Top Ten Upcoming Releases I Am On The Fence About

  

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This week is Top Ten Upcoming Releases I Am On The Fence About. Okay this was a tough one and I literally did this last minute, as I had to move some around and decide which books I'm really on the fence about. Plus I started this post an age ago and some books have already come out or been taken off the TBR since then. But enough chit chat- here we are! 

    

These two sound so good?

The Go-Go's???



Is it a spookier Riverdale? If so, maybe... 



Do I really want this? I mean, isolated boarding school and everyone hates each other plus death. Yeah? 



Do I want this? I think I do... I was actually going to read it last year and never did, so... has its time come??



I think I want this



I loved her book The Blue so this may be my next of hers to read. 



The cover clinches it 



I mean it's postapoc? 

Tuesday Tagline #128

She took a man and made him a murderer. 

Tales of Suspense: Hawkeye and the Winter Soldier

Natasha Romanoff- aka The Black Widow- is dead. Isn't she? That's the question in this five issue compilation of Tales of Suspense featuring a team-up of Clint Barton (Hawkeye) and Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier). Both of these guys are former lovers of Nat, and they're not super fond of each other (mostly for that very reason) so the sparks fly a little bit as they investigate a bunch of murders- crimes that look suspiciously like the work of a supposedly dead Black Widow. 

This was a pretty awesome graphic novel. Why didn't somebody team these two up before? Well I guess technically someone did but here they are hilarious. I highly recommend this for the banter alone but the story also takes a darker turn towards the end. Actually it's pretty dark all the way through- not overly so, but someone is taking out spies and secret agents around the world. Could it be Nat? And if so, why? 

I don't pretend to know what's going on at Marvel these days- apparently the Black Widow was killed by a Captain America gone rogue, or something- it doesn't really matter, I just ignored all that. Sounds sketchy. But this shines on its own because of the self- contained story it provides, and also because Clint and Bucky searching for Nat is gold. Clint thinks she's still alive, Bucky thinks she's dead but someone is making it seem like she's around- and it all leads back to the Red Room and Nat's beginnings as a secret agent. 

Seriously Marvel needs to take a hint from this series and apply the storytelling techniques here to more of their books. Plus it helps that the author had an idea they really felt, as he makes clear in the afterword. Hawkeye has had something of a renaissance at Marvel lately, with his more hipster-ish personality and trademark humor, and it works. The banter was my favorite part of this story, to  be honest- yes the plot is compelling enough but secret spy plots are common enough. This graphic novel collection is a short, fun read and I couldn't wait to find out- if Nat is the killer, is she still the same woman they knew? 

Sunday Post #283

  

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It is snowpocalypse here! We've had terrible weather all week- subzero wind chills, blowing snow, and schools were off all week. And my cat decided to leap into the snow. In his defense I don't think he knew what he was in for. I had the front door open, admiring the snow drift where my porch used to be (and perhaps wondering if there was book mail buried therein) when he decided to go out. And promptly sunk from view into the snow.     

The Bookish Games have been a trip. Day Two ended with 3 kills- yes 3 people were eliminated all at once. Craziness. There is a very real possibility that there are only one or a few Townies left- and I can imagine the mafia and/ or the cultists circling them hungrily like piranhas. If you want to follow the chaos you can join the Twitter fun at @bookishgames.  

This past week I posted a discussion- Do Werewolves Need A Pack?- and also reviewed the Thunderbolts Ultimate Collection graphic novel. And I have a review for Here and Now and Then this week.  
      

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