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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 22
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. He was an optometrist, but his practise was not doing very well, so he decided to start writing stories to try to get by. His creation? Sherlock Holmes!
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All of Elfquest is Free to Read Online!
In case you’ve never heard of it, Elfquest is a cult comic created by Wendy and Richard Pini in the late 70’s about a tribe of elves in a high fantasy setting who rode wolves. The series is pretty cheesy, … Continue reading
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The First Teaser For The Adventures Of Tintin Shows Little, But I’m Excited Anyway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Xwta_XIJo The first teaser for The Adventures of Tintin has arrived, and although you don’t get a good look at any of the characters, it still managed to get me excited. I’ve never been a fan of the Beowulf-like attempts … Continue reading
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Hobbes and Bacon is both awesome and…not awesome
(Click the image for a larger view) I’m seriously divided on this one. Tom and Dan Heyerman of webcomic Pants Are Overrated have drawn two Hobbes and Bacon strips – comics that flash forward 26 years in the lives of … Continue reading
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Felan Reads the Webcomics 4: Octopus Pie
Some Sundays, Felan is too busy to write a full profile, so he posts his favourite webcomics instead. As I mentioned in last week’s round-up of TCAF finds, Octopus Pie by Meredith Gran is one of my favourite webcomics. On … Continue reading
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Jersey Shore Gone Wilde
Roundabout Theatre Company actors Santino Fontana and David Furr took some time off from their busy schedule performing The Importance of Being Earnest on Broadway to create a series of hilarious videos wherein characters from Oscar Wilde’s time recite lines … Continue reading
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Did Thor Just Blow Thy Mind?
ItsJustSomeRandomGuy makes videos using superhero action figures depicting the comedic interactions of our favourite comic book badasses! In this one, Thor and Green Lantern engage in a healthy debate over whose film will be the bigger success. Well, I just … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 8
Peter Benchley is a novelist who has had a few of his novels adapted into screenplays. Most well-known would be Jaws, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Other movies based on his novels: The Great Houdini, The Deep, The … Continue reading
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Effeminate Thor!
Conan is officially a genius. If given the choice between this Thor and the Thor that’s actually going to be released, I would totally choose Conan’s version to watch first. Honestly, I don’t know what to say about this except … Continue reading
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Felan Reads the Comics 9: Global Frequency
On Sundays, Felan profiles his favourite comics and graphic novels from across the diverse medium’s history. More Warren Ellis this week! Global Frequency is a mini-series comprised of 12 one-shot stories, each penned by Ellis and illustrated by a different … Continue reading
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