Day: December 16, 2009

X-Factor #200 comes out this week, along with some other books. Whad’ja get?

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“Dexter by Design” is the fourth and most recent installment in the novel series by Dexter’s creator, Jeff Lindsay.  It details Dexter’s honeymoon with his newly married wife, Rita, and his subsequent dust-up with a bizarre whack-job who fancies himself an artiste.

It was fun.  It was entertaining.  It was head and shoulders above the previous installment which took the series right off the rails with the ill-advised, gothic horror notion that Dexter’s “Dark Passenger” is not a psychological manifestation of his id, but a genuine ancient dark god.

But it was nothing compared to the gut-wrenching fourth season of Dexter’s Tv incarnation,  which was partly ruined by Showtime’s ill-advised promotions warning you that the most shocking moments in the episode were the last few seconds.  Major spoiler discussion follows because, well, there’s no way around it.  So I’m seriously warning you.  Especially my sister who hasn’t watched any of the fourth season yet.  Beth, if you’re reading this:  Stop reading.

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