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Category Archives: Books & Comics
Two Birds, One Stone
We’re in the process of decluttering our house a bit, and I was thinking of trying to raise a bit of cash to maybe buy some new tech (assuming I can get permission…), and so I’m thinking of flogging my … Continue reading
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Chronicles of Narnia
Inspired by a recent rewatch (or, infact, 3 watches between Christmas and now) of the Prince Caspian DVD, I decided it was time to reread the full Chronicles of Narnia. I picked up this set from an Amazon trader for … Continue reading
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Some things worth looking at
Suddenly realised I had a whole load of stuffs that deserved pimpage on the ‘Moose. If you like your detectives hard-boiled, and your dialogue fast-paced and witty, then look no further than Black Jack Justice from Decoder Ring Theatre. 30 … Continue reading
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I didn’t meme to
Thanks to Kyle. In a vision John sees Jesus speaking to seven different churches. I happen to just be back from an Alpha meeting, and so the closest book was Questions of Life by Nicky Gumbel. The rules for this … Continue reading
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Comics for all
I’m getting rid of a ton of comics. I have a list here. Initially, it’s only Detective Comics but I’ll be putting the full list online. If you want them, they’re yours. If you want to make some contribution to … Continue reading
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Terry Pratchett
I’ve just discovered the sad news that Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers. He’s been a prolific author for many years, and brought sci-fi/fantasy into the mainstream. He may have his critics, but no-one can deny his … Continue reading
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Why Men Hate Going To Church
(Available on Amazon. I discovered this book pretty much “by accident”. A conversation with a friend had led to looking on the internet at some of the different programs available in the UK and the US for men, and I … Continue reading
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Scott Sigler
Given that I’m now in the process of listening to his 3rd book (Infection) I thought it was time I put in a mention for Scott Sigler. He writes science-fiction thrillers (quite gory – you have been warned) and releases … Continue reading
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Ludlum on Politics and Terrorism
I’m just re-reading The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum. At the same time I’ve been hearing some of the quotes by the home secretary, and reading many blogs of my geek friends about it. You all need to grab a … Continue reading
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Lent 26: Some book reviews
Before I go on to the meat of todays post, I must make a passing mention to the Liverpool derby, which I had the great fortune to watch yesterday – it was a cracking match (despite Gerrard getting sent off) … Continue reading
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Lent 19: Eclectic Day
Sunday’s is always a bit busy, but today has felt very varied. Church in the morning was busy as normal, plus we had to grab the PA from the church office, which always takes ages. This afternoon I’ve done a … Continue reading
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He IS the law
So, when I was in Forbidden Planet yesterday buying Infinite Crisis 5 (and tremendous it was too) I noticed the second volume of “Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files”. Being an old 2000AD fan from way back I picked it … Continue reading
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Serenity RPG
Way back when I was a teenager I was quite into Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (amongst other Games Workshop stuff) and when I went to college/uni I moved onto other role-playing games (Call of Cthulhu, Paranoia and MechWarrior … Continue reading
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Ahh, Infinite Crisis #5
Over the last wee while I’ve been keeping my comic buying to payday (the last Thursday of the month) as going in weekly was proving to be a bit on the expensive side as I would always pick up more … Continue reading
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You know you’re a comic book geek when…
You start listing your weekly pull list in a spreadsheet because you buy so many it’s hard to keep track. And because you always have it worked out several months in advance… Oh dear… (Inspired by this post) BigAl
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What Superhero Are You?
You’ll find out here. Looks like I’m… Whoo… Brilliant. BigAl
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Writing peak?
I’m back in a writing “peak” at the moment, after a long time in a trough. At the weekend I got a new pad from WH Smiths and I have a new story arc I’m rolling out. My confidence is … Continue reading
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Spares vs The Island
It seems like the new Sci-fi blockbuster The Island has more then passing similarities to Spares by Michael Marshall Smith. I’m reading Spares at the moment and, without a doubt, it’s one of the finest SF novels I’ve read in … Continue reading
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The book baton
As with the Musical Baton, this was passed to me by Aq, but will probably be a lot easier for me to complete Books Owned Hundreds – today they’re all in boxes or on their way to a charity shop, … Continue reading
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Epic Pooh?
I’ve been a less obvious about my browsing today (as we are being watched) and as a result I’ve had to be a bit more choosy about my browsing subjects. This afternoon, as I’m working through the Elric series, I … Continue reading
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