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A Home for Mr. Easter

December 7, 2010 by miav  
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A Home for Mr. Easter (TPB) by Brooke A. Allen NBM Publishing Some heroes we love because they are idealized versions of ourselves – stronger, faster, smarter, better looking. And some we love because they are dark and brooding and filled with beautiful torment and we want to hug them and hold them and help [...]

D00R: Toilet Genie #1

December 6, 2010 by miav  
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Story and Art by Cari Corene Who was it that ultimately decided genies should live in lamps? Perhaps they would be happy to find accommodations elsewhere, like a nice teapot or perhaps a liquor decanter. And who made it a rule that they should live in liquid dispensers in the first place? Perhaps they would [...]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8 #37

October 11, 2010 by miav  
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By Joss Whedon, Georges Jeanty, and Scott Allie Dark Horse Comics It’s coming down to the wire in “Buffy, Season 8.” The Big Bad has been revealed, Buffy has new super powers, the gang has all been assembled, and there are only three more issues (after this one) until the grand finale. I haven’t been [...]

I Feel Sick #1

September 28, 2010 by miav  
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The mind of Jhonen Vasquez must be a strange and surreal place, filled with jagged and slimy representations of everyday objects, twisted until you have to either laugh or cringe or just refuse to accept them . Filled with the splashy colors of “Invader Zim” and the disjointed dialogue of “Johnny the Homicidal Maniac,” this [...]