Showing posts with label Literary. Show all posts
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Saturday, April 9, 2016

Real Deal Comix Discount !!

Title : Real Deal Comix
Category: Literary
Brand: Fantagraphics
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A vital piece of alternative comic history about black culture by black cartoonists.

Inspired by magazines like Mad and traditional superhero comics, Real Deal magazine was a self-published,independent comic book created in the 1990s by Lawrence Hubbard (a.k.a “RawDog”) and H.P. McElwee (a.k.a. “R.D. Bone”). Peopled with a cast out of a blaxploitation movie ― convicts, hustlers, drug addicts,crack whores, car thieves,and murderers ― these cult-classic comics straddle the line between satirizing and showing the harsh realities of urban life. Black & white with 36 pages of color






Monday, April 4, 2016

The New Deal SALE

Title : The New Deal
Category: Literary
Brand: Dark Horse Originals
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Rating : 4.3
Buyer Review : 10

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The Waldorf Astoria is the classiest hotel along the Manhattan skyline in 1930s New York City. When a charming woman named Nina checks in with a high-society entourage, young Frank, a bellhop, and Theresa, a maid, get caught up in a series of mysterious thefts. The stakes quickly grow perilous, and the pair must rely on each other to discover the truth while navigating delicate class politics.

Eisner Award-winning artist Jonathan Case (Green River Killer, Dear Creature) writes and draws this brilliant graphic novel of petty crime, comic predicaments, and vast heart in a story that speaks to class, race, and gender barriers.


Review :
A Character Driven 1930's New York City Caper Film, (sorry, Book)
The heading above says it all. A varied group of people, lodged in the Waldorf, circa 1930, trick and con each other, while a professional burglar fleeces them all. If that sounds like what you want, wrapped up in a snappy bow, then that is what you will get.

1930's Manhattan is nicely presented and framed. Lots of period touches make almost every panel interesting. Clothes, slang, dropped names, political discussions, attitudes, and class distinctions are true to the 30's, true to New York City, and true to the kinds of people who worked or stayed at the Waldorf.

From men selling apples on the sidewalk, to the Harlem Renaissance, to the right scotch and Chesterfield cigarettes, there is a wealth of detail, both in the drawings and tossed away in conversation, that sets the scene. Political commentary and portrayals of race and class divisions are there, although not addressed in any depth.

It's not quite screwball, although there are a few manic...
Heck of a Fun Heist Story
It’s 1936 and the height of the Great Depression but you wouldn’t know it at the Waldorf Astoria…unless, of course you’re a bellhop or a maid and you have to be constantly at the beck and call of the spoiled rich guests or the constant demands of management. When Nina Booth arrives in grand style with her trunk and her bird cage, bellhop Frank O’Malley is immediately smitten. But she’s way out of his league. Besides, he’s been unlucky at the poker table and he better pay up or else. Meanwhile, Theresa, an African American maid with acting aspirations (she’s in Orson Welles’ production of Macbeth staged with an all-black cast) has her own troubles. When a very expensive jewel-encrusted dog collar goes missing, the help is immediately suspected and the owner of the collar wants Theresa fired immediately despite her pleas of innocence. Fortunately (maybe), Nina steps in and asks to have Theresa assigned as her personal maid. But Nina...
The Real Deal - A great graphic novel capturing the essence of a bygone era.
A great graphic novel. From the first page until the last page I didn't want to put it down. Case's art and story were a perfect marriage in telling a story that had the look and feel of a great old black and white film from the golden age of Hollywood. The story delivered a complete story that had a satisfying feel to it and yet I could see that there could be another chapter that has opened up for our three characters. Not having grown up in the thirties I still feel that from my perspective he caught the entire era perfectly mixing politics, humor, crime and race all in one beautiful rendered tome. With so much of the "comic book press" being given over to Marvel and DC gems like this are too often overlooked. It tells a complete story, has gorgeous art and is an engaging read. Just buy it.

Friday, February 5, 2016

Quarry's Deal (Hard Case Crime) On Sale

Title : Quarry's Deal (Hard Case Crime)
Category: Literary
Brand: Hard Case Crime
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Rating : 4.7
Buyer Review : 7

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Behind the doors of an illegal casino, will Quarry find Lady Luck or a lady killer?

As part of his plan to target other hitmen, Quarry follows one from steamy Florida to the sober Midwest. But this killer isn’t a man at all – she’s a sloe-eyed beauty, as dangerous in bed as she is deadly on the job. Has Quarry finally met his match?

The longest-running series from Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition, and the first ever to feature a hitman as the main character, the Quarry novels tell the story of a paid assassin with a rebellious streak and an unlikely taste for justice. Once a Marine sniper, Quarry found a new home stateside with a group of contract killers. But some men aren’t made for taking orders – and when Quarry strikes off on his own, God help the man on the other side of his nine-millimeter…


Review :
Quarry meets a female Hitman
Thank you Hard Case Crime for bringing out these older books (this one from 1976) in a easy to read Trade Paperback size now with beautiful Robert McGinnis covers.

