Rate/review the last book you read

[mr. excellent]

First off, thank you for starting this thread lopli. Okay, here we go:

Spider-man: Renew Your Vows
Score: 7.5 out of 10

This is a fun, non-canonical Spider-man story. I enjoyed the overall progression, the way things unfolded and subsequently wrapped up. I was hoping this would be something that explored his every day life a little more, marriage and child rearing. Unfortunately, you don't get to see too much of that. There's maybe a page or 2 of Spider-man's daughter getting into trouble with her powers, which is cute, but most of the story time is spent with them warning her not to use her abilities. I definitely want more of this tho.

Spider-man: vol. 1
Score: 8 out of 10
This is the first 5 issues of Miles in the 616, just before Civil War 2. There's a quote on the back of the trade from DoomRocket.com that says it "Feels exactly like a Spider-Man comic should: full of well-articulated angst, thrills, action and drama." Gotta say that I agree. You can tell that Bendes is trying to keep the book relevant with the things kids wrestle with today. Sometimes the dialogue gets a little wonky (he said unironically), and the way that certain topics get brought into the story can be a little processed, but the intention is there and I get the feeling that Bendes at least knows what he's talking about.

Superior Spider-man: Goblin Nation
Score: 8.5 out of 10

I think it's a good end to an overall great story. I kind of talked about it already in the Race to the #### Post" thread, so I'll leave it at that.

[brotherandbassist]

I have read a lot of the Miles Morales story arc and I honestly love the character. I think in a lot of ways he is cooler and fresher than Peter Parker! I definitely look forward to seeing what they do with Miles in the future. Not going to give a detailed explanation, but here's a rating for some graphic novels I recently either bought or had given to me. Speaking of which, I now officially own 402 comics. Yay me!

War Machine Max Explicit Content Vol. 1(1-12)- 8.5/10 Great story, but the graphic language and nudity seemed kind of unnecessary. I get that it was labeled max explicit content, but I expected it to be for blood and gore. I never expected to see boobs and unblurred f-bombs in a marvel comic. Gave me a series of several mild heart attacks.

Peter Parker: Spider-Man- 9.5/10 I forget the name of the story arc, but it chronicles a story about Dr. Stromm being fused with a living computer and the story of the villain Fusion. It also has a bonus story of Spidey and Uncle Ben going to a baseball game two days before he gets killed. If you can find out what it's called, it's worth reading!

Deadpool Vol 1(2015)- This chronicles issues 1 through 5 of Deadpool, where he makes his own version of heroes for hire. I got this as a gift. It wasn't good, wasn't bad, it was just Deadpool. I'd give it an 8 out of 10. Which doesn't mean meh, by the way. Just means I liked it but not enough to rave about it.

The Immortal Iron Fist- I wanna say this is a series from a few years back, but it chronicles a storyline where Iron Fist tries to learn how to fight without his powers and eventually gains them back at the end of the graphic novel to take on some giant demi god that has a flaming head that resembles the smiling baby sun from Telletubbies. I honestly thought it was kinda mediocre. Maybe it's because it referenced a lot of Buddhist philosophy and that's not my thing, but it just seemed extremely silly and hard to follow. I didn't understand a lot of it and it wasn't a very good intro to the character for me. 6.5/10

[brotherandbassist]

Been on a big C.S Lewis kick this past year.

The Screwtape Letters- 10/10
Mere Christianity- 9.5/10
C.S Lewis Commentary on the Psalms (I forget the actual title)- 9/10

I've yet to find someone who has portrayed Christian thought as open minded, liberally, and intelligently as Mr. Lewis has. He has a unique vision and an easy way of making the most insane and far fetched of doctrine sound like riding a bike or tying your shoe. Even if you don't believe in that sort of thing I would highly recommend it. One thing I really like about him is that he approaches the Bible with an almost agnostic skepticism yet comes out at the other side in an ironic sense of having more faith than when he entered. He's not afraid to try and answer the difficult questions, dispel and explain controversy and try to look at how to truly interpret things.

[brotherandbassist]

I feel bad for this but I dont think I've finished any books since my last post.