Library

A running catalog of everything I’ve read, across books, graphic novels, and comic runs.

1984 by George Orwell Winston Smith lives in a society where the government controls people every second of the day. He fights this world with love. But it's dangerous: love for another person can be punished by death - and Big Brother is always watching. Book | Standalone | Reading
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece which begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2023
A History of Ancient and Medieval India by Upinder Singh Developed as a comprehensive introductory work for scholars and students of ancient and early medieval Indian history, this book provides the most exhaustive overview of the subject. Book | Standalone | Reading
Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder Without the wealth, without the cave, he's still the Absolute Dark Knight. Spiraling out of the catastrophic events of Absolute Power, a new side of the DC Universe is born, the Absolute Universe! Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Absolute Flash by Jeff Lemire Without the mentor, without the family, without the Speed Force, he's still the Absolute Scarlet Speedster! Superstar creators Jeff Lemire and Nick RObles are taking the Flash into the Absolute Universe with a top-to-bottom reinvention, perfect for new readers and longtime fans alike! Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Absolute Green Lantern by Al Ewing Without the Corps, without the ring, without the willpower, what's the left is the Absolute Green Lantern! Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay have reinvented the mythology of the Green Lantern from the ground up, creating a sci-fi epic of cosmic proportions! Comic | Run | Reading
Absolute Martian Manhunter by Deniz Camp Beyond Mars, beyond physical form, beyond human understanding...what's left is the absolute Martian Manhunter! Brought into the Absolute Universe by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter reinvents the Justice League's resident Martian from top to bottom, taking him on a mind-bending, psychedelic journey that transcends dimensions. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Absolute Superman by Jason Aaron Without the fortress, without the family, without a home, what's left is the Absolute Man of Steel! Spiraling out of the catastrophic events of Absolute Power, a new side of the DC Universe is born, the Absolute Universe! Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson Without the island paradise, without the sisterhood that shaped her, without a mission of peace...she's still the Absolute Amazon! Spiraling out of the catastrophic events of Absolute Power, a new side of the DC Universe is born, the Absolute Universe! Comic | Run | Reading
At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft Initially rejected by Lovecraft's publisher, 'At The Mountains of Madness' is now considered a classic of the horror genre. The disturbing, nightmarish story of a journey through Antarctica and a discovery of secrets hidden in a frozen mountain range has influenced writers and film-makers for decades. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2022
Batman: Black and White by Various Batman: Black & White features the Dark Knight in multiple interpretations, all varying in terms of theme, tone, and setting, yet all connected with a distinctive black-and-white color scheme. With an all-star roster of creators from Paul Dini and Andy Kubert to Joshua Williamson and Riley Rossmo to G. Willow Wilson and Greg Smallwood, there's a Batman for everyone! Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Batman: City of Madness by Christian Ward Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. Multi-Eisner award winner Christian Ward unleashes this cosmic-horror epic of the twisted Gotham Below. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Batman: Damned by Brian Azzarello Batman: Damned is an American comic book series published by the comic book publishing company DC Comics. The three-issue limited series, written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, began on September 19, 2018 and concluded on June 26, 2019. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Batman: Dark Patterns by Dan Watters Set during the early years of Batman's career, Batman: Dark Patterns delves into four mysterious cases as he attempts to cement his place as Gotham City's protector while the city itself fights back against him. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Batman: Full Moon by Rodney Barnes A werewolf stalks the streets of Gotham, drawing Batman into the hunt. When the Dark Knight falls victim to the lycan's curse, he must decide how far he'll go to lift it. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy Batman: White Knight is an American comic book published by DC Comics. The eight-issue limited series, written and illustrated by Sean Murphy, began monthly publication in October 2017 and concluded in May 2018. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work. Is there a God? How did it all begin? Book | Standalone | Reading
Byrne's Euclid by Oliver Byrne The Elements and its many editions tell a story of remix and reuse across cultures and millennia. Its tradition of being the most reprinted and readapted mathematical text in history continues today. In modern times, The Elements has become renowned for its beauty and design. Book | Standalone | Reading | 2024
Dark Knights of Steel by Tom Taylor Swords! Sorcery! Superheroes! A brand new DC Universe is born from writer Tom Taylow (DCeased, Nightwing) and artist Yasmine Putri. An entire medieval world will be forever changed when a spaceship crash-lands from a doomed planet. An epic high-fantasy story set in a DC Universe where nothing is what it seems... Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Dark Nights: Death Metal by Scott Snyder Perpetua and the Batman Who Laughs remake Earth into a hellscape, forcing Wonder Woman and the surviving heroes to wage a multiversal last stand. Comic | Run | Finished
