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Comic Review: Pinocchio Vampire Slayer OGN

Issue: Pinocchio Vampire Slayer OGN Writer: Van Jensen Artist: Dusty Higgins Publisher: Slave Labor Graphics Release Date: 2010 Pages: 128 Price: $10.95 “After seeing Geppetto die at the hands of vampires, Pinocchio swears revenge in this darkly funny graphic novel. As the vampires plot the enslavement of mankind, only a one-puppet army stands in their way. But will a wooden …

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Book Review: Unpleasant Tales – Author Brendan Connell

Unpleasant Tales EibonVale, July 2010 321 pages “From the comic to the shocking, from the refined to the visceral, and blurring the boundaries between all four – Unpleasant Tales is a remarkable new collection of some of Brendan Connell’s darkest stories. Drenched in gluttony and decadence and with a scope stretching from the depravity of rulers in ancient Greece and …

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Changing Technologies: Can Your Characters Keep Up? – Author Ronald Malfi

Changing Technologies: Can Your Characters Keep Up? by Ronald Malfi Undoubtedly, there has been countless discussions among writers, publishers, and bibliophiles alike prompted by the Rise of the Ebook. (I put this in caps and imagine the font not unlike those old Planet of the Apes theatrical posters.) While I have my own opinion on the matter, much like anyone …

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Vamps: Victoria De Mare

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BIO: Dubbed by the media, “Hollywood’s Hottest Scream Queen,” (actress, professional dancer, and model) started her expansive career in the horror film genre with a bang when she was cast in Roger Corman’s horror/ comedy film Slaughter Studios in 2002. From that point on her place in B-movies would be further solidified by her near constant work in horror, science …

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Film Review: Lunopolis (2009)

SYNOPSIS: Two documentary filmmakers accidentally uncover the greatest moon secret the world has never known, and the powerful organization determined to keep it that way. REVIEW: In the course of film reviewing, every now and then you come across something that is different, to something that is simply remarkable. I found this something in my recent viewing of a new …

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Book Review: One Buck Horror Volume 3 – Editors Chris and Kris Hawkins

Another batch of pulp horror from the One Buck team. Another excellent collection of short stories to get your teeth into. If you’re wondering what to expect, it’s like an old horror comic without the pictures. It won’t take you long to get through, but as you’ve only paid a buck, you don’t begrudge its brevity. Non-spoiling taster to follow. …

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Horror Art: Phil Mertz

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BIO: I was born in 1981 and grew up in Lancaster, PA. As a kid I watched my Uncle draw all kinds of cartoon characters which inspired me to start drawing the Ninja Turtles at a very young age. I always excelled at art in school and took as many art classes as I could. Other than art class taken in high school, I’ve never had …

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Comic Review: I Am Legion

Issue: I Am Legion Writer: Fabien Nury Artist: John Cassaday Letters: Crank! Colors: Laura Martin Publisher: Humanoids Release Date: 2011 Pages: 184 Price: $19.95 “World War II rages as two supernatural entities pursue collide in a conflict hinged on ideologies and the lives of men. The outcome will decide the end of the war itself! Beneath it all, the Nazi …

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