Review: Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes My rating: 3 of 5 stars I almost suggested this book as a community read for a college. Then
Review: Moon Quest
Moon Quest by Anson Montgomery My rating: 1 of 5 stars Two factors in my favor here. 1. This book is by ANSON Montgomery, not
Review: Chinese Dragons
Chinese Dragons by R.A. Montgomery My rating: 1 of 5 stars “The room where you sleep is small and cramped. In one corner is stored
Review: Halfway Home: Drawing My Way Through Japan
Halfway Home: Drawing My Way Through Japan by Christine Mari Inzer My rating: 0 of 5 stars I’m not going to star rate this one
Review: Monsters! and Other Stories
Monsters! and Other Stories by Gustavo Duarte My rating: 3 of 5 stars [this is a wordless review for a wordless graphic novel. I’m getting
Review: Invincible Days
Invincible Days by Patrick Atangan My rating: 4 of 5 stars Don’t read this if you’re contemplating your own death. But maybe you’re like me
Review: RASL
RASL by Jeff Smith My rating: 3 of 5 stars Jeff Smith is really awesome. Time travel is not awesome. And while this isn’t time
Review: Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride
Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride by Lucy Knisley My rating: 2 of 5 stars I liked the first half of this quite a
Review: Silk, Vol. 0: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon
Silk, Vol. 0: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon by Robbie Thompson My rating: 2 of 5 stars Fine? Okay? Pretty alright? I think
Helpful Snowman Radio Ep 279
Finally, the conclusion of the cat quizzing. Is Pete a catman? How much does he know about cats? Will his cat love rival Poonmaster’s? Find
My Rejected Cutthroat Kitchen Auction Items
“If you win this item, you’ll be able to inflict on your opponent the requirement that they call their significant other on the phone and,
Review: Spider-Gwen, Vol. 0: Most Wanted?
Spider-Gwen, Vol. 0: Most Wanted? by Jason Latour My rating: 1 of 5 stars I don’t know what it was about this book, but I
Review: Digitally Stimulated Issue 02
Digitally Stimulated Issue 02 by Peter Derk My rating: 3 of 5 stars Wow, we wrote a second issue! Me and my brother waded in
Digitally Stimulated Issue 02 Fo’ Sale!
Greeting Readers, Digitally Stimulated, the digital magazine by huge dorks, FOR huge dorks, is for sale on Amazon. You can get this for your devices.
Review: East of West, Vol. 5: The Last Supper
East of West, Vol. 5: The Last Supper by Jonathan Hickman My rating: 3 of 5 stars I love East of West, and also it
Review: Deep State, Vol. 2
Deep State, Vol. 2 by Justin Jordan My rating: 3 of 5 stars That’s the end? Shit. It kinda went a little Mind MGMT at
Review: Deep State, Vol. 1
Deep State, Vol. 1 by Justin Jordan My rating: 3 of 5 stars I like the whole X-Files vibe going here, but I have to
Amazing Spider Web Cast Issue 008
A tribute to teens and some old-time radio nonsense.
Further Charity Causes
As before, I said I’d be donating to art-adjacent charities this year because I believe art is the only reasonable donation left. I’ve gotten a
Helpful Snowman Radio Ep 277
5 year anniversary celebration! Part whatever! We talk about some of my favorite shows.
Review: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 5
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 5 by Brian Michael Bendis My rating: 3 of 5 stars This one definitely brings Spider-Man into the more complete Ultimate
Stanford Rape Story Brought To You By Svedka
That story about the Stanford rapist victim’s letter? Here’s a screenshot of the story from The Guardian: Whoops! I guess we forgot to cut out the
Review: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 4
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 4 by Brian Michael Bendis My rating: 3 of 5 stars A touching sequence, and also one of the best J.
Women’s Pinterest Workouts Are Bullshit
Ladies, I’ve recently been introduced to the world of Pinterest fitness. First of all, I was confused about whether I was supposed to be inspired
Review: Cologne
Cologne by Allie Brosh My rating: 2 of 5 stars Pet peeve: ” It smells like desperation…” No. Desperation isn’t a smell. It’s the name
Helpful Snowman Radio Ep 276
Race, Weight Loss, and how an imaginary $6K nearly fixed my life.
