Comics

Dying Cats and Sci-Fi and Clowns – Comicphiles

October 14, 2016 NickF

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Welcome all, to another round of Comicphiles! This week I’m looking at some surprising entries that might be up your alley, but might not quite be up mine. Die Kitty Die (Chapterhouse Comics) Written by Dan Parent and Fernando Ruiz Art by J. Bone, Bill Golliher, Gisele Lagace, Dan Parent and Fernando Ruiz Die Kitty […]

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Buzz

Growing Up Geek – Essay

October 8, 2016 Declan Doody

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I wouldn’t say I grew up in the geekiest house. I didn’t grow up in a city either! I grew up in rural Ireland, in the west of Limerick. My parents and five brothers all had and have for the most part their own interests. So I’ve always wondered; how I ended up growing up […]

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Comics

A Robot, A Dragon, and A Pirate walk into a – Comicphiles

September 30, 2016 NickF

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Sun Dragon’s Song #1 (Rosarium Publishing) (Written by Joyce Cheng. Art by Kim Miranda.) The first thing I liked about Sun Dragon’s Song is the beautiful art. It has a Horsehair-brush watercolour feel to it. That, and both the panel progression and framing are top notch. Cliche description aside, it flows from image to image […]

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Featured

You Should Watch… Rounders

September 27, 2016 Raymond Provencher

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Rounders came out in 1998 and showcased the rising popularity of Texas Hold ‘Em Poker in a very interesting and entertaining story. I have gone back to watch this film several times over the years. The story is interesting and well done, and the acting is top of the line… with maybe one accent being the […]

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Comics

7 LGBT+ Webcomics You Should Be Reading

September 24, 2016 Lucy Ward

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When it comes to comics, telling DC from Marvel is about as much knowledge as I can muster on the subject. However, despite my ignorance on “why Batman is superior to Superman” or whatever the new debate surrounding something in the comic world, I do however self title myself a connoisseur of all things webcomic related. […]

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Featured

Two String Sleekness – Style Saturday

September 24, 2016 Tendai Muzwidzwa

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Two weeks ago Kubo and the Two Strings was released in cinemas. Kubo’s story is beautiful, the characters are wonderfully developed and the colour palette is vibrant. I’m still in awe of what the crew at Laika put together. One thing that stood out to me the most through all the wonderful scenes were the outfits […]

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Books

Whachu Doin’ This Week… Noel?

September 17, 2016 Noel Gleeson

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Well, I’m going to sleep. Eat. Drink. That kind of thing. Oh. Oh you meant the interesting stuff. The fun stuff. We can talk about that too…I guess. Well, packages arrived on my desk at work on Tuesday and Wednesday, considerably brightening my days. The first was Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on the PS4. Mostly due […]

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Cartoons

Forgotten Childhood – Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm

September 10, 2016 NickF

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I love Batman. Who doesn’t, right? He’s a great hero. In the last few years, The Internet  (hello, you!) has loved to talk about how he’s the hero of an adolescent, how he’s an emotionally stunted, selfish sociopath who takes his problems out on poor people. That way of looking at Batman got a lot […]

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Culture

Star Trek – Boldly Inspiring And Guiding For 50 Years

September 9, 2016 Wayne Talbot

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“It is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are. It does not matter that we will not reach our ultimate goal. The effort itself yields its own reward.” – Gene Roddenberry Star Trek is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. I doubt there is person out […]

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Why The Voyage Home Is the Best Star Trek Film

September 8, 2016 Anthony McGlynn

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[Spoiler Warning: The Voyage Home, The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock are spoiled in this piece.] Star Trek has always had a troubled relationship with the big screen. There’s no point in trying to deny it – the voyages of the starship Enterprise have always suited the freedom, flexibility and constraint that […]

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