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Whispers, Spoilers & Speculation Corner: 01/23/13

  • January 23, 2013
This entry is part 4 of 20 in the series Spoilers 2013: Part 1

This week, we have more news and spoilers about upcoming books, Once Upon a Time, returning sci-fi shows, and Supernatural. You can access previous spoilers columns here.

Horrific Reads, Bloody Off the Press
By Nathaniel Katz

The week’s most exciting release is likely Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by the acclaimed Japanese writer Yoko Ogawa. Ogawa has already earned praise from figures as varied …

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Column: On the Marches of Dreamland: Review: “Safari (Mountain Man Book 2)” and “The Hospital”

  • January 22, 2013

By Randy Stafford

Blackmore, Keith C. Safari (Mountain Man Book 2). Amazon Digital Services, Inc, 2012. USD $3.99. ASIN: B007YQG33Q.
Blackmore, Keith C. The Hospital. Amazon Digital Services, Inc, 2012. USD $0.99. ASIN: B009L2X8KM.

There are worse things than waking up to a house with busted-in doors, a dead girlfriend, and a bunch of dead bikers.

There is, for instance, do-it-yourself dentistry.

That’s the problem Augustus Berry AKA Gus AKA the Mountain Man faces at the beginning of …

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Once Upon a Time · Reviews · TV Shows

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Column: Dark Matter: Review: Once Upon A Time 2.11: The Outsider

  • January 22, 2013
This entry is part 11 of 19 in the series Once Upon a Time Season 2

By Heather S. Vina

[spoilers ahoy]

Written by: Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg

Recap: Fairytale Land That Was: Belle is sitting in a tavern, post having left Rumpelstilskin, listening to some men try to gather a posse to hunt down a Yaoguai (a fire-maned, large dog-like creature) that has been terrorizing the town. She longs to join them, but doesn’t quite have the courage. …

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Column: Global Ghoul: Review: Heroman

  • January 21, 2013
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Global Ghoul: 2013

By Dale Carothers

Ohta, Toman. Heroman: Volume 1. (Original concept by Stan Lee & BONES) Vertical Inc., 2012. USD $10.95. ISBN: 978-1-935654-58-2.

I’ve read better comics by Rob Liefeld.

To make this claim, I felt I had to test it. After reading Heroman, I went to my local comic book store and looked for Liefeld’s work in the dollar bin. I didn’t find …

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Being Human · Reviews · TV Shows

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Column: Gods and Monsters: Recap and Review: Being Human (Syfy) 3.01: It’s a Shame About Ray (season premiere)

  • January 21, 2013
This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series Being Human (Syfy) Season 3

By Paula R. Stiles

[spoilers ahoy]

Recap: It’s 15 months after last season’s cliffhanger. Josh and Nora appear to have settled into a quiet life together. Sally is still trapped in Limbo with Stevie and Nick. Aidan is still buried alive, despite an odd hallucinatory dream of the three housemates in their kitchen, with which the episode begins.

Things don’t stay that way for long, …

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