Dark Nights: Metal by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV Collects the core Dark Nights: Metal miniseries, where Batman uncovers the Dark Multiverse and the Dark Knights invade Earth under Barbatos. Comic | Run | Finished
Dreams of a Final Theory by Steven Weinberg An understanding of nature's final laws may be within our grasp - a way of explaining forces and symmetries and articles that does not require further explanation. 'This starting point, to which all explanations can be traced, is what I mean by a final theory', says Steven Weinberg in this extraordinary book. In it he discusses beauty, the weakness of philosophy, the best ideas in physics and the honour of accepting a world without god. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2025
Dune by Frank Herbert Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the 'spice' melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Book | Series | Finished | 2024
Exhalation by Ted Chiang From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others — the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival — comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. These are tales that tackle some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries that only Ted Chiang could imagine. In Exhalation, Ted Chiang addresses the most fundamental of issues — What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? — alongside others that no one else has even imagined. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2024
Fables by Bill Willingham Fables is an American comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Willingham served as sole writer for its entirety, with Mark Buckingham penciling more than 110 issues. Comic | Run | Reading
Fundamentals of Philosophy by David Stewart, H. Gene Blocker Fundamentals of Philosophy offers a balance of expository text and readings. It organizes readings topically in a wide range of philosophical areas: Logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, philosophy of religion, esthetics, a... Book | Standalone | Reading
Gotham by Gaslight by Brian Augustyn Art by Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell, Eduardo Barreto, and others In this classic Elseworlds tale, the Victorian-era Bat-Man encounters Jack the Ripper in the seedy streets of Gotham! Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Into the Unbeing by Zac Thompson Lose yourself inside its innards. A group of climate scientists working in a remote base camp on the Australian outback discover an impossible landform. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
J. M. W. Turner: Watercolors by David Blayney Brown Revised for 2019, in this extensive and illuminating introduction to the unique body of watercolours Turner produced, acclaimed expert David Blayney Brown provides context to the watercolours and a background to the Tate's unrivalled collection of Turner's works. Book | Standalone | Reading
Jupiter's Legacy by Mark Millar Jupiter's Legacy is an American superhero comic book series, first published in 2013, written by Mark Millar, drawn by Frank Quitely, colored and lettered by Peter Doherty and published by Image Comics. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Justice League Infinity by J.M. DeMatteis / James Tucker Return to the world of the Justice League Unlimited animated series with new adventures by James Tucker and J.M. DeMatteis. As people begin disappearing and being replaced across the globe, the League confronts a reality-breaking threat. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Justice League: Graveyard of Gods by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV The League enters the Ghost Sector and the Graveyard of Gods as the Legion of Doom escalates its plan around the Totality. Comic | Run | Finished
Justice League: Hawkworld by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV Hawkgirl leads the League into a Thanagarian conflict on Hawkworld while the Legion of Doom's schemes push the team toward a larger cosmic crisis. Comic | Run | Finished
Justice League: The Doom War by James Tynion IV / Scott Snyder Lex Luthor moves to empower Perpetua as the League races through time for the Totality and the Legion of Doom launches its all-out war. Comic | Run | Finished
Justice League: The Sixth Dimension by Scott Snyder / Jorge Jimenez The League enters the Sixth Dimension, the control room of the Multiverse, and confronts a future Earth whose salvation demands an impossible choice. Comic | Run | Finished
Justice League: The Totality by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV A new Justice League forms and discovers the Totality, drawing them into Lex Luthor's cosmic plan with the reborn Legion of Doom. Comic | Run | Finished
Kingdom Come by Mark Waid Kingdom Come is an epic superhero comic book miniseries published in 1996 by DC Comics under their Elseworlds imprint. It was written by Mark Waid and painted in gouache by Alex Ross, who also developed the concept from an original idea. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos by S. Craig Zahler A supernatural sci-fi graphic novel written and illustrated by S. Craig Zahler, the award-winning film director of Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, and Dragged Across Concrete. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Relativity by Albert Einstein This book contains the great physicist's own explanation of both the special and general theories of relativity. Written for readers interested in the theory but not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics, it presents the ideas in their simplest, most intelligible form. Book | Standalone | Reading
