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Sunday, May 4th, 2008 10:08 am
Supernatural: Rising Son #1 by Peter Johnson. Artwork has definitely picked up, as has the story - now desperately want to know if this counts as canon for the TV show.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, Issue 13 Wolves at the Gate [02] by Drew Goddard. Love Xander interacting with Dracula, sense of humour firmly intact.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore. Now have both parts - it's much more entertaining than the movie and a lot darker.

Legends of the Dark Crystal Volume 1: The Garthim Wars by Jim Henson. Adorable. A tale of gelflings and the days before the Dark Crystal was restored. The gelflings are charming and brave and the artwork is lovely.

Courtney Crumrin And The Fire Thief's Tale by Ted Naifeh. 4th instalment in the 'verse and still maintaining a delightfully creeepy feeling - the story and illustrations work well to create a stark, beautiful and emotional effect. I particularly love the final panel.

Fight for Gold, Above the Snowline, Stagecoach West and Clipper Ship by Denys Burrows. Published in the 1960s, this is a series of adventure stories set around events in Australian history. They are a bit dated, but are fun and easy to read. The gold rush in Ballarat, The Snowy Mountains project, the railway across the Blue Mountains and the Australia-China tea run all come to life.
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 10:28 am
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, Issue 11 and 12 by Joss Whedon. New bad guys, Buffy's love life in chaos, dating Xander style and vampires who melt into fog. Still happy.

Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Space Opera. Light hearted and dramatic with action, adventure and angst all wrapped up in some of the most enjoyable characters I've hit for a long time. Miri and Val Con are in hiding, Shan and Priscilla are rightfully worried and trying to track them down - as are Val con's ex-employers, the intergalactic mafia and some giant turtles.

Courtney Crumrin & The Night Things, Courtney Crumrin & The Coven of Mystics and Courtney Crumrin In The Twilight Kingdom written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh. I read these when I shared a house with [personal profile] ascetic_hedony and recently got my own copies. Dark, beautiful stories about little Courtney who doesn't get on well with the rich kids from school but does scarily well with the things that go bump in the night. Rating them up with Neil Gaimen's Coraline and some of the creepier Roald Dahls. The illustrations are magical.

The League of Extraordinary Gentleman - Volume Two: 2 by Alan Moore. I read these way before the movie came out and have finally picked up V2 and ordered V1. Much more entertaining than the movie and a lot darker.