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Sat, 29 Nov 2003
rent-a-manga beta test
Now you can read Manga the way the Japanese do: by renting it!
Rent any manga trade paperback for $2 the first day and $1 for each additional day. Receive a $1 rebate if you take store credit!
example: Johnny decides to see what all the fuss with Osama Tezuka is all about. He purchases Astro Boy vol 1 on Monday for $9.95 and reads it that night. He returns it the next day in good condition and has a choice to take an $8 cash refund, or a $9 store credit towards his next rental or purchase at Hijinx. He decides he wants to read the next volume of Astro Boy, so he takes the store credit and applies it towards volume 2. Now he only pays $1 to take home volume 2! He can keep it or start the cycle over again. He could read all 20 volumes for the price of purchasing 2!
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Fri, 28 Nov 2003
free tickets to Last Samurai
I just received 10 tickets to see a special screening of The Last
Samurai, starring Tom Cruise. No, he's not the titular character,
but he is "thrust into harsh and unfamiliar territory, with his life
and perhaps more important, his soul in the balance, the troubled
American soldier finds himself at the center of a violent and epic struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his sense of honor to guide him." At least, that's what the hype sheet they sent me says.
Each pass admits two on December 2 at 7:30pm. Come and get 'em while they last at Hijinx Willow Glen.
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Sat, 22 Nov 2003
comics-related dissertations and theses
Check out this link for a list of doctoral and graduate theses
on topics related to comics. Good stuff via egon.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2003
who says I'm a square?
Just to prove that I'm "down" with the kids and not hopelessly out of
touch with youth culture, we're going to have local DJ Pyd Pyper
out front for a mini sidewalk salestravaganzathon.
Come check out the tunes starting
at 2:00pm until I get get sick of it and start blasting Thelonious Monk.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2003 |
I love pho, vietnamese noodle soup. There's no better way to cure a hangover than a good steaming bowl of that elixer of the gods. My buddy Howie sent me the great picture of Pho Shizzle. I don't know where it is, but I will find it and dine there some day. I swear it. |
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I just read about this cool Hellboy fan film on boingboing.net. It's pretty short, but it's really well done. It really captures Mike Mignola's distinctive style. |
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Fri, 07 Nov 2003
Ebay Auction Extravaganza
Make sure to check out my latest ebay auctions
for some awesome bargains. Everything starts at $4.99 with no reserve:
- amazing spider-man #16 VG 1st DD crossover
- amazing spider-man #40 VF origin Green Goblin
- amazing spider-man #25 VG/FN 1st Mary Jane
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Sat, 01 Nov 2003
hype helps
The word is spreading about San Jose's best comic book store
in this link
on the Sequential Tart website which tries to promote comics
by and for women. Read the interview with yours truly and gasp in wonder at
the precious pearls of wisdom I impart.
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