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Tag Archives: Superheroes

Tiny Titans: Welcome to the Treehouse

March 5, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Discover what life is like for the young heroes of Sidekick Elementary in this new collection featuring TINY TITANS #1-6! Kid-friendly versions of the Teen Titans and their rogues […]

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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

Batman: Private Casebook

January 5, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Collecting DETECTIVE COMICS #840-845, plus a story from the INFINITE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, this hard-hitting new BATMAN volume pits The Dark Knight and guest-star Zatanna against the new Ventriloquist and […]

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Literature

X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl

December 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: It’s hard to keep a good girl down… especially when she’s Dead! After a brief hiatus caused by their deaths, everyone’s favorite mutants are back! And this time, they’re […]

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Literature

Marvel 1602

December 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary:  All’s not well in the Marvel Universe in the year 1602 as strange storms are brewing and strange new powers are emerging! Spider-Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, […]

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Literature

Human Target

November 30, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Summary: Christopher Chance has made a living off of making himself a human target. A master of disguise, he cunningly takes on the appearance and persona of men and women […]

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Literature

Enigma

November 28, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: ENIGMA is a thought-provoking post-modern tale of self-discovery and sexual identity told against the backdrop of improbable super-heroes and villains. Michael Smith lives a meaningless life of routine and […]

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Literature

The Programme, vol. 1

November 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In 1991, the Cold War ended without the two primary players ever facing each other in open combat. The vast arsenals of communism and democracy were put on ice, […]

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Literature

The Crow

October 30, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Before Sin City and The Dark Knight rose, there was The Crow – the “dark, lurid revenge fantasy” (The New York Times) from director Alex Proyas (Dark City) that entranced […]

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Film, Literature

The Dark Knight Rises

September 8, 2012by The Thorn 3 Comments

Synopsis: It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, […]

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Irredeemable, vol. 7

August 27, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Irredeemable, vol. 7, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause 7.25 Well, that’s it, then. I give up on ‘Irredeemable’. I know it’s considered one of the great new reads, and […]

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Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan

August 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan, by Zeb Wells and Seth Fisher 8.25 ‘Big in Japan!’ is a book that I picked up from my local library’s bookstore as a […]

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Literature

Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil

August 4, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil, by Jeff Smith 6.75 I’ve only read a little bit of ‘Bone’. I enjoyed it, but it didn’t grab me like it did some […]

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