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Blogocentric Formulations #831617 added October 19, 2014 at 2:07am
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Books, Blogs, and Beyond
 
PROMPT: What else do you like to read (comics, magazines, newspapers, blogs, etc.)? Recommend something to us.
I like to read a ton of other stuff besides books. I'm a comics fan, regularly read screenplays, occasionally check out newspapers and magazines, and regularly check out blog posts and online articles on topics that interest me. I think it's important to read books and I certainly read my share of them, but it's also nice to read a quick article or see a story told in a more visual format. From time to time.
For anyone interested in checking out some great stories told in a different format, might I humbly recommend:
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Amazon's Price: $ 9.99
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The Red Ten is a limited run comic series loosely based on Agatha Christie's classic, And Then There Were None. Writer Tyler James had always wanted to approach that story from the perspective of a superhero team like The Justice League or The Avengers, but since DC and Marvel aren't really in the habit of greenlighting comics that involve killing off their most popular characters, James instead created his own super team and is self-publishing these comics one at a time. I think he's currently up to issue #6 or #7 out of ten, and it's definitely worth checking out for anyone who likes comics and/or Agatha Christie.
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Amazon's Price: $ 9.56
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Sex Criminals is a rather odd and compelling story by Matt Fraction about a couple who discover that they each have the ability to essentially freeze time when they orgasm. I know that sounds like a  ridiculous premise, but it's actually kind of interesting and Fraction is a good enough writer that he's found a way to make the characters compelling and the odd premise actually kind of creates a unique environment for them to explore their dysfunctions. I definitely wouldn't recommend it for kids or anything, but if you don't mind adult material (and it's not even that explicit), it's one of the most creative things I've read in a long time.
Passengers is a screenplay by John Spaihts that's been languishing in development hell for several years now, but it's one of the most compelling scripts I've ever read. The concept of the story is that a cruise ship-style spacecraft is transporting people to a new planet for habitation. They're all in cryogenic hibernation during the lightyears-long journey and a malfunction wakes one of a guy up and ejects him from his pod. The ship is entirely automated, and he realized that he work up too early; it will take 90 years to get there and even longer to go back. He's going to die of old age on this ship, and spend the remaining decades of his life all alone. So he makes the decision to intentionally wake up someone else - a woman - so that he has someone to spend his life with. The script explores his need for companionship and contrasts it against the guilt he feels at essentially condemning someone else to his same unfortunate fate.
Magazines are something I tend to buy one issue at a time rather that something for which I maintain regular subscriptions. Sometimes I'm interested in business stuff, so I'll pick up (or download) an issue of Entrepreneur or Inc. At other times I want to focus on writing so I'll check out a Writer's Digest. For technology or science or general areas of interest, I might check out a Popular Science, Popular Mechanics or Wired. And for fun I might check out an Entertainment Weekly or Game Informer from time to time.
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