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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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Tabletop Tuesday: The Returnening

Greetings, fellow dice fiends!  It has been a few weeks since my last column and for that I owe you all an apology.  My greatest nemesis, real life, got in the way when I began a new job.  Now that I’m settled in, I’m back to bring you the best highlights from the world of…

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Bachman’s Best – SDCC 2013

The San Diego Comic Con International, or SDCC 2013, known to some as The San Diego Comic Con, and to others as simply, THE Con. Each year it has grown and grown to become a media juggernaut with epic TV and movie announcements from all the big studios, tons of exclusives, and the greatest geek…

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Quips From A Clerk: Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The Children?!

This week, we’re going to bring our aim to the younger crowd. Comic fans are getting older, spawning off their own offspring, and they want to bring their young into the scene. But what to show them? Batman gets a little dark. Superior Spider-Man might be a little hard to explain to a 4 year…

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iThing of the Week: The Daily Show Headlines and The Colbert Report

Like many of us who own iDevices, I enjoy watching TV shows on my iPhone and iPad. Comedy Central has made material from two of the network’s most popular shows, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, available in two free apps. Both apps highlight segments from the shows. The Daily Show Headlines includes The…

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Wednesday’s Webcomic: Broodhollow

Today’s webcomic is brilliant one, so much so that it’s difficult to describe the plot without giving away too many details. I can describe it as a cosmic horror, a psychological thriller, as well as a tale of finding trust and friendship in difficult times. In the midst of the Great Depression, Wadsworth Zane is…

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Bachman’s Best – Pacific Rim

No shocker here. The best thing I saw last week, which was actually last night, was giant robots fighting giant monsters, Pacific Rim! The new love child of director phenom Guillermo del Toro is a tour de force smashing sci-fi epic. 255 tons of total bad assery indeed. This is my favorite film of the…

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Quips From A Clerk: Superior Spider-Man

One of the hottest debates right now is Superior Spider-Man. I have argued with my co-host on All Things Good and Nerdy (along with a few guest hosts) and was asked to come on Comic Book Legends podcast to continue the debate. I’ve talked to numerous people in the comic shop, in conventions and on…

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iThing of the Week: Dumb Ways to Die

Dumb Ways to Die is a game by Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd. DWtD is an action game similar to McPixel. You have to complete required tasks in a short amount of time to prevent the deaths of characters. In addition to saving lives, the goal of DWtD is to collect characters at your train…

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Wednesday’s Webcomic: Manly Guys Doing Manly Things

I love comics that are as intricately layered as a well-made buttery, chocolate croissants. Manly Guys Doing Manly Things is good enough to be relished with only the finest cappuccino. On the surface is a hilarious rough-and-tumble parody of macho video game heroes and their chest-beating tropes, but if you peel back the surface you find…

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