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In Real Life

June 6, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It’s a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, […]

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Live Free or Die Hard

January 5, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “The best of the best is back and better than ever” (WNYW-TV) in the latest installment of the pulse-pounding, thrill-a-minute Die Hard action films. New York City detective John […]

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Star Trek: First Contact

September 15, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They call themselves the Borg-a half-organic, half-machine collective, with a soul purpose: to conquer and assimilate all races. Led by their seductive and sadistic queen (Alice Krige), the Borg […]

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Film, Television

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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Literature

War Games, Act 2

July 5, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The middle act of the hit cataclysmic story! Written by Ed Brubaker, Bill Willingham and others Art by Al Barrionuevo, Paul Gulacy and others Cover by James Jean. Reprinting stories […]

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Literature

War Games, Act 1

June 28, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: A clash between Gotham’s underworld families erupts into a wave of chaos that engulfs the city. Batman must use every available asset — Oracle, Batgirl, Nightwing, Orpheus, Onyx and […]

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Literature

Batman Begins

May 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In Batman Begins, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan explores the origins of the legendary Dark Knight. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) […]

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Film, Literature

Bloodsucka Jones

February 18, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Bloodsucka Jones and his sexy sidekick Vanessa help an average guy who’s girlfriend is a vampire fight an army of cocky, stuck up pop-collared vampires in this incredible horror […]

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Film

Romeo and Juliet (1968)

February 10, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Italian director Franco Zeffirelli stunned the screen world when he cast two young unknowns to portray the star-crossed lovers in Romeo & Juliet, but it was a gamble that […]

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The Force Awakens

December 21, 2015by The Thorn 5 Comments

Synopsis: Thirty years after Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) is missing. A Resistance pilot (Oscar Isaac) is given a map to find Luke, and before he’s captured […]

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Film

Phineas and Ferb Star Wars

December 20, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A couple of summers ago in a galaxy far, far away, Phineas and Ferb are happily basking in the glow of Tatooine’s twin suns — until plans for the […]

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Film, Television

Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

December 19, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Your favorite characters are back to save the galaxy in LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out. The heroes of the Rebel Alliance including heroic Luke Skywalker, swaggering Han […]

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Film, Television

Family Guy: It’s a Trap!

December 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Once again, the Family Guy alliance travels far, far beyond the boundaries of good taste to bring you an outrageous intergalactic journey. Join them for one last outer space […]

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