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DC Rebirth – Crossing Back #6 – Deathstroke
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DC Rebirth – Crossing Back #6 – Deathstroke

Three years ago, Robert and David thought they had left the DCU behind. But, with the advent of REBIRTH, they’ve returned, to see whether or not the promise of the NEW …
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Interview with Marjorie Liu – Myths, Morals and Sex Symbols

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Hi Nerdspanners! Robert here.

Confession time – and this is an odd one from your comics correspondent. I NEVER read comics growing up. Not one. I was strictly a book …
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Bookworms: Farmer Giles of Ham (1949) by J.R.R. Tolkien

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While the One Ring and all events related to it have made Tolkien world famous, it often seems that his little stories and retellings of old myths were his favorites to write. Both are worth the time it takes to read them, especially if all you know of Tolkien are hobbits, wizards, and elves.
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Geek Start a Go Go- The Ningyo

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The Ningyo is a 1909 period film pilot about cryptozoology. The search for mythological or unproven creatures. A Faustian tale about losing oneself in the process of achieving the filmmaker’s goals.

Dr. Marlowe, …
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Bookworms: Finding Camlann (2013) by Sean Pidgeon

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After “sixteen years worth of research, writing, and rewriting,” Sean Pidgeon should have a good book on his hands. But between a strange point-of-view(third person, present tense), lack of a real plot until the last 100 pages, and long, rambling chapters and paragraphs, Pidgeon fails to bring the magic and mystery of King Arthur and the story of one man’s journey to find the truth about him to life.
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