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Accidentally started the habit of finishing a library book on the way to the library...

While any abridged adaptation is necessarily going to come with its share of deviations, I think the team at Marvel did an excellent job at adapting this epic story. They even included a cheeky King cameo, with “Rich Bachman“, drawn to resemble King, as one of Flagg's lieutenants. #constantreader #losersclub
Having read both the original edit and this adaptation, it'll be interesting to one day read the “complete and uncut“ version.

A generally fun middle grade read.
#roll100

While I enjoyed the double helix structure--Thrawn and Vader in the present interwoven with Thrawn and Anakin in the past--something was off about the pacing. In four issues, they do a lot of detective work, but it wasn't that suspenseful.

Really good introduction to Spider-Gwen. And really, really good art.

Enjoying a bit of outside reading 😄

Ryan North's Fantastic Four takes an episodic, case-of-the-week approach. North has a lot of fun making Reed talk like a scientist.

Red Hulk
Green Hulk
Blue Hulk
Crayola Box Hulk

Hulk has never been a fave superhero of mine but Hoopla was giving free borrows for multiple Jeph Loeb titles.

This was one. It‘s basically a graphic urination contest among Rainbow Hulks, Iron Man, Thor, the Fantastic Four & other cast members.

Decent read but it‘d be better if you had a decent amount of background info on the Marvel superheroes stable.

I'm really digging the song "Magnetic" from the upcoming solo debut album of Tunde Adebimpe, founding member of TV on the Radio. The single was released a few months ago, a new single just dropped yesterday, and the album comes out next month.

https://youtu.be/WWiGeU1WPW8

#tuesdaytunes

Volume 1&2 of the graphic novel adaptation of The Stand.
I'm actually impressed at how well the story is paced so far. For example, they don't waste a lot of pages on Nick's time as deputy, but they leave space for scenes like Lloyd's prison time and the Lincoln Tunnel to breathe. The artist is the same that recently underwhelmed me with heavy lines and thick shadows in The Bat-Man First Knight, and he's still not my favorite, but it happens.