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random dc comics ramblings after reading a lot the past couple of months
- fave characters: huntress, ice
- fave books: absolute wonder woman, batman/huntress cry for blood, catwoman lonely city
- I mostly just want to read about the girls and the gays tbh lmao
- fave characters: huntress, ice
- fave books: absolute wonder woman, batman/huntress cry for blood, catwoman lonely city
- I mostly just want to read about the girls and the gays tbh lmao
October 12, 2026 at 5:45 AM
random dc comics ramblings after reading a lot the past couple of months
- fave characters: huntress, ice
- fave books: absolute wonder woman, batman/huntress cry for blood, catwoman lonely city
- I mostly just want to read about the girls and the gays tbh lmao
- fave characters: huntress, ice
- fave books: absolute wonder woman, batman/huntress cry for blood, catwoman lonely city
- I mostly just want to read about the girls and the gays tbh lmao
stayed up too light reading a sapphic graphic novel whoops (I'll do it again)
October 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM
stayed up too light reading a sapphic graphic novel whoops (I'll do it again)
> go to used bookstore during lunch
> randomly see a yuri on ice fanzine in the graphic novel section right next to batman
> open it in middle of bookstore
> it is immensely nsfw lmao
> randomly see a yuri on ice fanzine in the graphic novel section right next to batman
> open it in middle of bookstore
> it is immensely nsfw lmao
October 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM
> go to used bookstore during lunch
> randomly see a yuri on ice fanzine in the graphic novel section right next to batman
> open it in middle of bookstore
> it is immensely nsfw lmao
> randomly see a yuri on ice fanzine in the graphic novel section right next to batman
> open it in middle of bookstore
> it is immensely nsfw lmao
In Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics he says art is everything not related to survival or reproduction. The implications of this from a queer perspective are funny as fuck (all gay sex is therefore inherently art but heteros are more iffy)
October 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
In Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics he says art is everything not related to survival or reproduction. The implications of this from a queer perspective are funny as fuck (all gay sex is therefore inherently art but heteros are more iffy)
reading a comic named Gideon Falls is very confusing when I have read 20+ books about everyone's favorite detective Gideon Fell
October 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
reading a comic named Gideon Falls is very confusing when I have read 20+ books about everyone's favorite detective Gideon Fell
k once again back on this site, mostly because I've been reading a shitload of comics lately and need a place to blab about them
(open to recs especially if they are some indie and queer or horror tbh)
(open to recs especially if they are some indie and queer or horror tbh)
October 4, 2026 at 4:52 AM
k once again back on this site, mostly because I've been reading a shitload of comics lately and need a place to blab about them
(open to recs especially if they are some indie and queer or horror tbh)
(open to recs especially if they are some indie and queer or horror tbh)
Every time I read a Gladys Mitchell book I lowkey imagine Beatrice Bradley looking like this
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Every time I read a Gladys Mitchell book I lowkey imagine Beatrice Bradley looking like this
gonna write a parody of Murder in the House of Omari with the same title but about drag queens instead
October 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
gonna write a parody of Murder in the House of Omari with the same title but about drag queens instead
done with Greek Coffin. It's better than most other EQ I've read but I think it ends up too convoluted for its own good and EQ-the-character remains annoying IMO - a little too smug and privileged
October 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
done with Greek Coffin. It's better than most other EQ I've read but I think it ends up too convoluted for its own good and EQ-the-character remains annoying IMO - a little too smug and privileged
Right, more rapidfire thoughts on books I've read recently:
The Rynox Murders (Philip MacDonald): Enjoyable! Sort of oddly structured but not in a bad way
The Mystery Train Disappears (Kyotaro Nishimura): Very good concept, but flat in execution
The Rynox Murders (Philip MacDonald): Enjoyable! Sort of oddly structured but not in a bad way
The Mystery Train Disappears (Kyotaro Nishimura): Very good concept, but flat in execution
October 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Right, more rapidfire thoughts on books I've read recently:
The Rynox Murders (Philip MacDonald): Enjoyable! Sort of oddly structured but not in a bad way
The Mystery Train Disappears (Kyotaro Nishimura): Very good concept, but flat in execution
The Rynox Murders (Philip MacDonald): Enjoyable! Sort of oddly structured but not in a bad way
The Mystery Train Disappears (Kyotaro Nishimura): Very good concept, but flat in execution
god I love the goodreads algorithm
October 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
god I love the goodreads algorithm
Somehow, after reading 40+ Christies, I had never gotten around to Mysterious Affair at Styles, so I just fixed that. It's good! A little rough in some ways, but enjoyable. It uses one of my fave Christie tropes, too
also my copy has Curran's recreation of the original ending, which is cool
also my copy has Curran's recreation of the original ending, which is cool
September 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Somehow, after reading 40+ Christies, I had never gotten around to Mysterious Affair at Styles, so I just fixed that. It's good! A little rough in some ways, but enjoyable. It uses one of my fave Christie tropes, too
also my copy has Curran's recreation of the original ending, which is cool
also my copy has Curran's recreation of the original ending, which is cool
Quickfire thoughts about books I read while travelling:
Strange Houses: very fun quick read, looking forward to Strange Buildings
Death of the Living Dead: peak, give me more Yamaguchi in Eng pleaseeeeee
Panic in Box C: better than most late Carrs (not a high bar)
Strange Houses: very fun quick read, looking forward to Strange Buildings
Death of the Living Dead: peak, give me more Yamaguchi in Eng pleaseeeeee
Panic in Box C: better than most late Carrs (not a high bar)
September 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Quickfire thoughts about books I read while travelling:
Strange Houses: very fun quick read, looking forward to Strange Buildings
Death of the Living Dead: peak, give me more Yamaguchi in Eng pleaseeeeee
Panic in Box C: better than most late Carrs (not a high bar)
Strange Houses: very fun quick read, looking forward to Strange Buildings
Death of the Living Dead: peak, give me more Yamaguchi in Eng pleaseeeeee
Panic in Box C: better than most late Carrs (not a high bar)
Survived the English translation of The Perfect Insider, which sure is something. I thiiiiiiiiiiink there's a good book buried in there underneath it?
