August was really not a great month for me, but obviously, reading is my stress response.
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Books listened to during the month of August.
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#AugustReading 22) 2000AD prog 2447
Bumper 48 page issue
Judge Dredd: Free Cherise by Geoffrey D Wessel, Nick Roche & Jack Davies
Azimuth: Abandoned by God part 8 by Dan Abnett, Tazio Bettin & Matt Soffe
Future Shocks: Let there be Light by James Peaty & Mike Walters
#AugustReading 21) Miles Morales: Spider-Man 28
Reprints material from Blood Hunt 1 & 2 by Jed McKay, Pepe Larraz & Marte Gracia
Again very little Miles in this, the story primarily focuses on the vampires taking down the Avengers & Doctor Strange but he does pop up in the last three pages
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#AugustReading 20) Judge Dredd Megazine 483
Judge Dredd: Zoomers by Joe Ratcliffe & Anthony Williams
Tales from the Black Museum: Killing Code by Andi Ewington & Like Horsman
Cadet Dredd: the Haunting of ISO-Block 8 part 5 by Paul Starkey & Nick Brokenshire
#AugustReading 19) The Red Seas Volume two by Ian Edgington & Steve Yeowell
Collects the arc The Hollow Land concluding Jack Dancer’s adventures in the Interior of the Earth & Thd Ood Gods where he travels to America and Asgard as well as two short Interludes
#AugustReading 18) The Amazing Spider-Man: Venom & Carnage
Volume 9 of the Marvel Legendary Collection collects ASM 300, 315-317, 346-347 & 361-363 by David Michelinie, Todd McFarlane, Erik Larson, Mark Bagley, Randy Emberlin, Bob Sharen & Renee Witterstaetter
#AugustReading 17) 2000AD prog 2446
Droid life by Cat Sullivan
The final episode of Tunnels has been held back so instead there is a complete Judge Dredd- the Double by Karl Stock, John McCrea & Mike Spicer
The Ravilious Pact part seven by TC Eglington, Steven Austin & John Charles
#AugustReading 16) The Amazing Spider-Man 58
Reprints the concluding part to Beyond from ASM (US) 93 by Zeb Wells, Patrick Gleason & Bryan Valenza
Think this is the end of the road for this creative team as well though I’m not sure. Won’t be sorry if it is, too many overlong rambling arcs recently
#AugustReading 15) The Complete Peanuts 1999 to 2000
The final volume of Peanuts collects all the strips from 1st Jan 1999 to 13th February 2000 when the final Sunday strip was published - the dailies ended 6 weeks earlier on January 1st as well as Sparky’s Li’l Folks a single panel local newspaper
#augustReading 14) It never got into the papers by Hulbert Footner
When one of the wealthiest men in New York is poisoned the police send Madam Rosita Storey to investigate discretely. Novela length Madam Storey mystery with a variety of suspects though the identity of the killer was no surprise
#AugustReading 13) We’ll Prescribe you a Cat by Syou Ishida
A collection of five short stories about overworked/ Stressed people finding peace of mind and a new perspective on life after being given custody of cats. Some get to keep their cats, others go on to adopt other cats but they all start out
#AugustReading 12) 2000AD prog 2445
Judge Dredd: Tunnels art seven by Rob Williams, RM Guera & Giulia Brusco
The Ravilious Pact part six by TC Eglington, Steven Austin & John Charles
Azimuth: Abandoned by God part 6 by Dan Abnett, Tazio Bettin & Matt Soffe
#AugustReading 11) The haunting of Jilly Johnson - art by Rafael Busom Clua
Originally published in Pink a gripping psychological thriller about a young woman who moves into a new flat & becomes possessed by the previous occupant becoming obsessed with a man, Alan, she’s never met
A woman with short spikey hair examines a wall map of the Lazarus prison complex
#AugustReading 10) Dead Men Walking by David Bishop & Boo Cook
Nine part serial first printed in 2000AD back in 2003. Set in a penal colony on the planet Lazarus it mixes prison tropes - Corrupt warder,slave Labour - with a zombie element
Reprinted in the back of the Harry 20 on the high Rock book
Cover is a portrait of Doom with silver face mask and green hood.
#AugustReading 9) Fantastic four issue 2
Reprints FF 6 & 7 by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli, Iban Coello & Jesus Aburtov
First the FF must save the world from the mirror bacteria by starving Kansas of sunlight, then a mysterious mind erasing virus leads to another encounter with Doctor Doom
#AugustReading 8) Vagabonds of Gor by John Norman
Book 24 in the saga picks up the story three months after the fall of Ar’s Station. Falsely accused of being a Cosian spy Tarl Cabot is taken prisoner and forced to accompany his captors into the Delta. There are a surprising number of call backs
#AugustReading 7) 2000AD prog 2444
Judge Dredd: Tunnels part six by Rob Williams, RM Guera & Giulia Brusco
8 pages which is two over the usual
The Ravilious Pact part five by TC Eglington, Steven Austin & John Charles
#AugustReading 6) Fantastic Four Volume 4: Fortune Favours the Fantastic by Ryan North, Carlos Gomez, Ivan Fiorelli, Jesus Aburtov, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo
Collects Fantastic Four issues 18-22
There’s a fun playful story revolving around Franklin’s darkest secret and an ELE, a smart reality bending noir
#AugustReading 5) Deadpool and Wolverine 32
Reprints Deadpool 7 The Death of Wade Wilson part 3 by Cody Ziglar, Alexis Quasarano, Andrea Di vito & Guru-eFX
Wade is dead and it is up to his daughter(s) under the guidance of Taskmaster to carry on the mantle
Early cover for again the three just men shows the trio grouped in a circle staring down at something. In front of them inset is a triangle inside which is a young love woman cowering
#AugustReading 4) Again the Three Just Men by Edgar Wallace
Sixth & final entry in the four just men series, a collection of 13 short stories in each of which one of the surviving three solves a mystery,
#AugustReading 3) 2000AD prog 2443
Droid Life by Cat Sullivan
Judge Dredd: Tunnels part five by Rob Williams, RM Guera & Giulia Brusco
The Ravilious Pact part four by TC Eglington, Steven Austin & John Charles
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#AugustReading 2) Miles Morales: Spider-Man 27
The first half of this issue is a reprint of Blood Hunt 1 by Jed MacKay, Epe Larraz & Marte Garcia
This is mostly an Avengers vs vampires story. Off the 20 pages reprinted here Miles appears on one of the
#AugustReading 1) Judge Dredd The complete case files 43 by various
Reprints 2000AD 1485 - 1519 & Megazine 245 - 252
A mixed bag of stories from the dark House of pain to the delightfully strange neowierdies and grim future war saga Regime Change
John Wagner writes Cadet a 3 part story focusing on