Review: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol.3
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol.3 by Brian Michael Bendis My rating: 3 of 5 stars This has some good shit in it, but also has some
Review: Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread
Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread by Chuck Palahniuk My rating: 4 of 5 stars Haha! I finished this one year to the day
Amazing Spider Web Cast Issue 007
The Vulture returns, Dahmer works in the kitchen, and we reflect on superheroism.
Review: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol.2
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol.2 by Brian Michael Bendis My rating: 3 of 5 stars Good, fine. Will keep reading, but just looking for a little
Review: Groot
Groot by Jeff Loveness My rating: 3 of 5 stars I am a stupid motherfucker. For some reason, I have not learned my lesson about
Helpful Snowman Radio Ep 275
Chicago, travel, and casino games are too loud.
Review: Superman Vol. 1: Before Truth
Superman Vol. 1: Before Truth by Gene Luen Yang My rating: 3 of 5 stars A decent book, but for me, just not the sum
Review: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol.1
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol.1 by Brian Michael Bendis My rating: 4 of 5 stars Hey, this is really good! [he says 400 years after everyone
Review: Top 10
Top 10 by Alan Moore My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read this YEARS ago when I was getting all up into Alan Moore’s
Review: Giant-Size Little Marvel: AvX
Giant-Size Little Marvel: AvX by Skottie Young My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ha! A hoot. And a half, maybe. I mean, it’s not like
Review: Superman: Birthright
Superman: Birthright by Mark Waid My rating: 4 of 5 stars In a continuing quest to read good Superman books, this one delivers big time.
Amazing Spider Web Cast Issue 006
The Lizard arrives! We learn a lesson about ruling the swamps and hypnotizing someone’s boobs.
Helpful Snowman Radio Ep 274
We take down HuffPo, Facebook, and Frasier. The big three.
Review: Hot Dudes Reading
Hot Dudes Reading by Hot Dudes Reading My rating: 1 of 5 stars I have two big problems with this book. Well, four problems. Two
Review: Punisher Max Omnibus
Punisher Max Omnibus by Jason Aaron My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow. It was a couple years ago maybe that I read a Nova
Amazing Spider Web Cast Issue 005
In which it DOES get better when your bully loses his legs.
Helpful Snowman Radio Ep 273
In which a Modelland promise is fulfilled, a stomach is emptied, and eating disorders are SOLVED.
Review: MIND MGMT, Vol. 6: The Immortals
MIND MGMT, Vol. 6: The Immortals by Matt Kindt My rating: 5 of 5 stars Great, great series. It’s got a bunch of metaphysical horseshit,
Review: MIND MGMT, Vol. 5: The Eraser
MIND MGMT, Vol. 5: The Eraser by Matt Kindt My rating: 3 of 5 stars Edging towards the conclusion here, a LITTLE bit more unnecessary
The Fuck-It List
Last night I came up with a great idea. After I cleaned up the blender and all the Wendy’s garbage and finished vomiting, I then
Review: Archie, Vol. 1: The New Riverdale
Archie, Vol. 1: The New Riverdale by Mark Waid My rating: 4 of 5 stars Of course, like a dummy, I read through some other
Review: The Monster That Wouldn’t Sink:
The Monster That Wouldn’t Sink: by John Swartzwelder My rating: 5 of 5 stars What happens when a really stupid detective goes back in time
Review: Detective Made Easy
Detective Made Easy by John Swartzwelder My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ah, shit. You need a little Swartzwelder every now and then. I don’t
Amazing Spider Web Cast Issue 004
Mr. Sandman. Please don’t poop my pants.
