Priest Vol. 1, A Prelude to the Deceased

Spoilers Ahead! The first volume of Hyung Min-woo’s western fantasy manhwe series, Priest, sets a violent scene in the American West that is populated by train robbers and hellish demons. Anti-hero Ivan Isaacs’ first outing shows Isaacs taking on a train of the undead monsters, servants of the fallen angel Jarbilong. A Prelude to the Decease,…

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Think Like A Freak

The third book by the authors of Freakonomics, the bestselling book that has been the source of fascination and criticism in equal measures. If nothing else, the book works as advertised; it makes you think. Think Like a Freak is entertaining as ever. In all honesty, I wish it were longer. With fun stories and educational insight,…

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Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

The collection including the first Elsewhere comic and it’s sequel promise great things from a Victorian Era Bruce Wayne. While both do an adequate job in capturing the Gothic feel associated with the time period, it comes up just short of a truly amazing product. Perhaps I am biased. Perhaps reading League of Extraordinary Gentlemen only a month…

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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (and the Six Stage of Grief)

How does one get over the cancellation of a favorite show? The same way one deals with the loss of any beloved friend. Step 1: Denial Refusal to accept reality is common. Checking all possible internet sources for some contradiction, some evidence that it was fake news. This symptom tends to be more pronounced if…

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