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Category Archives: Literature

Blacksad: Arctic Nation

February 12, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: His name is John Blacksad. He’s a private detective who’s seen much evil in the past, but never in his long life has he encountered a case as bizarre, as […]

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Diabolik

February 9, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Out For All He Can Take, Seduce, Or Get Away With… The suave, psychedelic-era thief called Diabolik (John Phillip Law) can’t get enough of life’s good-or glittery things. Not […]

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Film, Literature

Blacksad: Quelque part entre les ombres

February 5, 2013by The Thorn 3 Comments

Summary: Meet John Blacksad, a cat in the shadows. Imagine New York as a city of criminal rats, jazz-playing gorillas and rhino thugs. Enter a mystery where the suspects have tails. […]

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Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score

February 3, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: Fresh from his Eisner Award-winning efforts on The Hunter and The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke now sets his steely sights on The Score, the classic Richard Stark Parker novel from 1964. […]

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Tank Girl: Visions of Booga

January 26, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In Visions of Booga, we join Tank Girl and her marsupial hubby Booga as they find themselves the victims of the worst run of bad luck ever. Their tank […]

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Death Race 2000

January 21, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In theiyear 2000, Hit-And-Run isn’tia crime, it’s theinational sport! In the year 2000, hit and run has become the national sport. It’s a no-holds barred cross-country race, in which […]

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The Way We Were

January 20, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Some memories last forever. Screen legends Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford make movie magic as the captivating star-crossed lovers Katie Morosky and Hubbell Gardiner. Theirs is a classic love […]

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Film, Literature

We Hate Tank Girl

January 19, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: An unmissable must for Tank Girl fans of all hairstyles! Dark and nasty, We Hate Tank Girl is a bonanza of stories, posters, prose, and extras, featuring tales from Tank […]

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Heavy Metal

January 17, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Based on the fantastical illustrated magazine Heavy Metal, producer Ivan Reitman enlists the world’s greatest comic book artists to create the otherworldly tale of a glowing green orb from […]

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2010

January 12, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A new time, a new odyssey, a new chance to confront the enigmas arising from the daring Jupiter mission of the year 2001. Crew members aboard the Leonov are […]

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Film, Literature

2001: A Space Odyssey

January 11, 2013by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Stanley Kubrick’s dazzling, Academy Award-winning achievement, a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) […]

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

January 10, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. […]

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Film, Literature

Tank Girl: The Gifting

January 7, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: In these days of ultra-serious mega-crossovers, comics gets exactly what it’s been needing – a jolt of adrenaline courtesy of the too-long-absent Tank Girl! Co-creator Alan C. Martin is […]

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