American Drifting Classroom. But that’s not exactly a problem.”

“America fights a war with Canada. In most books we have to put aside a preposterous premise, allow certain things, to enjoy it. For example,

“Amazing story about the AIDS epidemic, which a lot of people probably don’t know the extent of. It’s worth a look. Not a perfect book,

“Am I the only person on the planet who just once wants to see an old man get some sort of super power instead of

“Am I mistaken in thinking these are Nazi-era Japanese army dudes?”

“Although Superman has never been a favorite of mine, I think this book is one of my favorite depictions. The different situations he’s in force

“Alright, Matt Kindt. You better not be pulling a LOST on me here. I’m trusting you, man. “

“Alright, I’m gonna sound like a real asshole: I don’t think what the rich supervillains were doing was bad? Okay, they set up a safe

“Alright, I just complained about How to Be An Antiracist for these same things: I just picked out a book called The Power of Fun:

“All the assassins in this book have a gimmick. Or a trait that sets them apart. If I were an assassin, what would mine be?

“All I want to say about this is that you should skip this one and move right on to the Bad Breath Vampire. THAT’S the

“Aleister Crowley might have been an occultist, but he also might have been the first communications/media studies professor. I guess he may have invented Churchill’s

“Ain’t nothing wrong with this! Kate Beaton tells the best jokes, and she’s also telling a different KIND of jokes. The way the setups work,

“Ahha! Meagan showed me how to review more than one version of the same book. What you need to know about Chuck Klosterman Presents Chuck

“Ahh! I got tricked into reading ANOTHER time travel story! How did I not see that asshole from the Revolutionary War on the cover? I

“Ah, yes. The reasons behind exercise. Or, as these tales are more commonly known, The Stuff of Nightmares. Look, nobody wants to hear about why

“Ah, well, the world ended, sort of, and the book ended, totally. It’s an apt metaphor, if you think about it. If the book ends,

“Ah, time for the annual Why Pete Still Loves Chuck Palahniuk Review. To be honest, there were a lot of things I enjoyed about this

“Ah, the Silver Surfer. For the uninitiated, SS was Norrin Radd, a dude whose planet was about to be consumed by Galactus, who is this

“Ah, the award-winning graphic novel. We meet again. Every so often a comic, excuse me, graphic novel comes along that people seem to really love.

“Ah, shit. You need a little Swartzwelder every now and then. I don’t want to spoil too much here, so can I just put in

“Ah, of course, if it’s Wolverine, we make our way to Japan eventually. Someone should do an alternate universe Wolverine where young Logan is a

“Ah, Jeffrey Brown. For quite some time Mr. Brown was writing and drawing some of my favorite comics. His autobiographical stuff was great. Honestly, I’ve

“Ah, finally, another gross mass of flesh monster! I’ve been waiting!I’m like a lady on a date, sitting in the passenger seat of a car,

“Ah, endings. We love to hate an ending. Think about it. Which TV endings were beloved? Any? Off the top of my head, I can

“Ah, Crimson Empire. The Star Wars tale that I remember reading in the grocery store every morning before school started. Not only did I re-read

“Ah, Armada. Take a good dose of Last Starfighter, mix in a bit of Star Wars, and then some general good times, and you’ve got

“Ah, and NOW we get to do F, Marry, Kill: Boys edition! I’m counting the following three boys: McGraw, obvs, Ed, and Susan’s Dad. You

“Ah, 60’s Batman. Whoever decided that there was a Batman void here was totally right. We’ve had a lot of grim and gritty Batman in

“After reading volume 1 and putting it down, I’m back with a vengeance to try this series again. This starts out great. I’d describe it

“After reading this, I find the depiction of trolls as lovable imps with wacky hair super offensive. It’d be like making a toy line called

“After pimping my own book in reviews of the first 2 volumes of Thief of Thieves. I’m retired. No more. Well, okay. Maybe they drew

“After my last review of Thief of Thieves where I mostly used the review to promote my own book, The Heist-est Heist Ever Heisted, I

“After Love Is A Mixtape, I’ll always have a soft spot for Rob Sheffield. That book was so terrible and sad. Being a widower at

“After I finished this book, someone asked me whether it’s a good book for non-runners. Honestly, I have no idea. Running has been a big

“After being a little disappointed by some recent Superman movies, I decided to keep an eye out for the best Superman comics. Superman’s never been

“Africa Batman: certainly sounds like one of the worst ideas of all time, right? I mean, pair the idea of making a second Batman, taking

“A very good ending to a very good series. Ending something people like is always tough. Ending shitty things is easy. You just stop. But

“A very cute, not un-serious zombie tail. Tail? Eh?I’ll see myself out.Wait, which way is the door?How did I get in here?Holy crap, this is