But, please, can we stop with all the dry fingering? Having three fingers shoved up you completely dry has felt good for no one, ever. Lots of really rough sex, lots of bruising and sort of BDSM-y but less formal. It is hard to talk about him without giving away any plot spoilers, but I wanted to shout, "This isn't a freaking 80's movie!" It felt as contrived as one. Sure, I know he has lots of tattoos and likes rough sex, but other than a few tell-y details, I knew nothing about him. Did that strike anyone else as odd? And later, when things start to fall apart (no spoilers here!), Ridley is just happy as can be to do whatever Alex says? He is also extremely underdeveloped as a character. Was I the only one who thought that Ridley was sort of insane? And not fun insane, ACTUALLY crazy? First of all, he stalks Alex relentlessly, spending time and money that he says that Alex better appreciate to look good for him, visiting the library where he works for MONTHS with no backpack or books and pretends to read while staring at him. I had so many issues with this one that I'm not quite sure where to start? The lack of character development? The telling vs showing? The sub-par audio narration? Where do I begin?! I'll just jump right in. 1 star for default plus 1 star for dirty talking. Me? Yeah, I'm for SURE in the second category. This book seems to be love it or hate it for most readers.
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For those who haven’t read The Midnight Heir, this is spoilery for both TMH, and Clockwork Princess. If you are interested in comics as a storytelling medium then I highly recommend that you buy this edition. While not as groundbreaking as "Silent Interlude, this story pays clever homage to Timber, Snake Eyes wolf pet. Joe Origions #19, another wordless story by Hama as a bonus. All of this would make it a worthy book but then there is also a reprint of G.I. After that we are treated to descriptions of Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, and the Cobra C.L.A.W. Following this are artist Larry Hama's original pencil pages of the entire issue. Then issue #21 is reprinted in grand color. The introduction explains the history and context of the issue, including hilarious stories of how Marvel comics received letters from kids complaining that they had bought defective issues. Plus, it featued Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, two of my favorite characters.įor those who are unfamiliar with issue #21, the story is famous as the characters never say a word through the entire issue. Never had I seen so much story told without a single phrase of dialogue uttered. I picked up the tiny magazine from a convenience store in Ottawa, Illinois and my worldview was shattered. I remember buying this issue many years ago when it was republished in digest format. This wordless issue introduced the world to SNAKE EYEs. JOE 21: remastered from the original art and lovingly recolored to the highest of contemporary standards.
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