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Batman: Zero Year by Scott Snyder

3.5

Pound for pound, might be even better than The Court of Owls Saga? This is the primary source material for the plot of The Batman, but where the movie is caught between its conflicting aspirations of noir pastiche and blockbuster hokum, this volume leans fully into the former and is all the more fun for it. This Riddler is much more entertaining than Reeves/Dano's off-brand Ledger Joker; I want to see more villains who are basically just accelerationist dweebs.

EXCESS [3] by Jason Jenkins

3.5

B&W paper collage collection by the guy behind Blurden, Heroic Death, and various other ventures. Its central aesthetic obsessions (Bataille, trauma, eroticism, etc.) are nothing new, but the way it all comes together in this surprisingly lengthy 271-page volume feels quite fresh and engaging. Seems to be sold out now, unfortunately.

With Deer by Aase Berg

2.5

Repetitive and often tiresome. Not nearly as good as Dark Matter.

Gut Text by Mike Corrao
Did not finish book.

DNF
Me: Mom can we get It Then at the bookstore
Mom: We have It Then at the MFA seminar
The It Then at the MFA seminar:

Incubation: A Space for Monsters by Bhanu Kapil

3.25

Swamp Thing: Protector of the Green by Scott Snyder

3.5

Scribble Death by Franz Kamin

2.0

Forthcoming by Jalal Toufic

challenging reflective

3.25

H by Philippe Sollers

challenging

4.0

Like the roiling estuary of hundreds of distinct streams of consciousness, all intertwined and muddled in kaleidoscopic murk. Surprisingly readable despite its density.

Batman: The Court of Owls Saga by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo

3.5