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Category Archives: Literature

Superman: Grounded, vol. 1

April 1, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Top comics writer J. Michael Straczynski takes Superman on a journey across the U.S., originally presented in SUPERMAN #700-706.After the devastating events of WAR OF THE SUPERMEN, Superman looks […]

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Literature

Astérix et la Surprise de César

March 30, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Obelix is madly in love with Falbala, Tragicomix’s beautiful sweetheart. However the Romans kidnap the two love-birds with the intention of gifting them to Ceasar during his Triumphant March. […]

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Film, Literature

Limitless

March 29, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: What ifia pill could make you rich andipowerful? Bradley Cooper (The A-Team) and two-time Academy-Award winner Robert De Niro star in this provocative thriller. When a burnt-out writer (Cooper) […]

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Film, Literature

Superman: Earth One, vol. 1

March 28, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Summary: Forget everything you know about The Man of Steel and brace yourself for a staggering new take on the world’s most popular Super Hero.Best-selling, Hugo Award-winning writer J. Michael […]

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Literature

Silver Linings Playbook

March 26, 2013by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything — his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with […]

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Film, Literature

Spaceman

March 24, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso – the Eisner Award-winning creators of 100 BULLETS – return to Vertigo with their new interstellar mystery SPACEMAN, collected here in DC’s Deluxe format. […]

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Literature

Holy Terror

March 22, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: There’s a deadly menace somewhere in Empire City, and The Fixer only has until dawn to save his town – and civilization as we know it! Legendary Comics presents […]

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Literature

Opera

March 21, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When a young opera singer takes over the leading role in an avant-garde presentation of Verdi’s Macbeth, she triggers the madness of a crazed fan who repeatedly forces the […]

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Literature

The Hours

March 19, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: THE HOURS tells the story of three very different individuals who share the feeling that they have been living their lives for someone else. Virginia Woolf (Kidman) lives in […]

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Film, Literature

The Two Faces of Tomorrow

March 17, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Midway through the Twenty-first century, an integrated global computer network manages much of the world’s affairs. A proposed major software upgrade—an artificial intelligence—will give the system an unprecedented degree […]

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Literature

Les 12 travaux d’Astérix

March 15, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Caesar offers the Gauls a deal: if they can perform twelve special tasks successfully, he will hand over the Roman empire to them. If the Gauls fail, they will […]

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Film, Literature

Goldfinger

March 13, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: From the opening bomb blast outside a steamy nightclub to a last-minute escape from the president’s personal jet, James Bond’s third screen adventure is an exhilarating, pulse-pounding thrill-ride! Sean […]

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Film, Literature

Luftslottet som sprängdes

March 11, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: The final installment of Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” trilogy, following The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest […]

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