While these books can really be read in any order this is the third one printed. Author Max Allen Collins says in his afterward that this is his favorite of the original four published in the 1970's and I find myself in total agreement.

For those coming in late here is the background on Quarry (not his real name) is a former Hitman after having a despute with his Murder Broker , Quarry has aquirred his employers book of Hired Killers and now seeks them out and offers their victims a chance on turning the tables on their hired killers for a price.

While I am not sure if killing Killers makes you a more morally acceptable person, I do know it does make for a fun premise with some great stories.

In this novel Quarry encounters a beautiful female version of his former self. To make...
Quarry Deals A Winning Hand
Quarry's Deal is the third in author Max Allan Collins' long-running series. This novel was originally published in the mid-1970's and it is a hoot to read about the styles and attitudes (mostly politically incorrect) of that time. This outing which features Quarry and a female hitman is a more leisurely paced than the first two Quarry novels, but that's all right since it gives Quarry more opportunities to interact with other characters and allow us to see his killer's mind take on events. The ending is satisfactory and a surprise to me even though I originally read this novel a quarter century ago (I guess forgetting thing with age can have its advantages occasionally).
I highly recommend this series and am glad to see Hard Case Crime republishing the early Quarry tales as well as showcasing new Quarry novels.

They are all fun, a little dark and quick reads
I discovered the Quarry novels through the Hard Case Crime series thanks to my wife. They are all fun, a little dark and quick reads. Collins is always a pleasure to read whether it is Quarry, Nolan, Heller, Ms. Tree or the Starr novels. You can't go wrong with Max Allan Collins.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Hostile Witness: A Josie Bates Thriller (Volume 1) Big Discount

Title : Hostile Witness: A Josie Bates Thriller (Volume 1)
Category: Literary
Brand: Brand: Silent C Press
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Rating : 4.3


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When sixteen-year-old Hannah Sheraton is arrested for the murder of her step-grandfather, the chief justice of the California Supreme court, her distraught mother turns to her old college roommate, Josie Bates, for help. Josie, once a hot-shot criminal defense attorney, left the fast track behind for a small practice in Hermosa Beach, California. But Hannah Sheraton intrigues her and, when the girl is charged as an adult, Josie cannot turn her back. But the deeper she digs the more Josie realizes that politics, the law and family relationships have created a combustible and dangerous situation. When the horrible truth of the murder is uncovered could save Hannah Sheraton or destroy them both.

Features :
  • Used Book in Good Condition

Review :
Absolutely riveting from start to finish
I haven't read many legal thrillers in the past few years, but I think I am going to have to add more books of this genre to my future reading list - especially those written by Rebecca Forster. Hostile Witness is just a fantastic, completely absorbing read, the kind of book that makes you hate your job because having to get up early for work means having to set the novel aside in the wee hours of the morning just so you can get a few hours of sleep. Any thriller is best judged by the number of hours' sleep you miss, and Hostile Witness is right up there with the best of them.

Usually, legal thrillers have a few passages that are dry and boring or feature cardboard characters lacking any spark of life in them. Not so with Hostile Witness. Forster has given life to some vivid, remarkably human characters - the heroic, sympathetic lawyer who puts a painful past behind her to defend a young girl accused of arson and murder; the 16-year-old defendant, a troubled teen lost...
Sometimes interesting / often absurd
It helped that this book was free on Kindle when I ordered it... I had very mixed feelings about this novel. Some of the characters and narrative were done quite well, but there were a number of places where key scenes made no sense whatsoever. During a trial, for example, the main character (defense lawyer) began asking a hostile witness detailed questions about things that happened to him at specific ages ("Isn't it true that, when you were 6, such-and-such happened?"). The lawyer had just been told some vague information about the witness by someone who was unlikely to have known even the vaguest of details, yet seemed to have gleaned all this information from a brief conversation.

The book is also in dire need of a spell-checker and proofreading to correct confusing sentence structure and peculiar punctuation.

The "bad guys" (and there were several) were all unbelievable. The protagonists, however, were sympathetically drawn.

All in all, I doubt...
An Exciting Legal Thriller
I like a good deal. You know how when you go to the grocery store and you find your favorite cereal is buy one get one free, you almost feel like you've won some sort of lottery. Now, you know the store has upped the base price of the cereal, but you still snatch it up and through it your cart. There is a great feel to a two for one deal. That's how I have always felt about a good courtroom drama. You're getting two dramas for the price of one. The first drama is outside the courtroom. The incident, the lives affected, secrets, conspiracies and so much more pepper the events leading up to a trial. Then the trial, the legal maneuverings, the back room deals, the attorneys and judges, you can't get much better than that.
Recently there has been more and more legal thrillers that forgo the courtroom. The lawyer turned detective who solves the mystery without even filing a motion. While these books are often quite entertaining, I sometimes feel like I missed something. In Hostile...