The commitment: love, sex, marriage, and my family, Savage
A well put together and often touching story of Savage’s own family contrasted with national debate on same-sex marriage. Sometimes a little forced, and he only has one “wha???” moment in his argument, so he’s improving significantly in his writing. Three stars.

Banana Sunday, Nibot & Coover
Graphic novel: hated the writing, loved the art. Two stars on the basis of Go Go the Gorilla.

Astonishing X-Men v.2: Dangerous, Whedon
Wow, Joss sure can write! Zippy dialogue, characterization with an economy of words, I’m eagerly awaiting v.1. Four stars.

Astonishing X-Men v.1: Gifted, Whedon
Again, the man can write. Genuinely dramatic moments helped immensely by the page layout and blocking (is that the right word?). Four stars.

Runaways: Pride & Joy, Vaughan (Y)
Read it because I heard that Whedon would be taking over the story sometime soon. Not amazingly great, but quite a fun premise and some promise for the characters. Worth a book-talk. Three stars.

King Dork, Portman (Y)
Read it for a mock Printz award deal, and I don’t think it will win a big award for literary literaryness (though I have been wrong before), this book KICKED AZZ! I thoroughly enjoyed the character and language stylings. Four stars.