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nerdietalk) wrote2018-12-31 10:37 pm
nerdietalk) wrote2018-12-31 10:37 pmFiction of 2019
Hell yeah, a new and improved obsessive list
nerdietalk) wrote2018-12-31 10:37 pm
January
Al Ewing does it again. This Hulk is reimagined as a horror story once again. A story about who people think they are and who they really are. Banner wants to think Hulk sprang from the gamma radiation. Hulk wants to think of himself as the righteous, heroic anger, that Banner won't let him have. And both of them don't want to be their father. In the meantime, the story focuses on one-shot horror stories. People messing with forces they don't understand. People trying to fight seeing who they are. Its a psychological horror about monsters and people and everyone caught up in between.
The Immortal Hulk Vol. 2: The Green Door
Al Ewing's Hulk story continues with suitably horrific fashion. The entire tale devolves into a deeper nightmare as everyone tries, once again, to control the Hulk. It isn't as charmingly one-shot as volume one, but the over-arching story allows a deeper dive into the mind of Hulk and his supporting cast. It also goes much more mystical route than Hulk usually gets to take and it is fascinating.
Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastielir
A very gay very good fantasy book. I'm not usually into old-style fantasy books but this one really works for me. Its not a doorstopper novel by any means, so I can actually tolerate the magic. Its fun, engaging, and full of likable characters. Its the gay fantasy novel we deserve.