Comics/Books

Comics/Books

The Irish Connections of Sherlock Holmes

March 17, 2017 Ian Lynam

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I’ve been a fan of Sherlock Holmes for a long time now. I’ve been meaning to get on to Basil Rathbone but my personal favourite is probably Johnny Lee Miller. Since my Masters dissertation involves Fenianism in Victorian fiction, I’ve been reading a lot of Sherlock Holmes stories lately..The findings so far have shown a large amount of […]

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Get to Know Your Thanos – Back Issues

March 1, 2017 NickF

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Thanos is the bad guy in the Avengers; Infinity War movie. We knew that. We double-know it now because Marvel Studios have gone and sort of re-announced that information. What you (and we) might not really know is just who the hell Thanos is. Even if you watch the movies like I do, Thanos has only […]

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Books

Carve The Mark By Veronica Roth – Book Of The Month

March 1, 2017 Mary McFadden

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Welcome back to another Book of the Month as part of The Arcade’s Book Club! Make sure to watch out near the end of March as we’ll be meeting for a live YouTube discussion of the book! This month we’re getting stuck into best selling author Veronica Roth‘s latest novel, Carve the Mark. Set in […]

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The Space Between By Meg Grehan – Review

February 14, 2017 Mary McFadden

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The Space Between by Irish author Meg Grehan is a tender story about the life of a girl called Beth as she deals with the shattering consequences of mental illness; her self-hatred and severe social anxiety has lead to her shutting herself inside her house for a year to try and… something. Find happiness? Heal herself? Crumble? […]

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Thanos Pegged As The Star Of Avengers Infinity War

February 12, 2017 Matt Conroy

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It most likely isn’t news to fans of the MCU at this point that the antagonist in 2018’s upcoming Avengers: Infinity War is going to be none other than Marvel’s intergalactic arch-villain, Thanos. However, in a recent interview with movie news site Collinder, Marvel Studio president Kevin Feige revealed that Josh Brolin‘s Thanos has a much […]

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Swearing & Swashbuckling – Comicphiles

January 27, 2017 Marcus Deehan

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Welcome to another installment of I Did That Thing I Said I Wouldn’t And Fell Behind On My Pull List Again So Now I’m Looking At The New Comics Section On Comixology To Find Something Interesting That I Haven’t Already Ordered!… also known as Comicphiles. Curse Words A lot of what I’ve been reading recently has […]

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Masked Motor Guardians – Comicphiles

January 20, 2017 Mary McFadden

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I’ve been trying to cut down my pull list every week, but there are some very promising issues out right now so my purse is not having a good time. It’s always pretty sickening when you take a chance on a new series and it’s nothing but a disappointment, but I’ve picked up three new […]

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Marvel Alters Digital Redemption Scheme

January 12, 2017 NickF

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I normally read issues of comics through Comixology because I’m not a completionist. Also, I batter books. They end up in my bag for months. As far as I’m concerned, this gives them character. Friends who lend me books don’t usually agree. Up until recently, Marvel had a solution for the completionist who needs to […]

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Totally Odd Dopes – Comicphiles

January 6, 2017 NickF

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Yay! It’s 2017! That means we get to continue with all of our 2016 business but with a vague and fading sense of newness or novelty. Right up until we can distract ourselves with summer partying and trips to Galway. (Go to Galway, it’s fun.) After summer 2k17, we can fret about Halloween and then […]

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Anime

Celebrate The Best Of 2016 – The Arcade Awards

January 3, 2017 Declan Doody

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Loading… Declan DoodyEditor-in-Chief, part-time super villain and hoarder of cats. If you can’t find me writing, I’m probably in the kitchen! www.the-arcade.ie

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