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Preacher – Thoughts on the upcoming series
A few months back, I sat back and over the course of a week or two, read the entire PreacherĀ (Garth Ennis and Steve Dillion) graphic novel series. Being more than a bit into my graphic novels, I’d come across Preacher … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Graphic Novels, Novels, TV
Tagged acting, amazon prime, AMC, blogging, Breaking Bad, Comics, dc, Dominic Cooper, Evan Goldberg, Graphic Novels, Joe Gilgun, Marvel, Misfits, Netflix, Novels, Preacher, Seth Rogan, This is England, tv, Vampire, Walking Dead, Writing
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Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley Review
Bryan Lee O’Malley’s first graphic novel Lost at Sea was quite a disappointment to me. I’m a big fan of O’Malley as an author, Scott Pilgrim is obviously a hipsters bible and his most recent effort Seconds is brilliant in … Continue reading
Posted in Graphic Novels, Novels
Tagged america, Anna Kendrick, art, artistic, Aubrey Plaza, books, bryan lee o'malley, california, Canada, Comics, coming of age, dc, Edgar Wright, existential, funko, Funko Pops, geek, Graphic Novel, Hot Fuzz, Kieran Culkin, Lost at Sea, Marvel, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Cera, nerd, Novels, reading, road trip, Scott Pilgrim, Sean of the Dead, Seconds, self discovery, teenager, teens, themes, travel, vancouver
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Short thoughts 6: Fallout 4, Black Ops 3 and 100 Years of Solitude
It’s been about a week since my last post, which is unusual for me as I try to get a least 3 pieces of content out a week. I do apologise for this break and I would like to say … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Novels
Tagged bethesda, black ops 3, blog, call of duty, Dogmeat, fallout, fallout 4, FPS, game, gamer, Gaming, infinity ward, magic realism, Novels, nuka cola, Playstation, ps3, PS4, RPG, skyrim, super mutant, treyarch, twitch, xbox 360, xbox one, youtube
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Short Thoughts 5: Summertime, The Stand vs The Walking Dead and Broken Age
Everyone’s most hated blog series is back! In this instalment I do a mini review of Summertime by Vanessa Lafaye, explore the relationship between Stephen King’s The Stand and The Walking Dead and talk a little bit about my first … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC, Broken Age, characters, double fine, florida, Fox, gamers, Gaming, history, Novels, point-and-click, ps plus, PS4, reading, Stephen King, storm, story, story telling, Summertime, The Stand, The Walking Dead, tv, tv shows, Vanessa Lafaye, Walking Dead, zombies
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Why do you write? Why do you blog?
This isn’t the first blog I’ve started. I started another when I was still at school, as an attempt for me and my friend to show our writing talents to the world. This was going back a good 10 years, … Continue reading
10 books I’m reading next
I’m an avid reader. I take a book everywhere I go, I have a shelve full of read and unread books and IĀ get through a book probably every fortnight. I’m currently working my way through Stephen King’s The Stand … Continue reading
Posted in Novels
Tagged books, Catch 22, classic, Franz Kafka, Go Set a Watchmen, Harper Lee, literature, Matt Damon, Novel, Novels, novels to read, reading, Richard Ayoade, Rick Grimes, Robert Kirkman, story, The Double, The governor, The Hobbit, The Martian, The Walking Dead, Walking Dead, Watership down
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The Culture of Censorship
Watching the recent BBC drama ‘Gamechangers’ about Rockstar’s battle with Jack Thompson got me thinking about the resurgence of censorship within the past year. I remember the Jack Thompson-driven war against video games of a few years ago. We saw … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Gaming, Novels
Tagged 1984, AMA, Ask Me Anything, ban, banned, book burning, books, Censorship, film, Fox News, Gamechangers, Gaming, George Orwell, Grand Theft Auto, Into the River, Mass Effect, News, Novels, NZ, parenting, parents, Politics, Reddit, responsibility, Ted Dawe
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Graphic Novel Roundup: Marvels, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, Ms. Marvel
The series where I review the graphic novels I’ve read this week! It’s been a Marvel heavy graphic novel session this week but that’s no bad thing. The 3 graphic novels I’ve got through this week are Marvels (Alex Ross … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Graphic Novels, Novels
Tagged art, blog, blogging, Captain America, comic adaption, Comics, dc, Deadpool, Fantastic Four, film, Graphic Novel, Marvel, Ms Marvel, Novels, reading, Spider-Man, Superpowers, The Human Torch, Wolverine, Writing, X-Men
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The Hoarding of Pop Culture
The line between hoarding and collecting seems to be a very thin one for me. When I was in my early to mid teens I had a collection of around 40 PS2 games. When the PS3 came out, I sold … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Gaming, Novels, TV
Tagged blog, books, collection, completist, dvds, film, gamer, games, Gaming, Hoarding, Novels, pop culture, ps2, PS2 games, ps3, PS4, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox 360 games, xbox one
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Short thoughts 2: The Dark Tower, Gears of War: Judgment and Ant-Man
Here’s the second installment of short thoughts! On todays edition, I give you the rundown on Marvel’s latest installment: Ant-Man. I also tell you why I’m hooked on Steven King’s ‘The Dark Tower‘ Series and finally how I’ve renewed my … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Gaming, Novels
Tagged Ant-Man, Comics, film, gears of war, Gears of War: Judgment, Marvel, Novels, PS4, Roland, Stephen King, summer, superhero, The Dark Tower, tv, xbox, xbox 360, xbox live
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