A whole lotta nothin', and then some.....

Once again it's been a week with no big news in the worlds of the fantastic. So I'm not going to have a heck of a lot to blog about. But that's a good thing since I've become addicted to the TV series Doctor Who that comes on in ten minutes. It's my Friday night crack-cocaine!

First on the agenda, I finished the John Constantine novel, ,War Lord by John Shirley. It was a decent read, but by no means a hit out of the park. It only quasi-captured the true feel of the comic book, John Constantine: Hellblazer. The character himself was well represented, but out of his traditional element. Instead of investigating some creepy demonic happenings within his ancient town of London, Constantine finds himself smack dab in the middle of the Iraq war trying to fend off a plot by a secret fanatical, right wing, war mongering sect. So of course readers will have to trudge through Mr. Shirley's personal political beliefs to get through the story. Although it's a short book, it's not what I'd call a real page turnin' kind of book. You're not really wondering, "What the frell is gunna happen next?!?!?!" The climax isn't really all that much of a spectacle. In fact it's covered quite quickly, yet in the grand John Constintine tradition of him being a bit of a weasel, he comes out triumphant. So in that respect, you do get a bit of a chuckle.

If you're a big John Constintine: Hellblazer fan, than by all means, pick up this paperback. If not, go read the DaVinci Code again. Right now I've moved on to the fantasy novel, Sister of the Dead which is the 3rd book in the Barb and J.C. Hendee created Dhamphir series. In short it's the stories of a female half vampire / half human vampire hunter within a medieval, fantasy realm. The books are quick reads that are easy to get into, something that is quite missing from the fantasy literature genre. I'll let you know what transpires.

Now on to something else....

I know what you've been thinking. Let me guess, you awoke this morning with a shocking jolt out of your slumber wondering, "What summer blockbuster movies is Zangz really looking forward to?!?!?!?!" This quagmire has been burdening you all day, hasn't it? Well, let me put your minds at ease so you can enjoy the weekend. As I mentioned in a former blog post, there isn't a frack of a lot to really jones over this summer......

Last summer we had SW, Ep. III: ROTS (I'm not spelling that out for those of you dullards who don't know what that stands for) which blew away the whole summer movie experience. This summer we have very few points of light to anticipate. I personally have only two movies that I'm even remotely jonesing for. That would be Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and the Kevin Smith opus, Clerks II. Other than those two, there are very few summer movies that even remotely interest me. Xmen III and Superman: Returns could be interesting, but only time will tell. The third installment of Xmen is rumored to already be a big steamer. We'll have to wait and see. Some will hype MI:III, but Tom Cruise makes me nauseous, the nutty bastage! Then there's the DaVinci Code. But, I've already read the book so I know what happens. But that will be fun Sunday afternoon movie to take mom to. But, I really don't see a huge movie event until the next Indiana Jones flick graces our silver screens. Otherwise, with the absence of another Star Wars or Lord of the Rings movie, there's little else to really anticipate in movie experiences.

Sadly, this all I have for you this week. Tune in next week when there may just be an equal helping of fun, frolic, silliness and pure, unadulterated despair.

We'll all see you then.
Zangz.