Category: Books/Comics

The Nerdist Way

Chris Hardwick has done it all. From a successful podcast to a career in television and film, his identifiable face and friendly voice is seemingly everywhere. Well, there’s now another place where his face and voice is showing up: on the cover and in the pages of his book, The Nerdist Way.

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Excerpt from a short story I’m working on

I’ve been periodically working on a short story over the past few months…a story which I hope will grow too big for its britches and become something much longer. I recently hit the 10,000 word mark, and in celebration, I thought I’d share part of a scene with you folks.  Enjoy!

Note: In case you missed it before, Reversion, my short story about a zombie slowly coming back to life, can be read for free on Scribd.  Check it out here.

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Love in the Time of Dinosaurs

From new Bizarro author Kirsten Alene comes a tale of monks, kung-fu, dinosaurs, rocket launchers, ray guns, reattached limbs, and forbidden love. Yup, it’s Bizarro time!

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Haru Hana

Despite being marketed towards Japanese teenagers, Shōjo manga can often be hilariously entertaining.  Haru Hana is no exception.

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Crooked Little Vein

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Published by Harper Perennial in 2007, Crooked Little Vein marks comic legend Warren Ellis‘ first foray into the world of books.

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Carnageland

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What do you get when you cross everything from Invader Zim to Wizard of Oz to Harry Potter?  You get Carnageland.

Note:  Spoilers!

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Scars mini-review

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Warren Ellis and Jacen Burrows team up once again for this amazing comic steeped in violence and some ol’ fashioned police work.

Note: minor plot spoilers ahead, although nothing that will ruin the main storyline for you is revealed

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The A** Goblins of Auschwitz

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If you are a fan of novels like Naked Lunch (William Burroughs), Skin (Kathe Koja), or any other strange bit of fiction, you must read The A** Goblins of Auschwitz.

Note:  This review is slightly NSFW, due to the the nature of the novel, the title not being censored and the full cover being viewable within the review.

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Azumanga Daioh

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High school is a common theme amongst anime and manga.  One of the best in the genre is Azumanga Daioh.

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Shatnerquake

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William Shatner has played a wide range of characters in his decades spanning career, from cops to a Starfleet captain.  So what happens when all of those characters come to life?

Note: contains minor spoilers

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