The best thing I read last week was Ghost Town #1 from the new Danger Zone imprint of the fantastic fellows at Action Lab Comics. Action Lab: Danger Zone is the new adult imprint bringing stories of a more unique and explosive view than the previous Action Lab offerings. Hell even the warning label is…
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I have a confession to make. Over the past several weeks, I have devoted a lot of time, and some money, to Battle Nations, a game by Z2Live, Inc. The game is a combat strategy game, but you also have to build and maintain an outpost; this game scratches the Civilization itch without having to…
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I return from my break a little late this week, but I return with the fascinating, deep, and kind-hearted dramedy Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell. The comic takes place in an other world where tracking your Karma is as important in life as your credit score and your taxes. Unicorns are available as pets,…
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(Slightly Spoilerific, Read With Care) In accordance with what ended up being a fairly small protest to support digital artists working on CGI heavy movies in Hollywood I waited until after the opening weekend to see the new DC offering. So, the best thing I saw last week was Man of Steel, the newest addition…
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This week the newest line of team up comics began, with Batman/Superman #1 from DC hit the stands this past Wednesday. This got me thinking about old team ups, new team ups and what I enjoy reading. I am meaning past The Avengers and The Justice League, but actual things that have happened in the…
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Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures. Their size, their dominance during the Mesozoic Era, and the circumstances of their extinction all contribute to their popularity among kids and adults alike. The app developed by M5859 Studios Pty Ltd., Walking with Dinosaurs: Inside Their World, contains hours of interesting facts, detailed art, and informative animations. Walking with Dinosaurs:…
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The best thing I watched last week was Continuum. The first season is available on Netflix instant queue and it is a fun, tech frenzied good time. Imagine Time Trax with a better plot, superior CGI, and better writers, that’s Continuum. Starring the lovely Rachel Nichols who some of you will know as Scarlett from…
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We all have our favorite comic books. Favorite characters, favorite stories, favorite costumes, that sort of thing. But we all have that one series that we want everyone around us to love and enjoy as much as we do. That one comic that you want everyone to be just as excited about as you are…
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Tayasui Sketches, by Tayasui, is a free app that allows you to draw and write notes. The app is similar to Paper, but Sketches doesn’t have different textures, which is fine for those of us who just want to play around with a drawing app on our iPads. The basic version of Sketches has six…
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The Tragedy Series by Benjamin Dewey is a series of poignant and amusing one panel comics illustrating unlikely tragedies. I’ve described it at times as a Victorian The Far Side and in the same vein as the comics of Charles Addams. Painterly sepia-toned vignettes illustrate old fashioned characters in absurd situations. Part of the charm of…
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