brent corey

@brentmcorey.bsky.social

Dad. School librarian. Dork. Large mammal. Not always in that order.

This was a book that defied expectations at every turn and I enjoyed every minute with it. Kept me guessing and needing a scoreboard to keep track of the wild characters lurking behind every page. Need to tackle the rest of the series.

Close up of the cover to Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir on my kindle

Listen, a book like Robocop vs. The Terminator isn’t gonna change the world but where else will you see a robot cop nuke an army of terminators or a dinosaur step on a robot dog. Not in Anna Karenina or As I Lay Dying, that’s for sure!

Me holding a copy of Robocop vs. the Terminator by Frank Miller and Walter Simonson with my backyard in the background

This is one I’ve wanted to read for years and this adaptation didn’t disappoint. As far as the story goes, it’s beat for beat but Walt Simonson’s art makes this pop. Legendary work on display from a master of the craft.

Me holding a copy of Alien: the Illustrated Story by Archie Goodwin & Walter Simonson

This was a weird and off-putting(complimentary) book that kept me on my back foot the entire time. Creepy and intriguing throughout with a heart wrenching ending. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Me holding a copy of Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker with my dark backyard in the background

You ever read a scary book and place it face down when not reading it? I don’t think I’ve ever read a more profane, well written, and utterly horrific book as this. Scary good stuff here. The glow-in-the-dark cover is a terrifyingly superb idea.

Holding a copy of The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty with my backyard in the background Holding the same book, glowing in the dark above my basement stairs