Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka Volume 3
{5/5} “Hope.” Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka Volume 3 by Greg Rucka, Cliff Richards & Ray Snyder, published in 2019 (original comic books published in 2005-10) Wonder Woman is attacked by Superman, and she discovers that Max Lord, the Black King, is controlling him. Superman and Wonder Woman fight nearly to death. In order to […]
Foundryside
{4.5/5} “The way scrived carriages worked was common knowledge in Tevanne: the commands written upon the wheels convinced them that they were on an incline, and so the wheels, absolutely believing this, would feel obliged to roll downhill — even if there was actually no hill at all, and the carriage was actually just rolling […]
Travelers (season 2)
{5/5} “Maybe someone is best defined by how they affect the people around them.” Travelers season 2, aired in 2017 The entire team has been captured by the FBI, and Trevor and Grace have been shot. It seems that some people in the future belong to “the Faction,” and they have set themselves against the […]
The Radleys
{4.5/5} “Be proud to act like a normal human being. Keep daylight hours, get a regular job and mix in the company of people with a fixed sense of right and wrong.” The Radleys by Matt Haig, published in 2010 The Radleys are vampires. Peter and Helen used to drink blood, but they’ve been abstaining […]
Pirates of the Caribbean
{4.5/5} “You will always remember this as the day that you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow.” Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, released in 2003 Will Turner’s beloved Elizabeth has been taken by pirates. He makes a deal with jailed Captain Jack Sparrow — he’ll get him out of jail if […]
Children of Ruin
{4.5/5} “He understands that perhaps the aliens are simply not good at communicating. Still, they show neither aggression nor fear, and Paul has a sudden leap of cognition — a moment when all his parts contribute to the whole — and sees that there is a germ of commonality there. They are trying, and why […]
Travelers (season 1)
{5/5} “Hey, as long as you’re not an assassin or a Hollywood actress researching a character. Those are the two worst case scenarios I came up with while I was laying awake all night.” Travelers season 1, aired in 2016-17 Agent Grant MacLaren of the FBI has been tracking some suspicious traffic in chat rooms […]
Star Trek: The More Things Change
{4.5/5} “I served as his nurse for years before I became a doctor, and those old habits are hard to break — for both of us. He’s still my superior officer, but there are times when it feels like nothing has changed, and insecurities I thought I’d left behind… Well, since he returned to active […]
Star Trek: Miasma
{4.5/5} “A Starfleet medkit rested at the doctor’s feet… Spock hoped the precaution would prove unnecessary but he was well aware that exploring an unknown planet often entails hazards to life and limb. He had taken part in more Starfleet funerals than he cared to remember, including his own.” Star Trek: Miasma by Greg Cox, […]
Star Trek: Seasons of Light and Darkness
{4.5/5} “By deciding to throw out the Prime Directive, and disobeying your oath as a Starfleet officer, you are deciding the fate of all those millions of topaline-dependent Federation colonists. Only you can decide whether or not to throw your career away. But take a moment and think: How do you suppose the people closest […]