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Wednesday’s Webcomic: The Horror Comics of Emily Carroll

Today’s selection is actually a collection of brief short stories by artist Emily Carroll. At times haunting, at times terrifying, Emily Carroll’s comics are always vibrantly colored to great and disturbing effect. The writing has the feel of a old campfire story, a cautionary folk tale passed down from generation to generation. Carroll also makes…

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Quips From A Clerk: Individual Issues vs. Trade Paperbacks

A question often asked in the shop is what is the best way to read comics. Read them collected in trade paperback form, or wait month to month for individual issues. Honestly its a personal preference, but I feel some series are better to be read collected rather than waiting. Most of the horror and…

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Wednesday’s Webcomic: The Locked Maze

My apologies for the unexpected hiatus! I moved last week and it was a whirlwind of packing, hauling, and unpacking, followed by a really intense work schedule and then some much needed rest. And now we return to your regularly scheduled programming…. This week’s selection is an all-too-brief and absolutely stunning complete comic called The Locked Maze. While…

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We have a 12th Doctor….and he’s still not Ginger!!

The news that has been anticipated by Whovians around the world finally came to light on Sunday.  We now know who The 12th Doctor is.  After a little over two months of speculating after Matt Smith, The 11th Doctor, announced that he would be stepping down with this year’s Christmas Special we finally know that…

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So it’s not Android that’s the problem, it’s my keyboard…

While overall I have enjoyed my Nexus 7 tablet I will admit that I often find myself cursing at the terrible auto correct that comes with the device. It seems as if typical “fat finger errors” often aren’t corrected forcing myself to slow down when inputing text. I finally reached the end of my rope…

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iThing of the Week: Haunting Melissa

Haunting Melissa is the first app I know of that is a serialized story. Directed by Neal Edelstein (producer, The Ring) and written by Andrew Klavan (producer, Don’t Stay a Word), Haunting Melissa is a found-footage horror story. The story is about Melissa (Kassia Warshawski), who is dealing with the recent death of her mother,…

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Google Chromecast Unboxing and Setup

I was one of the lucky few to get my pre-order in for a Google Chromecast when it was first announced last week.  For those that aren’t familiar with this device, its a HDMI dongle that plugs into your TV to stream content.  This content includes things like YouTube, Netflix, or a mirrored copy of…

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Bachman’s Best – The Wolverine

  98% spoiler free The best thing I saw last week was Hugh Jackman reprise his most famous role for the 6th time as The Wolverine.  He’s setting records as he is returning once again as Logan/Wolverine in Bryan Singers currently filming X-Men: Days of Future Past coming May of next year. I was originally…

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Quips From A Clerk: That One Character…

I talk to a lot of people in the shop, and I try very hard to be as open minded as I can be when it comes to old and new books. But everybody has that one (or sometimes two) character that they just cannot enjoy for what they are. For me those characters are…

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iThing of the Week: Day One

Day One, by Bloom Built, LLC, is a journaling app. While there are other apps allowing you to share every waking moment with every single person on the internet, Day One doesn’t automatically share your entries with the world, giving you a portable diary. Day One has a clean interface. Tap the “+” icon to…

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