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Anime Watch – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012), Eps. 1 – 9

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JoJo no Kimyo na Boken), is a classic manga by creator Hirohiko Araki finally got the anime series it’s deserved for a long time. Originally started in the 1980′s JoJo has seen some anime action in form of OAVs. If you are unfamiliar with the series there was a U.S. manga release [...]

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Animation – Superman: Unbound

DC Animation’s newest feature Superman: Unbound is based on the Geoff Johns comic book storyline ‘Superman: Brainiac.’ Superman along with his cousin Supergirl face off against his long time foe who it turns out he’s never really known at all. Brainiac travels the galaxy searching for intelligent civilizations in order to absorb their information and [...]

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Marble Season – Graphic Novel

Marble Season is the latest comic book project by Gilbert Hernandez of Love and Rockets fame that gives us a semi-autobiographical look at his childhood growing up in the 1960′s. The protagonist for Marble Season is Huey. He’s the middle child of his family. He’s a fan of comic books which he shares along with his [...]

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Robin: Year One

Robin: Year One tells the story of Dick Grayson’s first year of being Batman’s sidekick Robin. After Dick’s parent’s were murdered he was taken in as Bruce Wayne’s ward. He was trained and went on to be Batman’s right hand in crime fighting before becoming a Teen Titan and later Nightwing. The story opens up [...]

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Witch Doctor, Vol. 1 – Under the Knife

My trip to Free Comic Book Day allowed me the chance to look through my comic shop’s shelves from something new to read. The Witch Doctor was the result of my search. I must say I’m impressed. The story goes the supernatural route with traditional monsters given a new perspective. There is plenty of dark [...]

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In Case You Missed It… Week of May 24, 2013

“In Case You Missed It…,” Is where you’ll find information each week regarding happenings in geek culture be it news, trailers and general happenings. Disney and Robots – Disney in collaboration wi...
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May 23, 2013 – Dare2Draw with Mark Chiarello @ Society of Illustrators, NY

Come by the Society of Illustrators for their Dare2Draw with guest artist from Mark Chiarello (Illustrator and Art Director for DC Comics). From the Society of Illustrators site: The Dare2Draw is a non-profit mentoring and netw...
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Anime Watch – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012), Eps. 1 – 9

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JoJo no Kimyo na Boken), is a classic manga by creator Hirohiko Araki finally got the anime series it’s deserved for a long time. Originally started in the 1980′s JoJo has seen some a...
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Animation – Superman: Unbound

DC Animation’s newest feature Superman: Unbound is based on the Geoff Johns comic book storyline ‘Superman: Brainiac.’ Superman along with his cousin Supergirl face off against his long time foe who it turns o...
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May 24, 2013 – Journey into Mystery, Vol. 1 – Book Club Discussion @ Midtown Comics, Downtown

Join in with other fans and discuss the book of the month for Midtown Comics Book Club, Journey Into Mystery Vol. 1. From Midtown Comics: This month’s book will be Journey Into Mystery vol. 1 by Kieron Gillen and Dougie Brait...
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Gaming Lately- Metro 2033

With the coming of Metro: Last Light I decided to finally sit down and play Metro 2033. The game is based on a novel of the same name by Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky. Metro: 2033 is a First Person Shooter (FPS), where you p...
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May 23, 2013 – Green Team #1 Signing with writer Franco @ Midtown Comics (Downtown), NYC

Franco who has written for Tiny Titans and Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam, is Co-writing the DC series Green Team: Teen Trillionaires. He will be signing the first issue at the Midtown Comics‘ downtown location. The...
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Daily 8 Bit — May 14, 2013

Judge Dredd – A fan movie made in the Judge Dredd universe titled Cursed Edge has a very cool trailer. Borderlands 2 – Borderlands 2 adds to the mayhem by adding a new vault hunter named Krieg. Space Oddity – ...
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Jun 15, 2013 – Eternal Con @ Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY

Eternal Con will be hosting it’s very first convention  at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island. If always have to travel for conventions from Long Island now is the chance to to stay in your own backyard. Everyo...
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Marble Season – Graphic Novel

Marble Season is the latest comic book project by Gilbert Hernandez of Love and Rockets fame that gives us a semi-autobiographical look at his childhood growing up in the 1960′s. The protagonist for Marble Season is Huey....
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May 15, 2013 — Regular Show Comic Signing with Allison Strejlau @ Forbidden Planet, NYC

From the Forbidden Planet Facebook page: This Wednesday the 15th at Forbidden Planet, Allison Strejlau will be in store at 6:30 signing copies of Regular Show #1! Allison is the regular monthly artist on this new comic series b...
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Daily 8-bit — May 13, 2013

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D – Marvel Premiers the trailer for their new show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D with Clark Gregg returning as Agent Coulson. Man of Steel – Three new movie posters and a new TV commercial. Destiny R...
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