Category Archives: Readin’ & Writin’
Review: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand My rating: 5 of 5 stars Somehow I was unfamiliar with Louie Zamperini and his story until my wife gave me this book as a gift. … Continue reading
Review: The Boys, Volume 3: Good For The Soul
The Boys, Volume 3: Good For The Soul by Garth Ennis My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of the times where I read part of a book then put it down because I got distracted by something … Continue reading
Book review: By by Rich Bottles Jr.
By by Rich Bottles Jr. My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you are familiar with Rich Bottles’ work then you probably won’t be shocked by anything in this book. However two points if you are not: (1) Shame on … Continue reading
Kindle mangles PDF
For some reason my Kindle is displaying the PDF of Bigboobenstein by Jeff O’Brien with some funky fonts. I looks fine on my iPad though. And yes, I bought a physical copy directly from the author but couldn’t wait for … Continue reading
Pax Titanus giveaway
I really enjoyed reading my ebook of Pax Titanus as part of a group read earlier this year. In fact I enjoyed it so much that I am going to buy a hard copy so that I can help Tom … Continue reading
Time to re-read Utopia
I decided that since one of my reading groups at Good Reads is discussing the definition of the dystopian genre that I should to back and re-read a book from one of my college lit classes: Utopia by St. Thomas … Continue reading
Book Review: Einstein Must Die!
I just finished Einstein Must Die! by Chris Kohout. Really well done, I enjoyed it a lot. It starts in 1910 and has the classic Tesla vs. Edison rivalry. You can read the synopsis and my full review on Goodreads … Continue reading
Recycle your library with Paperbackswap
I have found Paperbackswap to be a great resource for me. I am able to trade away my older books that I don’t plan on reading again for credits to get other books to read. In the last two years … Continue reading
Comic-Con 2012 Initial Report
Well I overdid it again (as usual) and came home with 16 pounds of trade paperbacks yesterday. Literally 16 pounds, I put my backpack on the scale. Lots of continuing series like the next Hellboy, BPRD, 30 Days of Night … Continue reading
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Order of the Stick Kickstarter
Only five days left to contribute to the Kickstarter fund to help reprint the Order of the Stick books. They are way over the goal already but there are gifts for donating and I figure that I could kick in … Continue reading
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Looking for an MMO? Try LoTRO
I returned to the Lord of the Rings Online MMO a last fall when it went free to play. Luckily I was grandfathered in as a Premium member since I used to subscribe a few years ago. The content has … Continue reading
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Comic-Con 2010: Small Press
Probably my favorite part of Comic-Con is meeting the writers and artists in person. The best place to do that is the Small Press area and one of my first stops every year is to see Keith Knight, creator of … Continue reading
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Comic-Con 2010 Recap
I was only able to attend Comic-Con on Thursday this year, hopefully I’ll go back to all four days next year. There’s so much to see and one has to be selective and ignore some areas completely in order to … Continue reading
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Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig in New Romance Comic
Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig Become More Than Friends in New Romance Comic Wow, I may have to drop the four bucks on this comic. Starring super-notorious musclebound punk/metaldudes Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins (with a little help from super-notorious … Continue reading
J!NX : Necronomicon T-Shirt
This is such a great concept for a shirt, I love it! J!NX : Necronomicon T-Shirt – Clothing Inspired by Video Games & Geek Culture
