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Penny for Your Soul Returns – and Vegas Will Never be the Same

Posted by on May 19, 2013

This summer, the comic book series that launched a company returns. Three years ago Big Dog Ink creator/writer/editor Tom Hutchison printed a few thousand copies of the #1 issue of...

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A Bloody Good Finale for Hack/Slash

Posted by on May 19, 2013

Hack/Slash #25 Written by: Tim Seeley Illustrated by: Elena Casagrande (A), Nate Lovett (C) Genre: Horror Published by: Hack/Slash Inc./Image Comics Availability: Out...

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Pop Cults’ Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Posted by on May 5, 2013

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, but thanks to the power of the Internet, you don’t have to worry about last-minute gifts if you haven’t had a chance to...

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News Flash/back! Remembering Brandon Lee, Dead at Age 28

Posted by on Apr 3, 2013

Remembering Brandon Lee Dead at Age 28 Wilmington, North Carolina – April 3, 1993 While on the set of his latest film, The Crow, actor Brandon Lee, son of the late legendary...

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A Bloody Good Finale for Hack/Slash

A Bloody Good Finale for Hack/Slash

May 19, 2013

Hack/Slash #25 Written by: Tim Seeley Illustrated by: Elena Casagrande (A), Nate Lovett (C) Genre: Horror Published by: Hack/Slash Inc./Image Comics Availability: Out Now Description: Cassie battles Samhain to the death. Q: Who will survive and what will be left of them? A: Not everyone, and very small bits. The blood spattered, panty-flashing saga of...

Safety Not Guaranteed, but Fun Is

Safety Not Guaranteed, but Fun Is

May 19, 2013

Safety Not Guaranteed Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi Rating: R Directed by: Colin Trevorrow Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jack Johnson, Karan Soni, etc. Description: Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. Safety Not Guaranteed may be the only movie ever...

What’s in a Name? Doctor Who‘s “The Name of The Doctor”

What’s in a Name? Doctor Who‘s “The Name of The Doctor”

May 19, 2013

Season 7 of Doctor Who has come to a close, and without a doubt, it made up for every other lackluster episode for the second half of this series. Don’t read this if you haven’t seen “The Name of The Doctor” yet. Seriously, you should watch it first. That said, in case you need a more concrete warning: in the words of Professor River...

Penny for Your Soul Returns – and Vegas Will Never be the Same

Penny for Your Soul Returns – and Vegas Will Never be the Same

May 19, 2013

This summer, the comic book series that launched a company returns. Three years ago Big Dog Ink creator/writer/editor Tom Hutchison printed a few thousand copies of the #1 issue of an unknown comic book… and then promptly printed thousands more when the first edition sold out in comic book stores around the country. Penny for Your Soul: War was a smash hit,...

What A Pinball Game Can Offer Us in 2013

What A Pinball Game Can Offer Us in 2013

May 19, 2013

Pinball FX2 Rating: E Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Developer: Zen Studios Consoles: Xbox 360, Steam, Windows 8 (and mobile TBA) Description: Pinball with inter-cut mini-games and a wide array of very fun tables featuring your favorite characters. I recently took on the challenge (as I thought it was) of reviewing a pinball game, Pinball FX2....

A Spoiler-Free “The Name of The Doctor” Review

A Spoiler-Free “The Name of The Doctor” Review

May 18, 2013

Doctor Who‘s “The Name of The Doctor” airs on BBC America tonight, starting in about 3 hours on the east coast. I just finished watching it. Without spoiling absolutely anything, there’s only one word to describe it: amazing. ...