Maybe I should've watched the anime
Maybe I should've watched the anime
September 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Survived the English translation of The Perfect Insider, which sure is something. I thiiiiiiiiiiink there's a good book buried in there underneath it?
Maybe I should've watched the anime
Maybe I should've watched the anime
Finished the first Zaregoto book - pretty fun! The epilogue raises the solution from "decent" to "really good", I think. I wish it delved more into some of the backstory it alluded to, though I suppose that's what the rest of the series is for
September 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Finished the first Zaregoto book - pretty fun! The epilogue raises the solution from "decent" to "really good", I think. I wish it delved more into some of the backstory it alluded to, though I suppose that's what the rest of the series is for
I am also at exactly 66 books done 2/3 into the year, so I wonder if I can break 100 by the end of the year hmmmmm
September 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I am also at exactly 66 books done 2/3 into the year, so I wonder if I can break 100 by the end of the year hmmmmm
Finished Keigo Higashino's The Name of the Game is Kidnapping - one of his more thriller-y ones a la Journey Under the Midnight Sun. Doesn't quite have the same punch as that one but still enjoyable
(except too hetero for me tbh)
(except too hetero for me tbh)
September 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Finished Keigo Higashino's The Name of the Game is Kidnapping - one of his more thriller-y ones a la Journey Under the Midnight Sun. Doesn't quite have the same punch as that one but still enjoyable
(except too hetero for me tbh)
(except too hetero for me tbh)
I liked some of James Yaffe's short stories so I read Mom Doth Murder Sleep - it's fun and I like the titular Mom but I think the set-up works better as a short story than a novel. Plus the solution ends up feeling like it's mostly just suppositions without a ton of evidence
August 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I liked some of James Yaffe's short stories so I read Mom Doth Murder Sleep - it's fun and I like the titular Mom but I think the set-up works better as a short story than a novel. Plus the solution ends up feeling like it's mostly just suppositions without a ton of evidence
This one's just silly tbh
August 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This one's just silly tbh
They should make a new Marple adaptation but make them as campy as the Margaret Rutherford ones; it'd be peak
August 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
They should make a new Marple adaptation but make them as campy as the Margaret Rutherford ones; it'd be peak
Read You-Jeong Jeong's Seven Years of Darkness - quite good thriller, though I wish the modern day bits were a bit longer. The main villain is one of the more vile dudes I've read for sure
August 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Read You-Jeong Jeong's Seven Years of Darkness - quite good thriller, though I wish the modern day bits were a bit longer. The main villain is one of the more vile dudes I've read for sure
shizuo heiwajima best boy (I've been reading Durarara)
August 23, 2025 at 4:52 AM
shizuo heiwajima best boy (I've been reading Durarara)
more tokuposting: also been rewatching Ex-Aid recently - it's a lot of fun! Kuroto and Parad are easily the best characters tbh.
Probs the best Takahashi season; man I hope Zeztz is good
Probs the best Takahashi season; man I hope Zeztz is good
August 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
more tokuposting: also been rewatching Ex-Aid recently - it's a lot of fun! Kuroto and Parad are easily the best characters tbh.
Probs the best Takahashi season; man I hope Zeztz is good
Probs the best Takahashi season; man I hope Zeztz is good
Done with The Emperor's Snuff Box. The love triangle in it annoyed me for a while until I realize Carr was intentionally making both the dudes absolutely insufferable. Sometimes it's hard to tell that from his normal misogyny tbh
August 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Done with The Emperor's Snuff Box. The love triangle in it annoyed me for a while until I realize Carr was intentionally making both the dudes absolutely insufferable. Sometimes it's hard to tell that from his normal misogyny tbh
Also I've been catching up with the Don't Call It Mystery manga which, yes, is a mystery and a quite good one! Totonou is a lot of fun as a protag
August 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Also I've been catching up with the Don't Call It Mystery manga which, yes, is a mystery and a quite good one! Totonou is a lot of fun as a protag