M, Jon J. Muth

This is a graphic novel based on Fritz Lang's film. The art is terrific, and the text is directly from the English subtitles to the film.. as far as I can say.

And that's about it.

Children of the Mind, Orson Scott Card

Without giving away major plot points from other books, about all I can tell you about this one is that everyone is working really hard to save the planet Lusitania from being blown to hell. And a major character dies, but not really.

The dialogue in this one is worse than wooden. It was compulsive reading, but I don't think I'll be picking this novel up again.

Welcome to Tranquility, Gail Simone & Neil Googe

Tranquility is a town where retired heroes (super) and villains (ditto) have decided to live in harmony. There's a crazy midget who likes to fly her plane down Main Street, and a little old speedster who huffs and puffs a lot. And then there's a murder. And another one.

I don't know what it is, but this comic just didn't grab me.

X-Statix: Good Omens

X-Statix used to be X-Force, and they're looking to replace at least one dead member, and.. fuck it. The art was good, but this comic is terrible.

Hippo Eats Dwarf, Alex Boese

This book is about bullshit, the many forms it takes, and how there's hardly anything you can trust to not be bullshit these days. Pretty informative, occasionally disgusting.

Mr. Thundermug, Cornelius Medvei

Mr. Thundermug is a baboon who moves into an un-named (but most likely British) city with his family. Mr. Thundermug is the only one in his family who can talk. The baboons have an odd affect on everyone around them.. and then there is an entirely ambiguous ending.

You get the feeling the author just couldn't figure out what happened next, so he figured, "Fuck it, that's the end of the book."