Relativity Principles and Theories from Galileo to Einstein by Olivier Darrigol This book is a full, long-term history of relativity thinking in physics, from Galileo's early reflections on the proper reference of mechanical motion to Einstein's exploitation of relativity principles in his theories of special and general relativity. Book | Standalone | Reading
Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma by Ram V This six-issue Prestige format series reintroduces readers to Mitch Shelley, the Resurrection Man. Originally created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Jackson "Butch" Guice, Shelley is a man who has led thousands of lives, and with each death, he is resurrected with a new superpower based on his previous cause of death. After living and dying his latest life, Shelley awakes with a new purpose to go along with his latest power: saving the universe. This version of Resurrection Man must battle across time and space against a sadistic Word War II internment camp captain who has inherited a twisted version of Shelley's abilities. As the lines of cosmic order begin to blur, Mitch Shelley will literally die to save the universe, more than once. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb Superman For All Seasons features tales of Superman's earliest adventures told on a mythic scale by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, the Eisner Award-winning creative team behind Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Dark Victory, with spectacular coloring by Bjarne Hansen. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar In the intriguing SUPERMAN: RED SON, the classic myth of the Man of Steel is reimagined and reinvented as the infamous rocket ship crash-lands in the fields of the Ukraine. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum by W. Maxwell Prince Four new Kryptonites surface in deep space, and Superman and Batman must learn what each one does before they fall into the wrong hands. A Black Label experiment pushes the Man of Steel into unfamiliar territory. Comic | Run | Reading | 2026
The Bat-Man: First Knight by Dan Jurgens From legendary comics writer Dan Jurgens and superstar Batman artist Mike Perkins comes a pulp-influenced noir take on the caped crusader set in his debut year, 1939. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
The Batman Who Laughs by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV The Batman Who Laughs escapes the Dark Multiverse and targets Gotham, forcing Batman and the Joker to stop his plan while the Grim Knight joins the hunt. Comic | Run | Finished
The Big Picture by Sean Carroll Award-winning author Sean Carroll brings his extraordinary intellect to bear on the realms of knowledge, the laws of nature and the most profound questions about life, death and our place in it all. From Darwin and Einstein to the origins of life, consciousness and the universe itself, Carroll combines cosmos-sprawling science and profound thought in a quest to explain our world. Book | Standalone | Reading | 2026
The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin Imagine the universe as a forest, patrolled by numberless and nameless predators. In this forest, stealth is survival - any civilisation that reveals its location is prey. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a last-ditch defence that grants four individuals almost absolute power to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from human and alien alike. Book | Series | Finished | 2024
The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV The Department of Truth is a 2020 ongoing comic book series created by writer James Tynion IV and artist Martin Simmonds and published monthly by Image Comics. The series follows FBI special agent Cole Turner as he investigates the secrets behind conspiracy... Comic | Run | Finished | 2026
The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru Walk into the world of India and its civilization as seen by Pandit jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of Independent India Book | Standalone | Reading | 2026
The Doom That Came to Gotham by Mike Mignola / Richard Pace Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a three-issue comic book miniseries published from November 2000 to January 2001 under DC Comics' Elseworlds imprint. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
The Last God by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Two fellowships of heroes struggle with the same threat...30 years apart. One group will doom their world the other must try to save it. Thirty years ago, a band of heroes traveled beyond the borders of creation to kill the last living god and save the realm of Cain Anuun. But when the foul legions of the Last God march again and begin to destroy all of Cain Anuun, it will be revealed that the aging fellowship may not be the great heroes they claimed to be. With the world burning down around them, a new group of unlikely champions will come together to try to bring peace to their world. They'll have to kill the Last God, once and for all. Comic | Run | Finished | 2023
The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke A short tale about religion, computers, and the end of the world, "The Nine Billion Names of God" is a short story by the British-born science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008). It was first published in the 1953 anthology Star Science Fiction Stories #1, before being collected in Clarke's The Other Side of the Sky. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2022