Hi, I’m Me, and Here Is How Prince’s Death Means Something About Me That I, Pete, Will Write Now
Yesterday I mourned a death. My day started pretty good. I made a healthy breakfast that got a little burnt because I had to position
Review: MIND MGMT, Vol. 4: The Magician
MIND MGMT, Vol. 4: The Magician by Matt Kindt My rating: 3 of 5 stars Oh, geez. This one is where things get just a
Review: MIND MGMT, Vol. 3: The Home Maker
MIND MGMT, Vol. 3: The Home Maker by Matt Kindt My rating: 3 of 5 stars Alright, Matt Kindt. You better not be pulling a
Banks: You Could So Win With NO Effort
Here’s all you need to do: Commercial Voiceover: “The United States is in the middle of a big debate. And the question is simple. Can
Review: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi My rating: 3 of 5 stars Why so low? I guess I’m a contrarian bastard. If
Helpful Snowman Radio Ep 271
A shorter one, but I almost get naked AND shit in the bath tub. So I think we all get our money’s worth here.
Review: MIND MGMT, Vol. 2: The Futurist
MIND MGMT, Vol. 2: The Futurist by Matt Kindt My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a really entertaining book. I made a bunch
Review: Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book 6
Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book 6 by Alan Moore My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thus ends Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing. There
How To Review My Books
Greetings, Freeloaders. Yes, freeloaders. Because I unloaded a shitload of free ebooks a couple weeks back. They were not worth 99-cents, but they were worth
Review: Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher
Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher by Laurel Snyder My rating: 1 of 5 stars This is totally asinine. In the formula of
Amazing Spider Web Cast Issue 002
The origin of one of our greatest-ish foes!
Review: Swamp Thing, Vol. 5: Earth to Earth
Swamp Thing, Vol. 5: Earth to Earth by Alan Moore My rating: 4 of 5 stars This has a totally awesome story. Basically, some pervo
Review: Swamp Thing, Vol. 4: A Murder of Crows
Swamp Thing, Vol. 4: A Murder of Crows by Alan Moore My rating: 3 of 5 stars I sure hates me a rhyming demon. View
Helpful Snowman Radio Ep 270
Get Digitally Stimulated. On Amazon. Not by your partner. I mean, do that too.
Review: Avengers & The Infinity Gauntlet
Avengers & The Infinity Gauntlet by Brian Clevinger My rating: 5 of 5 stars So much crazy stupid fun it’s unbelievable. If it kills your
Review: Daredevil, Vol. 4: The Autobiography of Matt Murdock
Daredevil, Vol. 4: The Autobiography of Matt Murdock by Mark Waid My rating: 3 of 5 stars And thus we reach the end of Mark
Review: Daredevil, Vol. 3: The Daredevil You Know
Daredevil, Vol. 3: The Daredevil You Know by Mark Waid My rating: 3 of 5 stars Geez, wouldn’t it be horrible if someone could totally
Review: Daredevil, Vol. 2: West-Case Scenario
Daredevil, Vol. 2: West-Case Scenario by Mark Waid My rating: 3 of 5 stars Why is it that superheroes always have such a diplomatic problem
Review: Mad Max: Fury Road Inspired Artists Deluxe Edition
Mad Max: Fury Road Inspired Artists Deluxe Edition by Lee Bermejo My rating: 2 of 5 stars The art itself is pretty cool, but 1.
Review: Daredevil, Vol. 1: Devil at Bay
Daredevil, Vol. 1: Devil at Bay by Mark Waid My rating: 3 of 5 stars Magoo is back! And this time, it’s bayside. Daredevil decides
Review: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1 by Damon Lindelof My rating: 3 of 5 stars Liked this. It’s a throwback to something I
Review: MIND MGMT, Vol. 1: The Manager
MIND MGMT, Vol. 1: The Manager by Matt Kindt My rating: 3 of 5 stars A bit too much waiting to hear an explanation for
Review: The Wake
The Wake by Scott Snyder My rating: 3 of 5 stars This story started awesome and then turned weird. And not the good kind of
Review: Iron Man, Vol. 1: Believe
Iron Man, Vol. 1: Believe by Kieron Gillen My rating: 3 of 5 stars Well, this ended EXACTLY where I wish it would have started,
Review: Savage Wolverine, Vol. 1: Kill Island
Savage Wolverine, Vol. 1: Kill Island by Frank Cho My rating: 3 of 5 stars 1. If you don’t like scantily-clad women in your comics,
Review: Fanboys vs. Zombies Vol. 1
Fanboys vs. Zombies Vol. 1 by Sam Humphries My rating: 2 of 5 stars Let’s use this as a teachable moment. I’m pretty sure that’s
Review: Superman for All Seasons
Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb My rating: 4 of 5 stars After being a little disappointed by some recent Superman movies, I decided
Amazing Spider Web Cast Issue 001
In which there are four people who are pretty fantastic.
