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Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman
Bill Sienkiewicz! I had forgotten how incredibly good this guy was–not only can he out draw, out layout, and just about out art any man alive–he can tell a story! He can use his art to move things along, slow them down, tie them together, and just plan explode the concept of linear thought. Bill…
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CASE 30: Daizui’s "Kalpa Fire"
A monk asked Daizui, “When the great kalpa fire bursts out, the whole universe will be destroyed. I wonder if IT will also be destroyed or not.” Daizui said, “Destroyed.” The monk said, “If so, will IT be gone with the other?” Daizui said, “Gone with the other.” A monk asked Ryûsai, “When the great…
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Joker by Brian Azzarello
This is the Joker of the movie told by one of his henchmen. A nice idea and parts of it work very very well–Joker’s interaction with other members of the Rogue’s Gallery, the shadow of the bat that falls over everything in Gotham, etc. But, the Joker does not wear any new masks in this…
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Wake Up by Jack Kerouac
This was a fantastic book-I actually did not even know that it existed until I found it in the library. The jacket image was drawn by Kerouac. The book was designed to convert Ginsberg. It is at times a little academic, but overall there is a ringing, singing, beatnik vibe to the entire proceeding that…
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CASE 29: Fuketsu’s "Iron Ox"
When he was staying at the government office of the Province Ei, Fuketsu entered the hall [to preach] and said, “The heart seal [stamp] of the patriarch resembles the activity of the iron ox. When it goes away, the [impression of the] seal remains; when it stays there, the [impression of the] seal is brought…
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An Aquarium by Jeffrey Yang
This is a massively antastic book of poems. I got it from the Newport Beach Public Library and read it twice–once all the way through, and again slowly with a dictionary and notepad. Full of brilliant poems that really reward multiple readings. I liked: Vacuum Aquinas head down in a vacuum Aristotle which way in…
David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
David Given Schwarm 