All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder #9, by Frank Miller and Jim Lee [Haiku review]

March 2, 2008

The goddamn Batman!
Robin kicks Green Lantern’s ass
Then the heroes cry


300 (2007) [Haiku review]

March 1, 2008

Shirtless Greeks at war
Less campy than expected
The king shouts — a lot


Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, by Cory Doctorow

January 26, 2008

Future Disney World
Preserve the Haunted Mansion
Murder and intrigue


Dzur, by Steven Brust

January 26, 2008

Vlad Taltos returns
Interferes with the Jhereg
Enjoys a great meal


The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson (Haiku Review)

December 13, 2007

Builder and killer
Destinies shaped by the Fair
Chicago’s moment


Night Watch (Haiku Review), by Terry Pratchett

August 26, 2007

Time is out of joint
Sam Vimes gets stuck in the past
Still does his duty


45. Up in Honey’s Room (Haiku Review), by Elmore Leonard

July 30, 2007

Nineteen Forty-Five
Butchers, cops, Nazis and spies
Chase around Detroit


36. The Android’s Dream (Haiku Review), by John Scalzi

July 5, 2007

A series of farts
Sets off a Maguffin chase
To prevent a war


32. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Haiku Review), by Agatha Christie

June 25, 2007

Strychnine all around
But who is the poisoner?
Hercule Poirot knows


Haiku Review: The Sopranos — “Made in America”

June 15, 2007

Pass the onion rings
An ending, but not The End
Don’t stop believin’


22. Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected, Health-Inspected Cartoons by Roz Chast 1978-2006, by Roz Chast (Haiku Review)

May 23, 2007

Big book of cartoons
Not as good as The Far Side
New Yorker absurd


Haiku Review: Venture Bros., Season 2

April 24, 2007

Awesome, awesome, awe-
Some, awesome, awesome, awesome
Awesome, awesome, awe…


Haiku Review: Bullitt (1968)

April 8, 2007

Crime procedural
Great score by Lalo Schifrin
Terrific car chase


Haiku Review: Patton (1970)

April 8, 2007

Bastard? Hero? Both?
A warrior out of time
Flawless work by Scott


Haiku Review: Showcase Presents Metamorpho Volume 1

March 25, 2007

Chimeric hipster
Changes form and saves the day
Jealous caveman schemes


Haiku Review: RENT (2005)

March 17, 2007

Roger is a jerk
Cast’s a bit long in the tooth
Songs are quite good, though


Haiku Review: Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E., Volume 1

February 24, 2007

Bad guys get punched hard
The good guys bicker a lot
Many things explode


Haiku Review: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

December 27, 2006

A vision restored
More backstory, more Jor-El
Compelling, but flawed