Tuesday Tagline #174

Her kisses were a prelude to death      

  

 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new Top Ten list will be posted. Everyone is welcome to join. Link back so everyone can check out other bloggers' lists. It's a fun way to get to know fellow bloggers.

This week is a book cover freebie. Freebies are always fun, although in this case I wasn't sure how I wanted to do this. I decided to go with water covers. There's something about water, isn't there, on a book cover?  

Sunday Post #334

  

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I'm ready for the weekend! I did read One Of Us Is Next by Karen McManus this week and loved it. I started watching Riverdale again as well but didn't get far- maybe this week I can catch up.                            

Song of the week

PULP COVER OF THE WEEK: 

NEW ARRIVAL/ UPCOMING REVIEWS:

BOOKISH LINKS  

I really like this moodier ambient. 

Cosmic Concepts

Cosmic Concepts is an ongoing feature where I will take a look at various cosmic ideas from different media- it could be books, movies, comics, you name it. The sole purpose being to shine a light on the idea, maybe provide some background or just engender some discussion. There are so many great ideas in the fantasy/ science fiction genres and this will be a hopefully fun way to appreciate them more. And as always, let me know what you think. 

For this first installment I want to focus on cosmic ideas from Marvel comics. Who would have thought years ago when the cosmic stories were being written- and sold in 7-11's and on newsstands- that some of the biggest movies in the world would be based on those very stories? 

So let's take a look at some ideas from the cosmic world of Marvel.  

1) Homeworld 

I love the description of this place 

"Homeworld: located light years from Earth in the constellation Hercules! Homeworld: the birthplace and control center of the galactic Universal Church of Truth, conqueror of a thousand worlds!" 

Is that just dripping with atmosphere or what?  

2) The Acanti 

The Acanti are a race of creatures who roam space in search of knowledge. They are peaceful creatures with a gentle nature, and are led by a Prophet- singer that embodies the racial soul of all Acanti. When a Prophet- singer dies it descends into the heart of a star and the racial soul is reborn in a new leader. They sing to the stars much as the great whales serenade the deeps of Earth. It's a beautiful idea if you ask me. 

3) The Savage Land

 

The Savage Land is a prehistoric enclave nestled deep in Antarctica, kept warm and tropical by ancient machinery that alter the climate. It's home to many creatures including (of course) dinosaurs. The Savage Land was created ages ago by beings from space as a game preserve, or perhaps as an incubator for genetically modified creatures- accounts differ. It was abandoned but the self- maintaining climate technology has sustained the environment ever since. 

A paradise in Antarctica full of dinosaurs? Yes please.  

4) The Soul Gem

The Soul Gem was a vampiric jewel given to Adam Warlock. It was alive in its own way and Warlock described himself as a "psychic vampire" with the jewel having bonded to him. He would later come to dwell in Soulworld, a place of peace and harmony within the Gem.  

5) Titan

The moon of Saturn and home to an offshoot of the Eternals, Titan contains a hidden world underneath the surface. The atmosphere and life support systems are maintained by ISAAC, an autonomous artificial intelligence that runs everything.   

6) The Blue Area of the Moon

The Blue Area of the moon is an ancient ruined city built ages ago with a breathable atmosphere 

7) The Watcher's house 

The Watcher's home is located near the Blue Area. 

7) The Nexus of all Realities

The Nexus of All Realities is a transdimensional portal located in the Florida Everglades. It affords access to all realities anywhere and has been guarded at times by Jennifer Kale, who is herself a descendant of the ancient Cult of Zhered-Na, dating back to the days of Atlantis.

8) The Dark Dimension 

Another extradimensional place of wonder, ruled over (usually) by the dread Dormammu. Love that name by the way. Dormammu is a big Dr. Strange villain, and his sister Umar the Unspeakable is as badass as he is. The cool thing about the Dark Dimension is how odd it is- the visuals are loopy and the laws of physics clearly do not apply.

Tuesday Tagline #173

She buried the hatchet     

  

 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new Top Ten list will be posted. Everyone is welcome to join. Link back so everyone can check out other bloggers' lists. It's a fun way to get to know fellow bloggers.

This week is Top Ten most recent additions to my bookshelf. I've been adding a lot of stuff lately, even if my reading has been down. Or at least it was- my reading seems to be picking up as January hums along. Below are some of the  new goodies that have come in including some new graphic novels I'm excited about. 

I just started this. Truth or Dare?????????

Obviously yay. 

How have I not read this yet?? 

Excited about this. 

One thing I've realized in the last year or so is I want all of the suspense reads. 

This I believe is the sequel to The Mermaid Project and I'm looking forward to starting these. 

One of my favorite European series

Back to Aldebaran!!! 

This is out in just a few weeks. 

I really enjoyed this series. Ecology dystopia.