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Category Archives: Literature

Tune, vol. 2

August 7, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In the second installment of the TUNE series of graphic novels, our hapless hero Andy Go is settling into life in an alien zoo…as one of the exhibits. It’s […]

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Tune, vol. 1

July 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Andy’s life is going nowhere, fast. He left art school with his career all worked out ahead of time, but …to say it didn’t work out is the understatement […]

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Gradiva (C’est Gradiva qui vous appelle)

July 27, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A highly erotic, gothic mystery, in the style of Hitchcock’s Vertigo, from Alain Robbe-Grillet, writer of the Oscar nominated Last Year in Marienbad and director of the notorious Trans […]

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Film, Literature

Star Trek: Stardate Collection, vol. 2

July 26, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Star Trek: The Stardate Collection continues to collect the many comic-book iterations of Trek “as they happened”… by stardate! Helmed by Trek experts Scott and David Tipton, and featuring […]

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Literature, Television

My Dead Girlfriend, vol. 1

July 24, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: When Finney falls in love with a girl who also happens to be a ghost, he decides to stop at nothing to win her heart, even if that means […]

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Tatt av kvinnen

July 22, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Gone with the Woman is the story of He, a male who hasn’t even got a name. And, without him fully grasping how it comes about, his life is […]

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Film, Literature

Star Trek: Stardate Collection, vol. 1

July 19, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The comic book tales of Star Trek have roamed the universe and spanned publishers, but now Star Trek: The Stardate Collection collects the many iterations of Trek in order… […]

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Literature, Television

Saga, vol. 4

July 17, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The #1 New York Times bestseller returns! Visit new planets, meet new adversaries, and explore a very new direction as Hazel becomes a toddler, while her family struggles to […]

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Earth 2: World’s End, vol. 1

July 14, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In the infinite vastness of the Multiverse there exists a world much like our own, with heroes and villains different from the ones we know, yet strangely familiar. Together, […]

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Literature

War Games, Act 3

July 12, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Written by Ed Brubaker, Bill Willingham and others Art by Sean Phillips, Pete Woods and others Cover by James Jean The final volume of WARGAMES collects BATMAN #633, BATGIRL […]

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Skandalon

July 10, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: “Skandalon,” found in the Gospels, refers to a persistent trap or obstacle, such as the one that confounds the mesmerizing, Jim Morrison-like lead character Tazane. He is a true […]

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Into the Wild

July 9, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Into The Wild is inspired by the true story of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), a young man who abandons his life of comfort to pursue the freedom of life […]

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Film, Literature

Feuchtgebiete

July 8, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An unapologetically sexy and subversive comedy based on the best-selling novel by Charlotte Roche. When a bizarre shaving accident lands rebellious teen Helen (Carla Juri) in the hospital, she […]

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