So What Are you Reading?: Generations

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Esther. Which I'd have read a little over a week ago, if I were Jewish. (And while I'm thinking of it, a belated chag Purim sameach to anybody here who is.)

First Maccabees. First the book of the origins of Purim, and now the book of the origins of Chanukah. I will note that the "miracle of the oil" is completely non-canonical.

I also note that I find both First and Second Maccabees to be rather boring, but not (as in the parts of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles where there are whole chapters devoted to statistics) amenable to skimming. Nothing but endless battles, intrigues, and betrayals. Kind of like the sorts of ST seasons that bore me.

Job. Which can be a bit trying on the patience as well.

Psalms.

 

[Tuskin38]

I bought the Star Trek Prey trilogy a couple weeks ago I've finished Book 1 and about 20% through Book 2, but enjoying it so far.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Karen Witemeyer's Cloaked in Beauty, the latest in her "Texas Ever After" fairy-tale re-tellings set in the late 19th century. (This one is based on "Little Red Riding Hood")

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Proverbs.

 

[Daddy Todd]

Dust of Death, Doc Savage #32. These are starting to get VERY samey. I'll finish a few more then take a break.

My drivetime listen is From Slavery to the Stars by Andreea Kindryd. Kindryd was Gene Coon's admin back in his days as Star Trek producer. Her book is awesome.

My other drivetime listen is 2024's Arilinn by "Marion Zimmer Bradley" and Deborah J. Ross. This is the latest and, reportedly, last Darkover novel. (Even though MZB's name is on the cover, she died a quarter of a century before this came out, so I'm going to assume that her involvement didn't amount to more than some conversations with Ross in the years leading up to MZB's death.)

 

[Commander Troi]

I'm almost finished with the Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic. It's a huge and thorough book, with a lot of food for thought and is very much the culmination of decades of work and study. The humor throughout is wonderful and reminds me why I love Alan Moore's writing so much.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Ecclesiastes. And I'm well past the part that inspired a TNG book series.
Song of Solomon.
Wisdom of Solomon.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

I'm almost finished with the Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic. It's a huge and thorough book, with a lot of food for thought and is very much the culmination of decades of work and study. The humor throughout is wonderful and reminds me why I love Alan Moore's writing so much.

One of my colleagues at Diamond did an interview with Moore about fifteen years ago about the first IDW League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series, Century, and I had to transcribe the recording. Moore talked for a good twenty minutes in this interview about The Bumper Book, and we couldn't use any of that material because, at the time, we had no idea when it would be coming out. I may still have the transcription here somewhere.

He looks grumpy, and you read him in print and he seems grumpy, but to actually listen to him talk? He's a charming, amusing dude.

 

[Greg Cox]

Took advantage of the balmy weather to stroll up to the comic store. Came away with new comics featuring the Mummy, Godzilla, Solomon Kane, and the Marvel Mutts.

Not all in the same comic!

 

[USS Firefly]

I am reading Stargate SG1 behind enemy lines by Sally Malcolm. So far it is pretty good. Only thing is, now I am missing SG1 again. Has anyone else been reading SG1 books?

 

[KRAD]

^ I wrote one...................

 

[USS Firefly]

^ I wrote one...................

I already have read that one a couple of years ago. That is also a good SG1 book!

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Ecclesiasticus (not to be confused with Ecclesiastes).

Soon to return to Canon, with Isaiah.

the Marvel Mutts.

What's a Marvel Mutt?

 

[Greg Cox]

Ecclesiasticus (not to be confused with Ecclesiastes).

Soon to return to Canon, with Isaiah.


What's a Marvel Mutt?

An assortment of the various dogs from the Marvel Universe: Lockjaw from the Inhumans, Cosmo from the Guardians of the Galaxy, Pizza Dog from Hawkeye, the ghost dog from Doctor Strange, etc.

Spoiler: Squirrel Girl's squirrel sidekick and Captain Marvel's "cat" also guest-star.

 

[JD]

I heard about that series back when it was first announced but I forgot all about it. As a dog person, that's once I'm definitely curious about. Is it connected to the Pet Avengers?

 

[Greg Cox]

I heard about that series back when it was first announced but I forgot all about it. As a dog person, that's once I'm definitely curious about. Is it connected to the Pet Avengers?

They all seem to be hanging out at Avengers Mansion.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Hawkeye, the ghost dog from Doctor Strange

Was he perchance named after Capt. Pierce's moniker, from M*A*S*H? Or maybe one of Natty Bumppo's monikers in the Leatherstocking Tales?

At any rate, Isaiah. No basketball players are involved, and nearly the entire first chapter can be pretty much summed up by a phrase commonly found in cat memes: "UR DOIN IT RONG!"

 

[Christopher]

Was he perchance named after Capt. Pierce's moniker, from M*A*S*H? Or maybe one of Natty Bumppo's monikers in the Leatherstocking Tales?

You're parsing Greg's sentence wrong. It was "Pizza Dog from Hawkeye," i.e. the fan-favorite dog character from the acclaimed 2012 comic book series Hawkeye about the superhero of that name, as well as its TV adaptation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Clint Barton was nicknamed Hawkeye in his circus days because he's an archer with exceptional aim, billed as the World's Greatest Marksman.

The ghost dog from Doctor Strange is a different character, the ghost of a basset hound called Bats.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

You're parsing Greg's sentence wrong.

Indeed I was. Thanks. So many familiar sayings from Western culture are quotes from Isaiah. And so much of what he had to say to the people of his own era are finding new relevance today.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

When Stars Light the Sky by Elizabeth Camden.