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Thursday Morning Superhero
Big news this week from the land of indie comics. Boom! Studios acquired Archaia to become a indie superpower. I am excited about the prospects of this development as I truly enjoy both publishers....
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Tiny Tina's Assault on the Dragon's Keep
good gravy, Gearbox saves the best for last!There's so much I want to tell you about the fourth installment in the Borderlands 2 downloadable content library! I'm going to do something I don't normally...
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Microreview [book]: You by Austin Grossman
Grossman, Austin. You. [Mulholland, 2013]The MeatYou is the second novel by game designer Grossman, and one of a relative handful of works to explore that industry through fiction. Given the vast (and...
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GIVEAWAY: 3024AD: Short Stories Series One by Dean Smith-Richard
As you may or may not know, indie publishing columnist Dean Smith-Richard is also an SF author! As part of the release festivities, he's offering print copies of 3024AD: Short Stories Series One for a...
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Thursday Morning Superhero: Friday Edition
The boss was kind enough to give me yesterday off so you are getting a delayed version of Thursday Morning Superhero. Big news in comics this week. The Image Expo had attendees drooling over their...
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INTERVIEW: Aliette de Bodard
Aliette de Bodard is a hot name in SF/F right now, and for good reason. The author of the Aztec-set Obsidian and Blood trilogy (Angry Robot Books), de Bodard has written a series of...
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Microreview [film]: Upstream Color
The MeatYou are at party. There is a man there that you do not notice. In a small baggie, he has two capsules that look like Tylenol. Inside of these capsules, are worms -- parasites -- that he has...
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Microreview [book]: The Revisionists
Mullen, Thomas. The Revisionists [Mulholland, 2013]The MeatI appreciate being treated like an adult. An author who writes a book for adults, I appreciate that. I don’t need her holding my hand as I...
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3024AD Giveaway WINNERS
Congratulations to John Rogers and Jon Hackler, our giveaway winners!Thanks as well to everyone else who entered the contest!
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Thursday Morning Superhero
San Diego Comic Con is only one week away and you can already feel the anxiety and the excitement. It seems like the off-site events are getting bigger and bigger each year and with the complete...
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Portal 2
puzzle perfectionIt's a bit slow for games this time of year, so I've decided to look back on one of the best titles of this generation, Valve's Portal 2. As many of you may remember, Portal was part...
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AiIP: Support Your Local Bookstore (even if you buy digitally)
Last month, I reviewed Planks by S.C. Harrison, and the tagline for the book fits this post- surely we have done more good than we will do evil- fits this post nicely. Before I dig into what I mean by...
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Microreview [book]: Harlan Ellison's 7 Against Chaos
Ellison, Harlan and Paul Chadwick. Harlan Ellison's 7 Against Chaos [DC, 2013].The MeatThere is a really neat idea inside of Harlan Ellison's 7 Against Chaos regrettably surrounded by a bunch of really...
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Microreview [book]: A Kingdom Besieged, by Raymond E. Feist
Or, How the Mighty Have FallenThe MeatWe've all had the experience—some book or movie a younger version of ourselves encountered long ago, some nerdy pleasure forever wrapped in the soft glow of our...
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Thursday Morning Superhero: Comic Con Edition
This week I will not be looking at the current release of comics, rather I will be laying out a rough plan that I have in store for San Diego Comic Con. This will be my fifth SDCC so I am in no ways...
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Microreview [crime fiction]: The Nervous System
The MeatSometimes, I don't trust my own tastes. Take Nathan Larson's second installment in his Dewey Decibel series, The Nervous System. A while back, I reviewed Larson's debut, The Dewey Decibel...
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Comic-Con 2013: Confessions of a n00b
Until today, I had never been to Comic Con, despite living only a hundred or so miles from the Beast that Annually Devours All of Nerdery. I arrived at Comic Con 2013 late Thursday night and had the...
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Microreview [book]: Joyland by Stephen King
King, Stephen. Joyland [Hard Case Crime, 2013]The MeatUsually when I like a book, it's for specific reasons--it's well-written, it has great characters or a gripping plot, or it's full of big ideas and...
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Comic Con from Afar -- Second Annual Lamentation
I'll spare you the boo-hooing. If you're trolling the various #sdcc tags on Tumblr like me, you've had it up to here with the drama of a million geek girls virtually howling to a geek moon. SDCC 2013...
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The SWAG-AWAY! Comic Con 2013 Swag Giveaway
This year, two of our intrepid bloggers made the trip to San Diego for Comic Con International. They scored some neat swag, and IT CAN ALL BE YOURS!Nerds of a Feather will be giving away one official...
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