Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Category: nfp
Ranking the James Bond Movies
So my son is 10 years old, and over the past year or so, we’ve been watching some of the James Bond movies together. Many of these I have not seen since I was in high school. We have half a dozen on DVD,… Continue Reading “Ranking the James Bond Movies”
What I’m Reading: Grit Lit
Grit Lit: A Rough South Reader collects short stories from the past 30 years or so in the sub-genre the collection calls “Rough South.” These are stories set in the South among mostly blue-collar families or the rural underclass, folks with a tendency towards drink,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Grit Lit”
Ranking the Spider-Man Movies
So far I’ve ranked the Batman movies, the Superman movies, the other DC movies, the Avengers movies, the X-Men movies, the summer 2015 comic movies and the non-Marvel and non-DC comic movies. There’s only one major franchise of super-hero movies yet to do, and that is the Spider-Man franchise. So here… Continue Reading “Ranking the Spider-Man Movies”
Ranking the Summer 2015 Marvel Movies
So far I’ve ranked the Batman movies, the Superman movies, the other DC movies, the Avengers movies, the X-Men movies, and the non-Marvel and non-DC comic movies. There’s only one major franchise of super-hero movies I haven’t ranked yet, and that is the Spider-Man franchise. But I’ll continue to put… Continue Reading “Ranking the Summer 2015 Marvel Movies”
What I’m Reading: Five Dialogues
Plato’s Five Dialogues is comprised of five short dialogues, each about 20-40 pages, and which all star Plato’s teacher Socrates as the main speaker. The dialogues have to do with the trial and execution of Socrates by the city of Athens in 399 BC on… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Five Dialogues”
What I’m Reading: The Wrenchies
My friend who’s into really weird comics loaned me the graphic novel The Wrenchies, by Farel Dalrymple. This one is pretty bizarre, but pretty great as well, and is probably one of the best loans I’ve gotten from my buddy. It’s tough to describe succinctly what’s… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Wrenchies”
What I’m Reading: The Walking Dead: Safety Behind Bars
The Walking Dead: Safety Behind Bars is the third collection of the Walking Dead, collecting issues #13-18. Of course, now the Walking Dead is a huge phenomenon with the TV show and action figures and lunch boxes (?), but it started off back in 2003… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Walking Dead: Safety Behind Bars”
What I’m Reading: The Race Underground
The Race Underground by Doug Most is an account of the race at the end of the 19th century between Boston and New York to build America’s first subway. Actually, the title is somewhat of an exaggeration–it wasn’t much of a race, as Boston won… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Race Underground”