The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose The Road to Reality is the most important and ambitious work of science for a generation. It provides nothing less than a comprehensive account of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. Book | Standalone | Reading
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. Book | Series | Finished | 2024
The Twilight Zone by Dan Watters Return to the Twilight Zone in this all-new anthology series featuring stories by some of the best creators in comics today! Each issue is a new tale in the vein of the iconic original telivision series that's captivated audiences for over 60 years. And like the show, these stories will be revealed in terrifying black and white! Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
The Watercolour Enigma by Stephen Coates The Watercolour Enigma is based on a practical course by artist Stephen Coates, and is designed to take the student through a process of learning rarely seen in other practical art books. By examining the basic science of watercolour including the properties of water and colour pigment, and through a series of practical, straightforward step-by-step painting exercises, budding painters will leave Stephen's book not only with a mine of watercolour knowledge but with a selection of stunning paintings they can proudly say are their own. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2022
Vanishing Point by Mark Russell Vanishing Point delivers six stand-alone tales exploring the fragile nature of humanity in the face of an uncaring universe. From an asteroid miner facing an unthinkable moral decision to a world where AI puts consciousness itself on trial, each story is a self-contained yet interconnected journey into the unknown. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
W0rldtr33 by James Tynion IV Gabriel and his friends discovered the Undernet, a secret architecture to the Internet, and chronicled it on a message board called W0RLDTR33. Then they lost control when someone broke in and welcomed the Undernet's violent hold. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons Watchmen is a comic book limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-volume edition in 1987. Graphic Novel | Standalone | Finished | 2021
Watercolor Basics by Charles Reid Problem Solved! Expert fixes for not-quite-right watercolors. As one of today's most sought-after workshop instructors, Charles Reid knows the most common stumbling blocks faced by artists and the best ways to overcome them. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2024
Watercolor Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner by Paul Clark This is the ideal book for anyone with an interest in learning how to paint with watercolours. Professional illustrator and art teacher Paul Clark encourages you to enjoy using watercolour paint and gain control of this versatile medium. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2022
1984 by George Orwell Winston Smith lives in a society where the government controls people every second of the day. He fights this world with love. But it's dangerous: love for another person can be punished by death - and Big Brother is always watching. Book | Standalone | Reading
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece which begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2023
A History of Ancient and Medieval India by Upinder Singh Developed as a comprehensive introductory work for scholars and students of ancient and early medieval Indian history, this book provides the most exhaustive overview of the subject. Book | Standalone | Reading
Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder Without the wealth, without the cave, he's still the Absolute Dark Knight. Spiraling out of the catastrophic events of Absolute Power, a new side of the DC Universe is born, the Absolute Universe! Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Absolute Flash by Jeff Lemire Without the mentor, without the family, without the Speed Force, he's still the Absolute Scarlet Speedster! Superstar creators Jeff Lemire and Nick RObles are taking the Flash into the Absolute Universe with a top-to-bottom reinvention, perfect for new readers and longtime fans alike! Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Absolute Green Lantern by Al Ewing Without the Corps, without the ring, without the willpower, what's the left is the Absolute Green Lantern! Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay have reinvented the mythology of the Green Lantern from the ground up, creating a sci-fi epic of cosmic proportions! Comic | Run | Reading
Absolute Martian Manhunter by Deniz Camp Beyond Mars, beyond physical form, beyond human understanding...what's left is the absolute Martian Manhunter! Brought into the Absolute Universe by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter reinvents the Justice League's resident Martian from top to bottom, taking him on a mind-bending, psychedelic journey that transcends dimensions. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Absolute Superman by Jason Aaron Without the fortress, without the family, without a home, what's left is the Absolute Man of Steel! Spiraling out of the catastrophic events of Absolute Power, a new side of the DC Universe is born, the Absolute Universe! Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson Without the island paradise, without the sisterhood that shaped her, without a mission of peace...she's still the Absolute Amazon! Spiraling out of the catastrophic events of Absolute Power, a new side of the DC Universe is born, the Absolute Universe! Comic | Run | Reading
