Books & Comics
1. Finally finished reading Predictably Irrational and i can recommend it to practically everyone. An excellent read for the summer holidays. For more details check my earlier post here.
2. Also read the final volume of the manga series Death Note. It was my first manga and it definitely provides a different angle in both art style and writing to the western comics/graphic novels. I found it to be a very intelligent series of battles of the minds. I do feel it could half explored the issue of “means justifies the end”more and also it sometimes dragged on so a couple of volumes were a bit unecessary.
A lot of times characters are just describing the logic behind their thinking which can make readers feel as if the book is treating them as stupid. Finally a lot of reasoning is made on assumptions but instead treated as fact.
In any case, i found it to be a great introduction into mangas and can recommend it to people who like celebral stimulating comics.
3. All Star Superma (Vol. 1). I find Superman to possibly be the least interesting super hero of all due to his 2d character. To be honest i have only seen the movies and also read The Red Son (which i loved) but my understanding appears to be how most people view Superman.
In this series, things are less of a Superman saving the world nature scenes but more of an (self-) examination of his character. I like it so i will continue the series. Plus the art is great too.