Today, June 14, is flag day in the United States so I thought this post would be appropriate. My daughter who just finished second grade, decided to do her biography project on Betsy Ross (she had to do several persuasion papers, a biography, autobiography, an entrepreneurial project (design, build, and sell for profit a product – in her case an easel made out of popsicle sticks) and more), which I found a bit disconcerting. As an...
About: Death of Superman is a collection of a one of the most famous storylines in recent comics history (1992). The comics were created by a myriad of artists including writers Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louse Simonson and Roger Stern and artists Jon Bogdanove, Jackson Guice and Tom Grummett. 168 pages Publisher: DC Comics; First Edition edition Language: English ISBN-10: 1563890976 My rating for Death of Superman – 5 Buy this...
Article orignially published as Book Review: Big Brother – by Lionel Shriver on Blogcritics.org About: Big Brother by Lionel Shriver is a fictional book from this acclaimed author. Ms. Shriver won the 2005 Orange Prize for her acclaimed novel We Need to Talk About Kevin. The pubÂlisher is givÂing away one copy of this book –to enter fill out the RafÂfleÂcoptÂter form at the end of the post. 384 pages Publisher: Harper Lang...
Superman in this strip is a step, or a few steps, above a circus strongman accomplishing magnificent feats, underwear on the outside and all. The adventures are masterfully reproduced to insure enjoyment of fantastic storytelling, active imagination and the beginning of the greatest super-hero of all....
ArtiÂcle first pubÂlished as Book Review: The Death and Life of Superman by on Blogcritics. About: The Death and Life of Superman by Roger Stern takes the saga of “The Death of Superman“, “Funeral for a Friend“, “Reign of the Supermen”, and “The Return of Superman“, which appeared in comic book form in the mid 80’s, and turns it to light reading. 418 pages Publisher: Bantam Books...
These stories makes you appreciate where you came from, and what people have done to preserve our way of life. The most fascinating parts are not the stories of the men and women who went on to bigger and better things, but the stories of those who came home, settled down, and lived a full life....
Gwendolyn Brooks (7 June, 1917 – 3 December, 2000) was an award winning American poet. Ms. Brooks would have been 96 years old today....
A few days ago I reviewed Pepper: A History of the World’s Most Influential Spice by Marjorie Shaffer. The publisher has kindly gotten back to me offering one copy for a giveaway. To enter fill out the RafÂfleÂcoptÂter form at the end of the post. GiveÂaway GiveÂaway ends: June 13, 2013 US ShipÂping Addresses Only No PO Boxes WinÂners will have 24 hours to write back with their address, othÂerÂwise an alterÂnate winÂner...
For a long time I have been collecting Superman “stuff”. At first it was little things, but later on became high-end collectibles (statues, movie props, cells, original comic art, etc). That was, of course BK (Before Kids), but now they at least have a well decorated play room in the basement. As well all know, the new Superman movie, aptly named Man of Steel is due to hit theaters June 14 so the local library promptly agree...
Pepper: A History of the World’s Most Influential Spice by Marjorie Shaffer is a non-fiction book tracing history through the trade of black pepper...