At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft Initially rejected by Lovecraft's publisher, 'At The Mountains of Madness' is now considered a classic of the horror genre. The disturbing, nightmarish story of a journey through Antarctica and a discovery of secrets hidden in a frozen mountain range has influenced writers and film-makers for decades. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2022
Batman: Black and White by Various Batman: Black & White features the Dark Knight in multiple interpretations, all varying in terms of theme, tone, and setting, yet all connected with a distinctive black-and-white color scheme. With an all-star roster of creators from Paul Dini and Andy Kubert to Joshua Williamson and Riley Rossmo to G. Willow Wilson and Greg Smallwood, there's a Batman for everyone! Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Batman: City of Madness by Christian Ward Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. Multi-Eisner award winner Christian Ward unleashes this cosmic-horror epic of the twisted Gotham Below. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Batman: Damned by Brian Azzarello Batman: Damned is an American comic book series published by the comic book publishing company DC Comics. The three-issue limited series, written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, began on September 19, 2018 and concluded on June 26, 2019. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Batman: Dark Patterns by Dan Watters Set during the early years of Batman's career, Batman: Dark Patterns delves into four mysterious cases as he attempts to cement his place as Gotham City's protector while the city itself fights back against him. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Batman: Full Moon by Rodney Barnes A werewolf stalks the streets of Gotham, drawing Batman into the hunt. When the Dark Knight falls victim to the lycan's curse, he must decide how far he'll go to lift it. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy Batman: White Knight is an American comic book published by DC Comics. The eight-issue limited series, written and illustrated by Sean Murphy, began monthly publication in October 2017 and concluded in May 2018. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work. Is there a God? How did it all begin? Book | Standalone | Reading
Byrne's Euclid by Oliver Byrne The Elements and its many editions tell a story of remix and reuse across cultures and millennia. Its tradition of being the most reprinted and readapted mathematical text in history continues today. In modern times, The Elements has become renowned for its beauty and design. Book | Standalone | Reading | 2024
Dark Knights of Steel by Tom Taylor Swords! Sorcery! Superheroes! A brand new DC Universe is born from writer Tom Taylow (DCeased, Nightwing) and artist Yasmine Putri. An entire medieval world will be forever changed when a spaceship crash-lands from a doomed planet. An epic high-fantasy story set in a DC Universe where nothing is what it seems... Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Dark Nights: Death Metal by Scott Snyder Perpetua and the Batman Who Laughs remake Earth into a hellscape, forcing Wonder Woman and the surviving heroes to wage a multiversal last stand. Comic | Run | Finished
Dark Nights: Metal by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV Collects the core Dark Nights: Metal miniseries, where Batman uncovers the Dark Multiverse and the Dark Knights invade Earth under Barbatos. Comic | Run | Finished
Dreams of a Final Theory by Steven Weinberg An understanding of nature's final laws may be within our grasp - a way of explaining forces and symmetries and articles that does not require further explanation. 'This starting point, to which all explanations can be traced, is what I mean by a final theory', says Steven Weinberg in this extraordinary book. In it he discusses beauty, the weakness of philosophy, the best ideas in physics and the honour of accepting a world without god. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2025
Dune by Frank Herbert Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the 'spice' melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Book | Series | Finished | 2024
Exhalation by Ted Chiang From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others — the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival — comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. These are tales that tackle some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries that only Ted Chiang could imagine. In Exhalation, Ted Chiang addresses the most fundamental of issues — What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? — alongside others that no one else has even imagined. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2024
Fables by Bill Willingham Fables is an American comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Willingham served as sole writer for its entirety, with Mark Buckingham penciling more than 110 issues. Comic | Run | Reading
Fundamentals of Philosophy by David Stewart, H. Gene Blocker Fundamentals of Philosophy offers a balance of expository text and readings. It organizes readings topically in a wide range of philosophical areas: Logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, philosophy of religion, esthetics, a... Book | Standalone | Reading
Gotham by Gaslight by Brian Augustyn Art by Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell, Eduardo Barreto, and others In this classic Elseworlds tale, the Victorian-era Bat-Man encounters Jack the Ripper in the seedy streets of Gotham! Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Into the Unbeing by Zac Thompson Lose yourself inside its innards. A group of climate scientists working in a remote base camp on the Australian outback discover an impossible landform. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
