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Swashbuckle, indeed.

Title: Boneshaker
Author: Cherie Priest
Genre: steampunk, zombie horror, sci-fi, fantasy
Last month, I finished reading Cherie Priest’s “Boneshaker”, a sort of sci-fi/horror/fantasy novel published earlier this year. The novel is heralded for its use of steampunk aesthetic – goggles, gas masks, mechanized contraptions powered by steam – as well as other elements that play heavily in [...]

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A number of strange occurrences…

This past week has been rather interesting. I celebrated my birthday last Tuesday, and I received a number of wonderful gifts that I can’t wait to write about here. One item I was given that I would like to mention today is Tom Siddell’s “Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation”, a hardcover collection of the first fourteen chapters [...]

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… unbound set free in limbo lost at sea.

Whenever I hear friends and close associates get into conversations regarding The Watchmen and comparing the movie to the graphic novels, I make sure to slip in a comment to see if anyone has heard of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim, an unfinished graphic novel series that is being adapted to film. Unfortunately, in most [...]

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Book Feature: Kibuishi’s “Amulet”

What’s this? A feature on something that isn’t music?
During spring break, I got into a few of the Flight comic compilations, and my thirst for wonderfully drawn, contemporary, story-telling comics has only been ever-so-slightly satiated. Might do a write-up for some of those in the future, but if you are a fan of comics or [...]

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