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Marvel Movies and TV Series Are Just Comics Persevering

Posted on by Phoebe Acheson
Marvel Movies and TV Series Are Just Comics Persevering 
 
So now that you’ve watched every episode of ‘WandaVision’ (twice!), how are you gonna keep the manic magic inside you alive?
Good news! Your CLAMS card entitles you to TWO different Scarlet Witch comic book series for immediate reading on your computer, phone or tablet.
 
A nice place to start might be Steve Englehart, Richard Howell and Al Milgrom’s classic 1980s series, ‘Vision and the Scarlet Witch: A Year In The Life’. This series covers plotlines and characters that will be familiar to everyone who watched ‘WandaVision’, but it was done in such a completely different way that it will still feel fresh and exciting and offer new insights into what you just watched — and possibly hint at what may be coming in future Marvel/Disney+ releases!
 
If you’re curious as to the Scarlet Witch’s more recent comics appearances, check out James Robinson and Steve Dillon’s 15 issue ‘Scarlet Witch’ series. This series came out between 2015-2017, and sees Wanda traversing the globe on a mission to ‘fix’ Witchcraft. This series has one, long story arc, but it also works as a bunch of stand alone mini-adventures. Some are funny, some are sad, some are action-packed, others are creepy mysteries. Super stylish cover art, too!
 
Interested? Grab your CLAMS card, click this link to Hoopla and get reading!
 

Hoopla AudioBook Review : The Shootist by Glendon Swarthout, read by J. P. O’Shaughnessy

Posted on by Sue

(reviewed by Josh)

An aging gunfighter rides into El Paso, looking to die quietly — and anonymously — from the cancer that has taken root in his prostate. Word of his condition spreads quickly, though, and soon the town is overrun by former foes looking to settle old scores, up-and-coming gumen hoping to make a name for themselves, and a few nosy fans who just want to shake his hand. Needless to say, this is neither quiet nor anonymous. It is violent. Very violent. Yet also very funny. There’s a rich, character-based vein of dark comedy that runs throughout The Shootist that makes it as fun to read as a novel by Elmore Leonard or Janet Evanovich. Blend that with the overarching theme of facing one’s own mortality, and you’ve got a story that’s perfect for these dark times.

Falmouth Public Library cardholders have free access to Hoopla, which offers an audiobook version of this book here.

Learn how to get Hoopla in this post!