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Art takes practice. This shouldn’t surprise people.
Comedians, TV

Art takes practice. This shouldn’t surprise people.

By frasersherman January 28, 2019 January 27, 2019 0

One of the things I love about Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is that it acknowledges that being a successful performer takes work. Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is a 1950s …

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How To Design Your Dragon
Cartoons, Movies, TV

How To Design Your Dragon

By Le Messor January 27, 2019 February 1, 2019 6

There are many movies, TV shows, games, and comics out there that feature dragons, those awesome beasts of mythology and magic. They’re flexible in design, and done right are very, …

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Hatcher’s Junk Drawer #10: Revisitations
Greg Hatcher

Hatcher’s Junk Drawer #10: Revisitations

By Greg Hatcher January 26, 2019 January 27, 2019 12

In which I find things I’d forgotten about or at best half-remembered; books, comics, and my first-ever pulp magazine.

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Backroads Bookscouting: Red Planet Edmonds
Greg Hatcher

Backroads Bookscouting: Red Planet Edmonds

By Greg Hatcher January 20, 2019 January 26, 2019 3

We journey to the tiny seaside town of Edmonds in search of indie theatre, fine dining, and, of course, books.

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Flippin’ Through ‘Previews’ — January 2019
Comics, Flippin' Through Previews

Flippin’ Through ‘Previews’ — January 2019

By AtomicJunkShopTravis January 17, 2019 January 17, 2019 12

We’re a little late this month, but for once, it’s not Travis’s fault!

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Review time! with ‘Kismet, Man of Fate’
Comics, Comics Reviews

Review time! with ‘Kismet, Man of Fate’

By Greg Burgas January 14, 2019 January 11, 2019 6

Let’s take a look at Kismet, which stars the first Muslim superhero!

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A product of its time, but not in a bad way: Skull the Slayer
Comics, Comics Reviews

A product of its time, but not in a bad way: Skull the Slayer

By frasersherman January 14, 2019 January 13, 2019 8

Usually “a product of time” identifies books (or people) with unsavory qualities such as the antisemitism and racism in H. Rider Haggard’s The People of the Mist. While Skull the …

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