Ryan Tim Morris's Blog, page 9
December 3, 2013
Themes
As I (slowly) write my third novel, and try to hone my craft a little more with every sentence, the idea of THEME keeps popping into my head. Buzzing around my brain all the while nagging me to not forget what my point is here. I think with this story, much more so than my […]
November 27, 2013
THE KITCHEN BOY: A Novel of the Last Tsar [2004], by Robert Alexander
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 4/10 I am in no way a history buff, but this period in Russian history has always interested me. Ever since I saw an A&E special years ago on the Last Tsar I was hooked. The story of the Royal Family, their rise and fall is incredibly intriguing; it’s full of […]
November 15, 2013
WORST. PERSON. EVER. [2013], by Douglas Coupland
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 7/10 While there’s not too much of a story to speak of here (ie: plot, acts, character arcs), this is was an extremely enjoyable book from one of my favorite authors. As the back of the book reads: “This novel contains much talk of bodily functions, improbable sexual content, violent death, […]
November 8, 2013
Open the Box
The dusty, brown box stares me down, blaming me for the funk I’m in. I haven’t written much lately. Nothing worth noting. It’s not my fault, I tell myself. It’ll come, I say. I’ve been misled by my own misdirection. Hey, look over here. There’s something worthwhile over there. Open this book and your eyes […]
November 5, 2013
DAREDEVIL: Volume 4 (2013), by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 9/10 At this point in my life, with all of the comic books I’ve read and experienced along the way, I would have presumed it impossible for any series to be so strong 21-issues in. I realize that doesn’t seem like such a large number, but it’s huge these days where […]
DAREDEVIL: Volume 3 (2012), by Mark Waid
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 7/10 Suffers a bit from “Volume 3 Syndrome”, where readers really should be up to speed with everything in the first 2 volumes. This chapter is very Omega Drive-heavy and readers need to already be caught up on the continued story. That being said, this is still my favorite series Marvel is currently […]
DAREDEVIL: Volume 2 (2012), by Mark Waid
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 7/10 Certainly not as strong as Volume 1 but enjoyable nonetheless. A good range of storylines in here, from the single-issue opener, to the crossover with Spider-Man, the Mole Man 2-parter and the extra “10.1″ issue. All of this builds towards the next volume where the Omega Drive storyline continues. The […]
DAREDEVIL: Volume 1 (2011), By Mark Waid, Marcos Martin and Paolo Rivera
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 9/10 FUN title! Marcos Martin and Paolo Rivera give this book such a throwback feel, and Daredevil’s radar sense is almost reinvented in the innovative artwork. Mark Waid’s scripts are enough to take the Daredevil character out of the dark and gritty world he’d been stuck in for the last fifteen […]
EARTH X (1999), by Jim Krueger and John Paul Leon
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 10/10 ** spoiler alert ** My favorite Marvel Graphic Novel of all time! Ideally, readers should feel comfortable with a LOT of Marvel history before venturing into this alternate reality tale and what they’ll find is a bold new take on much of what we thought we knew. Reed Richards hiding […]
November 4, 2013
The Falling – Chapter Twenty-Nine
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: From Montauk to Morningside Heights ONE YEAR LATER. The wind bit into Tommy as he waited for the E-Train out of Jamaica. It didn’t bother him though. If Rachel had told Tommy that he would one day enjoy the two and half-hour train ride from Montauk he would never have believed her. The […]
