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Barbarius@outside.ofa.dog

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Mostly reading sci-fi, fantasy, and comics/graphic novels, but occasionally some other stuff too.

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reviewed Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 1 by Kelly Thompson (Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 1)

Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman: Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 1 (Paperback, 2025, DC Comics)

Without the island paradise, without the sisterhood that shaped her, without a mission of peace…she’s …

Wonder Woman meet Hellboy

What if Wonder Woman was raised in hell by a witch? That's the premise here, and it doesn't disappoint. There's still all the regular Greek god stuff going on, but it's all been covered with a veneer of darkness, without minimising on the (capital-H) Hope Wonder Woman so naturally brings as a part of her character. A great, gritty re-imagining!

started reading Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 1 by Kelly Thompson (Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 1)

Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman: Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 1 (Paperback, 2025, DC Comics)

Without the island paradise, without the sisterhood that shaped her, without a mission of peace…she’s …

I'm participating in the voting for the Hugo Awards this year, and the voter pack was released the other day! So I'm going to try and tear though as much excellent scifi and fantasy as I can in the next two months! #Hugo2026Finalist

Sara Haddad, Baraa Awoor: The Sunbird (Paperback, University of Queensland Press)

Adapted for young readers from her critically acclaimed adult novel, Sara Haddad's middle-grade story about …

I stopped reading this at bedtime, as I felt like my kids might still have been on the young side (and, TBH, there's enough exposure in daily news already to the horrors of how some humans treat others). But this is truly excellent; a great reimagining of the original.

started reading Scorcher by Tim Ross

Tim Ross: Scorcher (Paperback, Modernister Books) No rating

The soft crash of waves that blissfully block out all other noise, the smell of …

Just rediscovered this on my desk. It was a gift from a friend that I had, truth be told, forgotten about entirely. Turns out procrastinating can really pay off!

Joe Madureira: Battle Chasers Anthology (2011, Image Comics)

Off to a great start

This was a great series. Brilliant world-building, engaging characters, interesting backstories. But the whole thing just kind of stops all of a sudden, with not many of the storylines are resolved. Which is a real shame.

This reason for this is that the creator transitioned into video game design (and created the Darksiders series), but as a result it left us with only the briefest of glimpses into this universe.

What brief glimpse you get is wonderful, and I'm glad I read it, but it mostly feels like just the start of what could have been a great series.