Review: Archie vs Predator
Archie vs Predator by Alex de Campi My rating: 1 of 5 stars Oh, jaysis. Not good. Not good. Okay, so I thought this was
Review: Black Panther – The Most Dangerous Man Alive: The Kingpin of Wakanda
Black Panther – The Most Dangerous Man Alive: The Kingpin of Wakanda by David Liss My rating: 3 of 5 stars I feel like every
A Writing Essay: Finding Your Voice
A few weeks back I went to a reading where someone asked one of the big questions. When I say “the big questions”, I mean
There’s This Thing I Wrote With My Brother And Here’s An Excerpt
Would it be funny to write an entire blog in the title bar? I wonder how much text it allows… Anyway, I wrote this thing
Review: Digitally Stimulated Issue 01
Digitally Stimulated Issue 01 by Peter Derk My rating: 4 of 5 stars Me and my brosef wrote this little ebook about vidjagames. Check it
Review: Top Secret! (Barbie Spy Squad) (Pictureback
Top Secret! (Barbie Spy Squad) (Pictureback by Mary Man-Kong My rating: 1 of 5 stars Why does every bad guy power his super ray or
Review: Spelunky
Spelunky by Derek Yu My rating: 5 of 5 stars Such a great read! Spelunky, if you haven’t played it, is a roguelike platformer. Which
Review: Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 1: The God Butcher
Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 1: The God Butcher by Jason Aaron My rating: 2 of 5 stars Wait, wait, wait. This is ALSO a
Review: Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 4: Humanity Bomb
Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 4: Humanity Bomb by Mark Waid My rating: 3 of 5 stars Haha, apparently Beast, Iron Man, and Hank Pym don’t respect
Review: Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 3: S.M.A.S.H. Time
Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 3: S.M.A.S.H. Time by Mark Waid My rating: 3 of 5 stars Ahh! I got tricked into reading ANOTHER time travel story!
Amazing Spider Web Cast Live!
Howdy, You may have already noticed. You may have felt your spidey sense tingling and said to yourself, “I bet someone came up with yet
Upcoming Hitler Headlines
In the last month or so we’ve learned a lot of weird shit about Hitler that makes me ask, “Why are we investigating Hitler’s penis
50 Reasons to Read 50 Shades
Howdy, As you might already know, I’ve put up a Kickstarter for my next exhaustive review, 50 Shades of Grey. Now, we’re 3 days away,
Review: The Infinity Gauntlet
The Infinity Gauntlet by Jim Starlin My rating: 3 of 5 stars Well, pretty great. It’s like…how do I describe something as pulpy, but in
Review: The Stranger
The Stranger by Bastien Vivès My rating: 3 of 5 stars French manga? Why not. A fighting tournament, a mysterious stranger, a weirdo with a
Review: 暗殺教室 1 [Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 1]
暗殺教室 1 [Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 1] by Yūsei Matsui My rating: 3 of 5 stars Preposterous and great. Here’s the deal: This weird octopus creature guy
Review: Darth Vader and Friends
Darth Vader and Friends by Jeffrey Brown My rating: 2 of 5 stars Haha, poor Lobot. Always the Charlie Brown, never the bride. View all
Amazing Spider Web Cast Issue 000
Amazing Fantasy 15 gets the attention it deserves.