Captain Marvel movie

It's amazing to think that this is the 21st movie in what has become widely known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 21 films!? And they have almost taken over the box office in the process. 9 year old me would never have believed it.

This is another strong addition to the collection. It's not the best but still a fine movie and a better than average origin story.

Not long to wait until Avengers Endgame where Carol will apparently make quite a difference.

The Furthest Station

I was away in London for a couple of nights last weekend, so what better time to read this Peter Grant novella by Ben Aaronovitch with its London setting and the the Tube used as a plot device.

Again an enjoyable read but I do sometimes find myself wondering how the plot moves along. Perhaps a second reading would make things clearer and I probably will one day when the series concludes.

The latest book has now been published but I'm happy to wait until I can pick the kindle version up for a good price.

Rain Wild Chronicles Conclusion

Last  night I finished the last book of Robin Hobb's Rain Wild Chronicles. Whilst the story maybe not as strong as some of her previous efforts, the characters were still interesting enough to make this a worthwhile read.

Conan the Barbarian Omnibus Vol 1

I finally received my DM edition of this omnibus. I was happy to pay a little more to Forbidden Planet to get this as the regular version (which I'd actually pre-ordered from Amazon but then cancelled when this arrived) had an absolutely dreadful cover. I mean rally bad.

I was happy with a cover which reprints the cover to issue 1

Back-in-the-day, I didn't read Conan as I was very much into Marvel superheroes, so I've only previously read a small amount of Conan in the Marvel Treasury edition. So this a good value purchase for me as well as being a lovely collection.

Wonder Woman: Diana Prince Omnibus

This omnibus has just been published and it's a bit of a curiosity because it covers the time Wonder Woman was de-powered and fought crime as if she was a secret agent. These issues were originally published in the late 1960s and early 70s.

This will be interesting to read and it's nice to have some Bronze Age Wonder Woman to read.

The first of a few Omnibus editions I've on order for the first half of 2019!

Beginning the Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb

As New Year is coming up I thought I'd better get up-to-date with recording my reading as I've recently completed Books 1 and 2 of the Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb.

It's taken me sometime to read this, not any fault of the books themselves but the fact that I've seemed to have little time for reading. Evenings are currently occupied by watching Buffy and Angel box-sets and figure painting and football take-up my time during the day.

Anyway, Book 3 awaits and I'll continue until I finish all four books in the series.

The Crimes of Grindelwald

The family all went to see this movie last week.

I was a little disappointed to be honest. Perhaps it will feel better once it's part of the a complete story but there was an element of treading water going on.

For the record, I don't believe Grindelwald's big surprise at the end. I think he's messing with people.