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• Commented on Greatest Graphic Novels Ever
  As you can tell by my icon, I'm a huge Sam Kieth fan. I can't recommend the MAXX graphic novel compilations enough, as well as the stand-alone FOUR WOMEN graphic novel, which has a different (and better) ending than was...
• Commented on Best book to movie adaptation?
  The 1978 version of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS remains one of my favorite films of all time, and I think it surpasses Jack Finley's great "Body Snatchers" novel. However, in terms of films that are extremely faithful to the...
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• Commented on Friday the 13th reboot....
  It definitely has split slasher fans - some love it, some hate it. And yeah, you're right -- at this point, knocking the writing may be a bit silly. But yeah, I also thought the film got off on the...
• Posted Friday the 13th reboot.... to Suvudu - Discussion Forum - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
  Yeeeeesh. What a mess. It's a notch above the remakes of HALLOWEEN and THE FOG, but that's like saying explosive diarrhea is better than passing a kidney stone. It's really a remake of Part 2. That said, I"ve never seen...
• Commented on What're you reading?
  Promenade of the Gods by Koji Suzuki. A cool, very interesting mystery which I hear ties into the RING cycle at some point....
• Commented on What's the next Graphic Novel for adaptation?
  The Maxx. Must...see...live-action...Isz....
• Commented on Black Quill Awards announced....
  Agreed. You can't underestimate the impact Rich Chizmar and Cemetery Dance have had on the industry, particularly over the last decade. Every issue of the magazine contains some of the very best original short fiction out there....
• Posted Black Quill Awards announced.... to Suvudu - Discussion Forum - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
  KING, HEIM TAKE TOP HONORS IN BLACK QUILL AWARDS LONG ISLAND, NY, February 2, 2008 - A veteran dark scribe and an unlikely literary fiction favorite have taken top honors in the 2nd Annual Black Quill Awards, as winners were...
• Commented on What Comic or Graphic Novel really turned you on to the genre?
  As a kid, I loved Fantastic Four. But it wasn't until Sam Kieth's THE MAXX that I realized just how much comics could blow me away. Long live the Isz!...