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Mon, 31 Oct 2005
The first issue is a self-contained story that gives you a glimpse into one of the most interesting characters in the DC Universe. For those of you looking for more info on the mysterious lawman, try The Jonah Hex Corral. Who would have the time to catalogue every bit of Jonah Hex minutiae in excrutiating detail and put it on the internet? The url says it all: www.lonely.geek.nz.
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Thu, 27 Oct 2005I'm not exactly sure how to describe this, but it's neat. It's a giant collage of 1001 graphic novel covers. Cool enough by itself, but run your mouse over any cover and see it zoom out and then get more info about the book, or even purchase it on Amazon. But I'm sure nobody wants to do that!
Sat, 22 Oct 2005
I'm not sure why you'd want to make your own food taste like McDonald's, but in case you do it's good to know you can
Wed, 19 Oct 2005
Watchmen on Time's top 100 novels list
Time Magazine has released their list of the top 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to present. It's on there with books like Animal Farm, Catch-22, The Catcher in the Rye and 96 other great novels.
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Mon, 17 Oct 2005
A loyal customer just sent me this link to the independent presidential campaign from former Phantom Zone gangleader turned presidential hopeful, Zod. What the heck, can't be much worse than what we've got, right?
Check out this cool Doctor Octopus costume I just read about on boingboing. There's a 8 page tutorial on how to build your own, just in time for Halloween!
Mon, 10 Oct 2005
It seems Unicef has produced a rather disturbing video to illustrate the horrors of war. Apparently, the idyllic mushroom village is bombed to smithereens leaving little blue corpses and general smurfy mayhem. I must see this video!
UPDATE
I found a chopped up version of the smurf snuff film in question here.
Sun, 09 Oct 2005
That's right, comics will be on time and ready to go on Wednesday. And what a wednesday it will be! Just look over there to the left at that list of comics and trades. See you then!
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005
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Mon, 03 Oct 2005
The Greatest American Trivia Contest Answers
A:Dr Henry Pym
Q:What character was an active member of the X-Men, the Avengers and the Defenders?
A:The Beast
Q:Where did Buddy Bradley grow up?
A:New Jersey
Q:What special type of vehicle does the Flaming Carrot sometimes use, and who designed it?
A:Atomic Pogo Stick designed by Dr. Heller
Q:What are the Fantastic Four's costumes made out of?
A:Unstable Molecules
Q:What was the name of Reid Fleming's mean manager?
A:Mr Crabbe
Q:Who married Triplicate Girl (later known as Duo Damsel)?
A:Bouncing Boy
Q:What does OMAC stand for?
A:One Man Army Corps
Q:Who is known as the God of Manga?
A:Osama Tezuka
Q:What is the first and last name if Linus and Lucy's little brother?
A:Rerun Van Pelt
Q:What was the first color newspaper comic strip?
A:Hogan's Alley (featuring the Yellow Kid)
Q:Who wrote Seduction of the Innocent?
A:Frederic Wertham
Q:What does SHAZAM stand for?
A:Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury
Q:What was the name of Supergirl's horse?
A:Comet
Q:Who knows what evil lurks inside the hearts of men?
A:The Shadow knows
Q:Who said, "We have met the enemy and he is us"?
A:Pogo
Q:What does blue kryptonite do?
A:Kills Bizarro
Q:What is the world's greatest comic book store?
A:Hijinx (also acceptable: Mike's Coliseum)
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