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Felan Reads the Webcomics 3: Chainsawsuit
Some Sundays, Felan is too busy to write a full profile, so he posts his favourite webcomics instead. Creator Kris Straub (who also did Checkerboard Nightmare and the ongoing Starslip) describes Chainsawsuit as “disposable Internet humour,” and while that may … Continue reading
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Felan Reads the Webcomics 2: Gastrophobia
Some Sundays, Felan is too busy to write a full profile, so he posts his favourite webcomics instead. Gastrophobia is like an amazing Saturday morning cartoon that never existed. Set in a highly-fictionalized Ancient Greece, it follows the ongoing adventures … Continue reading
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Watch The Watch
Terry Pratchett fans rejoice! It seems that there’s a TV series in the works based on Pratchett’s Discworld books, centering on the Ankh-Morpork city watch – my favourite characters! Here we have a video taken during the concept meeting, which … Continue reading
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Nerdy News Roundup
[image courtesy of Warming Glow] A lot of nerdy TV and movie news has been cropping up lately, but it’s mostly rumours, so I’m hesitant to cover it. But there are a few tidbits and half-truths that are just too … Continue reading
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Felan Reads the Comics 7: Crecy
On Sundays, Felan profiles his favourite comics and graphic novels from across the diverse medium’s history. Warren Ellis is one of the best comic book writers currently working, and although he’s primarily known for his particular brand of weird sci-fi … Continue reading
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The Sandman TV Series Is Dead, Surprising No One…Except Maybe It Isn’t, Surprising Me
Here’s a piece of news that I find so underwhelming, I was seriously debating not posting it at all. Last September, I reported that there was a TV series in the works that was going to attempt to adapt Neil … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 10
Chuck Norris invented birthdays. The day he was born, there was a huge cosmic shift in the universe that repeats every year on this day, hence paving the way for an annual celebration. He traveled back in time to the … Continue reading
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Felan Reads the Comics 6: Prince of Persia
On Sundays, Felan profiles his favourite comics and graphic novels from across the diverse medium’s history. Jordan Mechner’s name may not ring a bell with everyone, but his work is probably familiar to most readers. Mechner’s Prince of Persia video … Continue reading
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Felan Reads the Webcomics 1: North World
Some Sundays, Felan is too busy to write a full profile, so he posts his favourite webcomics instead. Lars Brown’s North World is a clever, charming hybrid of indie-comic slice-of-life stories and high fantasy, set in a world more or … Continue reading
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Books That Should Be Movies: Resurrectionist (A Sequel)
It is rare that you come across a sequel that is better than the first movie. I know that it has happened, but what never gets mentioned is how rarely it happens in books. To that end I now present … Continue reading
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