J. M. W. Turner: Watercolors by David Blayney Brown Revised for 2019, in this extensive and illuminating introduction to the unique body of watercolours Turner produced, acclaimed expert David Blayney Brown provides context to the watercolours and a background to the Tate's unrivalled collection of Turner's works. Book | Standalone | Reading
Jupiter's Legacy by Mark Millar Jupiter's Legacy is an American superhero comic book series, first published in 2013, written by Mark Millar, drawn by Frank Quitely, colored and lettered by Peter Doherty and published by Image Comics. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Justice League Infinity by J.M. DeMatteis / James Tucker Return to the world of the Justice League Unlimited animated series with new adventures by James Tucker and J.M. DeMatteis. As people begin disappearing and being replaced across the globe, the League confronts a reality-breaking threat. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Justice League: Graveyard of Gods by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV The League enters the Ghost Sector and the Graveyard of Gods as the Legion of Doom escalates its plan around the Totality. Comic | Run | Finished
Justice League: Hawkworld by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV Hawkgirl leads the League into a Thanagarian conflict on Hawkworld while the Legion of Doom's schemes push the team toward a larger cosmic crisis. Comic | Run | Finished
Justice League: The Doom War by James Tynion IV / Scott Snyder Lex Luthor moves to empower Perpetua as the League races through time for the Totality and the Legion of Doom launches its all-out war. Comic | Run | Finished
Justice League: The Sixth Dimension by Scott Snyder / Jorge Jimenez The League enters the Sixth Dimension, the control room of the Multiverse, and confronts a future Earth whose salvation demands an impossible choice. Comic | Run | Finished
Justice League: The Totality by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV A new Justice League forms and discovers the Totality, drawing them into Lex Luthor's cosmic plan with the reborn Legion of Doom. Comic | Run | Finished
Kingdom Come by Mark Waid Kingdom Come is an epic superhero comic book miniseries published in 1996 by DC Comics under their Elseworlds imprint. It was written by Mark Waid and painted in gouache by Alex Ross, who also developed the concept from an original idea. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos by S. Craig Zahler A supernatural sci-fi graphic novel written and illustrated by S. Craig Zahler, the award-winning film director of Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, and Dragged Across Concrete. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Relativity by Albert Einstein This book contains the great physicist's own explanation of both the special and general theories of relativity. Written for readers interested in the theory but not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics, it presents the ideas in their simplest, most intelligible form. Book | Standalone | Reading
Relativity Principles and Theories from Galileo to Einstein by Olivier Darrigol This book is a full, long-term history of relativity thinking in physics, from Galileo's early reflections on the proper reference of mechanical motion to Einstein's exploitation of relativity principles in his theories of special and general relativity. Book | Standalone | Reading
Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma by Ram V This six-issue Prestige format series reintroduces readers to Mitch Shelley, the Resurrection Man. Originally created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Jackson "Butch" Guice, Shelley is a man who has led thousands of lives, and with each death, he is resurrected with a new superpower based on his previous cause of death. After living and dying his latest life, Shelley awakes with a new purpose to go along with his latest power: saving the universe. This version of Resurrection Man must battle across time and space against a sadistic Word War II internment camp captain who has inherited a twisted version of Shelley's abilities. As the lines of cosmic order begin to blur, Mitch Shelley will literally die to save the universe, more than once. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb Superman For All Seasons features tales of Superman's earliest adventures told on a mythic scale by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, the Eisner Award-winning creative team behind Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Dark Victory, with spectacular coloring by Bjarne Hansen. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar In the intriguing SUPERMAN: RED SON, the classic myth of the Man of Steel is reimagined and reinvented as the infamous rocket ship crash-lands in the fields of the Ukraine. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum by W. Maxwell Prince Four new Kryptonites surface in deep space, and Superman and Batman must learn what each one does before they fall into the wrong hands. A Black Label experiment pushes the Man of Steel into unfamiliar territory. Comic | Run | Reading | 2026
The Bat-Man: First Knight by Dan Jurgens From legendary comics writer Dan Jurgens and superstar Batman artist Mike Perkins comes a pulp-influenced noir take on the caped crusader set in his debut year, 1939. Comic | Run | Finished | 2025
The Batman Who Laughs by Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV The Batman Who Laughs escapes the Dark Multiverse and targets Gotham, forcing Batman and the Joker to stop his plan while the Grim Knight joins the hunt. Comic | Run | Finished
