End of Watch

Last night I finished reading the novel End of Watch by Stephen King. It's the concluding part of the trilogy that began with Mr. Mercedes and continued with Finders Keepers. In this one retired detective turned private investigator Bill Hodges investigates a number of apparent suicides connected by an old handheld games console, and apparently linked to a serial killer who has been lying comatose in hospital for the past six years. However there are rumours of bizarre paranormal phenomenon surrounding the killer, and Hodges soon realises that he is not as dormant as he appears. It's a good book, a real page turning thriller with supernatural overtones.

I went to the dentist today for my six month check up. It all went fine though. I was only there for a few minutes. I went straight on to work afterwards. I went along to the comic store afterwards and got Black Panther issue 3 and 4, Harrow County issue 14, Batgirl issue 1, Action Comics issue 960, Ms. Marvel issue 9 and Civil War II issue 4.

I started a new comic this evening, but I haven't finished it yet.

Ghostbusters

Last night I finished reading the graphic novel Dark Night: A True Batman Story by Paul Dini, with art by Eduardo Risso. It's an autobiographical book about writer Dini, who was a very successful writer for animated TV shows. In January 1993, Dini was brutally attacked by a couple of muggers and savagely beaten. As Dini recuperates and tries to find his way back to the world, he imagines conversations between himself and Batman, the Joker, two face and other characters. it's a powerful book about healing, about the power of creating and the value of fictional creations. 

I managed to leave work early and I went up to the local comic book store and bought Batman issue 3, Green Lanterns issue 3, Tales from the Darkside issue 2, Superman issue 3, Detective Comics issue 936, Civil War II issue 3, Hellblazer: Rebirth issue 1 and Black Panther issue 1.

I went along to the movies and saw the new Ghostbusters which I really enjoyed. I was a big fan of the original, and pretty much grew up with it (it was one of those standard movies that we had on video when I was a kid and put on pretty much every holiday), but I did think that this one was funnier.