<<Thank you. Men of Tomorrow: geeks gangsters and the birth of the comic book was written by Gerard Jones, by the way.
And the book I couldn't finish, Blind Lake, was by Robert Charles Wilson. I checked him out after reading a column by Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly where he said Wilson was the best Science Fiction author he knew of-- Try it for yourselves. The work had no pizazz--an affliction of much of what I call Middle Class Suburban Post Cyberpunk SF these days --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "conseulafrancis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm re-reading Toni Morrison's novels for a class. Song of Solomon > is better than I remembered. Sula left me cold this time around. > I'll second Chris's rec of _Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and > the Birth of the Comic BooK_. Excellent read. > > conseula > > --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Hayden" > <Frofidemus@> wrote: > > > > <<By the way, if you are down there prospecting for gold in the > Sierra > > Madre with three crazy white guys don't go to sleep-- > > > > What am I reading? > > > > Tried to read Blind Lake by-- forgot his name--couldn't. > > Marvel Visionaries:: Stan Lee--don't waste time or money on it > > The Campaigns of Napoleon--re reading it for the third time--I > love > > this book > > V for Vendetta by Alan Moore--first two parts were good, last one > he > > fell apart--didn't like the artwork > > History of Def Jam records--read that one--real good > > Title escapes me--about Geeks and Gangsters--a history of comix > > mostlyh about the tradgedy of Jerry Siegel--real good > > > > --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella > (formerly > > Tracey L. Minor)" <tdlists@> wrote: > > > > > > Before my Mexican adventure began, I used to be more on top of > > things. > > > Anyway, I'm trying to repent and get things back on track. So > what > > are > > > you guys reading these days, say over the past several months. > What > > are > > > your thoughts on the books you have read. Did you like them are > > were > > > they are waste of time. If you liked or haded the books, why do > you > > > feel the way you do. and finally are there any books you plan > on > > > starting within the next few weeks? > > > > > > Tracey > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/do.u8A/hOaOAA/Zx0JAA/DtIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe Digest Mode: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
