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Title: Guns, Drugs, and Monsters: A Cal McDonald Mystery by Steve Niles ISBN: 0-9719775-2-6 Publisher: Idea and Design Works, LLC Pub. Date: October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Satire and a Good Installment in an Excellent Seires
Comment: Though Niles does not write great literature, he does write a great satire. This book is filled with hilarious characters, weird monsters, and some great plot twists. Cal McDonald is a lovable anti-hero who is not afraid of getting himself arrested, maimed, or even transformed into various unholy beings. The book is fun and a great read, especially is you have read Dashal Hammet or Raymond Chandler. If You enjoy this book, I also recommend "Savage Membrane" (the first Cal McDonald book), "Dial M for Monster" (a collection of Cal McDonald short stories), "Criminal Macabre" (Cal McDonald's first graphic novel, illustrated by Ben Templesmith), and "Love Me Tenderloin" (The new Cal McDonald comic currently on issue #1). I hope you all enjoy this wonderful adventure in the supernatural underworld of Los Angeles.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the most enjoyable books I've ever read
Comment: Guns, Drugs, and Monsters isn't going to place among this century's "great" novels--it just doesn't aim for a mainstream audience. What the book does have, however, is more creativity, wit, and charm in one chapter than most books have in their entirety. Steve Niles has one of the most high-energy and witty writing styles I've ever encountered. I found myself savoring every page of this book, often turning away to laugh and collect myself after being stunned by the incredible energy of the prose. The creative turns of phrase, and the sheer quantity of fun ideas make this book something special. It's as if Steve Niles just decided to compile a book full of nothing but the "good stuff."
This may sound like hyperbole, and not everyone may have my reaction to it, but just trust that Guns, Drugs, and Monsters reads like nothing else you've encountered. I had already picked up the trade paperback of 30 Days of Night, also by Steve Niles, but have yet to read it. Now that I've read Guns, Drugs, and Monsters, not only am I positive that 30 Days of Night will live up to its hype, but I fully intend to check out as many Niles creations as I can find.
I am now a full-fledged Steve Niles fan, and sincerely hope that this second entry into the adventures of Cal McDonald will not be the last (at least I still have the first book to enjoy, Savage Membrane).
Rating: 5
Summary: Guns, Drugs & Monsters is a Winner
Comment: STEVE NILES writes a mean hard-boiled novel. He also writes a wicked horror novel. What makes NILES unique is that he does this in the same book! Guns, Drugs and Monsters is actually the second in a [hopefully long-running] series featuring Cal MacDonald. Cal is a human with the gift / curse that he knows that monsters walk among us. He knows this because he hunts them. Well, a guy has to make a living somehow, doesn't he?
NILES skillfully combines the best elements of CHANDLER and HAMMETT along with a dose of KING, plus a good bit of humor as well. I read through Guns, Drugs and Monsters in nearly one sitting [it's that much fun]. It also features spot illustrations by ASHLEY WOOD that are the icing on the cake. I've already ordered Savage Membrane [the book that started the series]. If it's just half as good as Guns then I'll still have a winner.
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Title: Dial m for Monster: A Collection of Cal McDonald Mystery Stories by Steve Niles, Breehn Burns, Gilbert Hernandez, Jessica Hickman, Josh Medors, Morse Scott, Richard Sala, Ben Templesmith ISBN: 1932382054 Publisher: Idea & Design Works Llc Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Savage Membrane: A Cal McDonald Mystery by Steve Niles ISBN: 097122823X Publisher: Idea and Design Works, LLC Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: 30 Days of Night by Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith ISBN: 0971977550 Publisher: Idea and Design Works, LLC Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Unmanned (Y: The Last Man, Book 1) by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Jr. Jose Marzan ISBN: 1563899809 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 02 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Vice Guide to Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll by Gavin McInnes, Shane Smith, Suroosh Alvi, Suroosh Avi ISBN: 0446692816 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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