u/urko37

Whatever happened with Dan Slott's Doctor Who specials?
▲ 20 r/gallifrey+1 crossposts

Whatever happened with Dan Slott's Doctor Who specials?

I remember it being a big deal that he was allowed to write three Doctor Who specials for Titan, plus it was a dream gig for him as a lifelong fan:

https://www.comicsbeat.com/dan-slott-doctor-who-comics/

Only one book was released ("Once Upon A Time Lord" in 2023) which was perfectly fine fan service that lined up with the 60th anniversary and initial relaunch of the show with David Tennant. Was the project ultimately scrapped?

u/urko37 — 3 days ago
▲ 23 r/sting

CBS Sunday Morning - Extended interview with Sting on The Last Ship (and why he's kept working on it)

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u/urko37 — 6 days ago

[NJ] [H] Daredevil Waid Omnibus set, Captain America and Silver Surfer OOP Epic Collections, Doctor Strange Fall Sunrise Treasury, Abrams Graphic Novels (inc. Bendis, Miller) Major bundle discount [W] Paypal

https://imgur.com/a/y3HPFG1

Life happens when you're making other plans. Need to part with these and want to make sure they'll be appreciated. All in excellent condition. Prices include shipping. I can adjust shipping if you're taking a few things.

MARVEL
Daredevil by Waid and Samnee Omnibus 1 and 2 (not splitting these; vol 2 still sealed). $240 [CLAIMED]

Doctor Strange Fall Sunrise Treasury Edition: $25 [CLAIMED]

Captain America Epic Collection Vol 14 The Captain: $30

Silver Surfer Epic Collection Vol 4 Parable: $30

OR: Both remaining Marvel books for $50!

ABRAMS

Phenomena (3 volumes by Brian Michael Bendis): $30 for set [CLAIMED]
Dune Book 1 w/ slipcase: $15
Frank Miller's Ronin Rising (still sealed): $15

Biographies:
The Imitation Game: $10
The Fifth Beatle: $10
Joseph Smith and the Mormons: $10
Tetris (not Abrams): $5

OR: The remaining five Abrams books (and the Tetris book): $40!

OR: The seven remaining books for $75!

u/urko37 — 12 days ago
▲ 65 r/books

Just finished "The Lola Quartet" by Emily St. John Mandel. Caught up with her novels to date and appreciate their thematic (and literal) connections.

Just wow. Her books are easily among my favorites in recent memory. Masterful handling of chronology to build out interconnected stories. Flawed people, bad choices, and a brilliant tension between mounting dread and dreamlike melancholy writing. It's hardly upbeat yet the reading experience is a moody pleasure. I read them out of release order (except for Glass Hotel/Sea of Tranquility) and especially loved the "hey, I know them!" moments when certain characters wandered in from other stories.

"The Lola Quartet" didn't land for me in the ways the others did (it felt like some of the characters were abandoned toward the end), but I still enjoyed it as exemplifying the themes/approaches I'd outlined above. It's tough to top the one-two punch of The Glass Hotel and Sea of Tranquility, but I will always make time to immerse myself in the Mandel-Verse and am eagerly awaiting the next book.

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u/urko37 — 16 days ago