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I’m Loving: Eid Mubarak! It’s Henna Time!
ShareHello All, Today is Eid (Eid Mubarak!) and I’m writing from the past because I’ll be having too much fun while this goes up (Brunch! Bowling! Lucy!). There are two Eids a year for muslims; this...
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I’m Loving: Kickstarting Johnny Canuck’s Return to Print!
Share Canada’s first superhero, Johnny Canuck, is returning to print, thanks to the efforts of comics historian Rachel Richey — get in on the ground floor by supporting the project’s Kickstarter. As...
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Kickstarter of the Week: My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy
ShareMaybe it’s because I have anime on the brain, but somehow the wonderfully sweet and silly “My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy” Kickstarter found its way to me this week. The campaign aims to...
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August Staff Picks: Comics
ShareDisplaced Persons Derek McCulloch (Writer) and Anthony Peruzzo (Artist) Image I don’t know much about Displaced Persons. It’s an OGN by an Eisner nominated writer, Derek McCulloch of STAGGER LEE...
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I’m Loving: MallNation by Michael DeForge and Ryan Sands
ShareMichael DeForge and Ryan Sands were developing a show for Cartoon Network – but no longer. This would be sad news if we didn’t now have THE ART! The two revealed yesterday that they had spent the...
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August Staff Picks: Movies
ShareCalvary Writer/Director John Michael McDonagh Reprisal Films Release Date: August 1 A priest receives a murder threat while taking confession, along with a one week respite to put his affairs in...
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August Staff Picks: Books
ShareThe Magician’s Land Lev Grossman Viking Adult Release Date: August 5 The final book in The Magicians trilogy is coming! What will Quentin Coldwater do now that he’s been banished back to Earth?...
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Nostalgia Nexus
ShareA Light in the Attic/Where the Sidewalk Ends Shel Silverstein (A & W) HarperCollins My elementary school really pounded Shel Silverstein’s poems into us. I have vivid memories of teachers...
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Kickstarter of the Week: Illegal
ShareLook into the future and envision a government that tracks you not through phone records, but a microchip under your skin. Now imagine you’re a young female immigrant without one. The Illegal...
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Ghost in the Shell: the Major’s Body (3)
Share The Major, or Motoko Kusanagi, is the protagonist of each incarnation of the Ghost in the Shell manga-anime-merchadise franchise. If you care to google, Motoko Kusanagi is autocompletes to “a...
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I’m Loving: Teen Dog! Maybe? We’re conflicted.
ShareTeen Dog #1, Jake Lawrence What is a teen dog? What is this comic? What is this press release that has found its way into my inbox? Teen. Dog. “HE’S THE COOLEST CAT IN TOWN. EXCEPT HE’S A DOG....
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Kickstarter of the Week: Widdershins: Piece of Cake
ShareA gifted young baker wants to win the National Bakeoff competition but this year it’s being held in Widdershins, the center of magical activity in England and something of a magnet for trouble....
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Editor’s Pick: I Was a Teenage Douchebag
ShareHappy throwback Thursday Wednesday y’all! I thought it might be fun to revisit an old (two years old, which, in internet time is like, what, 63 or something?) favourite of mine—”I Was a Teenage...
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Kickstarter of the Week: Beep
ShareNo one disputes that video game graphics have come a long way from the early days, but video game sound plays just as big a part in creating the overall experience for the gamer. With the rise in...
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What’s Hot? Our Lives Outside of Comics
ShareFive days ago I took our staff by the collective collar, shook them hard, and yelled WHAT’S HOT WITH YOU THIS WEEK? They replied. Laura H Oh god oh god Con is in a week and I still need to sew two...
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Kickstarter of the Week: Girls on Games
ShareWomen professionals in the tabletop game industry have come a long way in the last 10 years, but there’s still work to be done. A new book of essays wants to shed some light on the opportunities,...
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Happy Labour Day!
ShareTo those whose countries grace them with a holiday on September first (I’m among them), have a happy Labour Day! Get out and enjoy the last sunshine and good times of summer. The last? Yes. THE...
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September Staff Picks: Books!
Share Broken Monsters Lauren Beukes Little, Brown and Company From the author of The Shining Girls, the newest book follows female homicide detective Gabi Versado as she tangles with...
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September Staff Picks: Movies
ShareTusk Kevin Smith Genesis Rodriguez, Haley Joel Osment, and Justin Long Demarest Films I . . . don’t know what to think about this movie. When I saw the first part of the trailer, I thought it...
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Kickstarter of (Last) Week: Nailed It!
ShareSome weeks, you need a Kickstarter pick that’s playful and fun. Behold, a way to show your fandom pride via your nails. The Nailed It! But Wait…There’s MOAR! Kickstarter campaign from Espionage...
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