2010 Reading #58: Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown Volume 1
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
51. Kitty Pryde: Shadow & Flame by Akira Yoshida and Paul Smith.
52. Best Short Novels 2006, Edited by Jonathan Strahan.
53. All Star Superman Volumes One and Two by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant.
54. Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley.
55. Two or Three Things I Know for Sure by Dorothy Allison.
56. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor.
57. Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin.
58. Showcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown Volume 1 by Jack Kirby, David Wood, Ed Herron, Arnold Drake, Bob Brown, etc. There was a time when comics were more adventure stories than superhero stories; the Challengers come from that period. They're "daredevils"--an ace pilot (named Ace, even), a mountain climber, a master skin diver, and an Olympic wrestling champ. Aside from their honorary member June Robbins (or Walker, sometimes--her confusing bio is discussed here), who serves as their all-purpose scientific liaison (she's introduced as the number one robotics expert in the world, but seems to spend most of her time on archaeological digs), this is just about the most ridiculously macho comic I've ever read. It's a pretty fun ride despite that, although after a while the story elements become somewhat predictable--aliens loose on Earth creating havoc/kidnapping people with strange rays, or powerful artifacts split into three or four pieces and scattered across the globe. The Silver Age never met a story template that wasn't worth repeating, it seems.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
51. Kitty Pryde: Shadow & Flame by Akira Yoshida and Paul Smith.
52. Best Short Novels 2006, Edited by Jonathan Strahan.
53. All Star Superman Volumes One and Two by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant.
54. Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley.
55. Two or Three Things I Know for Sure by Dorothy Allison.
56. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor.
57. Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin.
58. Showcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown Volume 1 by Jack Kirby, David Wood, Ed Herron, Arnold Drake, Bob Brown, etc. There was a time when comics were more adventure stories than superhero stories; the Challengers come from that period. They're "daredevils"--an ace pilot (named Ace, even), a mountain climber, a master skin diver, and an Olympic wrestling champ. Aside from their honorary member June Robbins (or Walker, sometimes--her confusing bio is discussed here), who serves as their all-purpose scientific liaison (she's introduced as the number one robotics expert in the world, but seems to spend most of her time on archaeological digs), this is just about the most ridiculously macho comic I've ever read. It's a pretty fun ride despite that, although after a while the story elements become somewhat predictable--aliens loose on Earth creating havoc/kidnapping people with strange rays, or powerful artifacts split into three or four pieces and scattered across the globe. The Silver Age never met a story template that wasn't worth repeating, it seems.