The Big Picture by Sean Carroll Award-winning author Sean Carroll brings his extraordinary intellect to bear on the realms of knowledge, the laws of nature and the most profound questions about life, death and our place in it all. From Darwin and Einstein to the origins of life, consciousness and the universe itself, Carroll combines cosmos-sprawling science and profound thought in a quest to explain our world. Book | Standalone | Reading | 2026
The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin Imagine the universe as a forest, patrolled by numberless and nameless predators. In this forest, stealth is survival - any civilisation that reveals its location is prey. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a last-ditch defence that grants four individuals almost absolute power to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from human and alien alike. Book | Series | Finished | 2024
The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV The Department of Truth is a 2020 ongoing comic book series created by writer James Tynion IV and artist Martin Simmonds and published monthly by Image Comics. The series follows FBI special agent Cole Turner as he investigates the secrets behind conspiracy... Comic | Run | Finished | 2026
The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru Walk into the world of India and its civilization as seen by Pandit jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of Independent India Book | Standalone | Reading | 2026
The Doom That Came to Gotham by Mike Mignola / Richard Pace Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a three-issue comic book miniseries published from November 2000 to January 2001 under DC Comics' Elseworlds imprint. Comic | Run | Finished | 2024
The Last God by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Two fellowships of heroes struggle with the same threat...30 years apart. One group will doom their world the other must try to save it. Thirty years ago, a band of heroes traveled beyond the borders of creation to kill the last living god and save the realm of Cain Anuun. But when the foul legions of the Last God march again and begin to destroy all of Cain Anuun, it will be revealed that the aging fellowship may not be the great heroes they claimed to be. With the world burning down around them, a new group of unlikely champions will come together to try to bring peace to their world. They'll have to kill the Last God, once and for all. Comic | Run | Finished | 2023
The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke A short tale about religion, computers, and the end of the world, "The Nine Billion Names of God" is a short story by the British-born science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008). It was first published in the 1953 anthology Star Science Fiction Stories #1, before being collected in Clarke's The Other Side of the Sky. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2022
The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose The Road to Reality is the most important and ambitious work of science for a generation. It provides nothing less than a comprehensive account of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. Book | Standalone | Reading
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. Book | Series | Finished | 2024
The Twilight Zone by Dan Watters Return to the Twilight Zone in this all-new anthology series featuring stories by some of the best creators in comics today! Each issue is a new tale in the vein of the iconic original telivision series that's captivated audiences for over 60 years. And like the show, these stories will be revealed in terrifying black and white! Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
The Watercolour Enigma by Stephen Coates The Watercolour Enigma is based on a practical course by artist Stephen Coates, and is designed to take the student through a process of learning rarely seen in other practical art books. By examining the basic science of watercolour including the properties of water and colour pigment, and through a series of practical, straightforward step-by-step painting exercises, budding painters will leave Stephen's book not only with a mine of watercolour knowledge but with a selection of stunning paintings they can proudly say are their own. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2022
Vanishing Point by Mark Russell Vanishing Point delivers six stand-alone tales exploring the fragile nature of humanity in the face of an uncaring universe. From an asteroid miner facing an unthinkable moral decision to a world where AI puts consciousness itself on trial, each story is a self-contained yet interconnected journey into the unknown. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
W0rldtr33 by James Tynion IV Gabriel and his friends discovered the Undernet, a secret architecture to the Internet, and chronicled it on a message board called W0RLDTR33. Then they lost control when someone broke in and welcomed the Undernet's violent hold. Comic | Run | Reading | 2025
Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons Watchmen is a comic book limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-volume edition in 1987. Graphic Novel | Standalone | Finished | 2021
Watercolor Basics by Charles Reid Problem Solved! Expert fixes for not-quite-right watercolors. As one of today's most sought-after workshop instructors, Charles Reid knows the most common stumbling blocks faced by artists and the best ways to overcome them. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2024
Watercolor Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner by Paul Clark This is the ideal book for anyone with an interest in learning how to paint with watercolours. Professional illustrator and art teacher Paul Clark encourages you to enjoy using watercolour paint and gain control of this versatile medium. Book | Standalone | Finished | 2022