Preview of Issue #1 of new series Norse Mythology from P. Craig Russell, Mike Mignola, Jerry Ordway, and Jill Thompson
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Review by C.J. Bunce It’s marketed as “Lady and the Tramp meets Silence of the Lambs,” which is pretty unsettling to begin with. It certainly looks like Disney’s 101 Dalmations. The first issue of the new five-part monthly comic, Stray Dogs, offers a touching introduction about a little dog named Sophie who is […]
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The eight-time Eisner/Harvey Award–winning comic book series returns this year. Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory continues the adventures of the wise dogs in Dark Horse Comics’ unique blend of fantasy, humor, and horror. An elder member of the pack of recalls a harrowing World War II mission where a mysterious curse creates an army of crawling, […]
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Do not adjust your screen–this is not a repeat post. Regular borg readers know about novelist Elizabeth C. Bunce′s reviews, and this year she has had had great success with her mystery series, beginning with Premeditated Myrtle, which won this year’s Edgar Award (honoring mystery writing pioneer Edgar Allan Poe). We previously announced that she […]
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Regular borg readers know about novelist Elizabeth C. Bunce′s reviews here at borg. Last year her novel Premeditated Myrtle won the Edgar Award at the 75th annual honors (awarded by the Mystery Writers of America and named for mystery writing pioneer Edgar Allan Poe). She was also a finalist for both the Agatha Award (honoring […]
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We’re continuing our ten-year celebration of borg today with our favorite comic books. If you missed them, check out our Top 40 movies here and our Top 40 TV series here. We reviewed thousands of books and comics that we recommended to our readers since June 2011, and some even made it onto our favorites shelf. We […]
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Next week a standalone issue in the Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens series of anthology stories arrives you will want to get your hands on. Both the story and artwork coming in next week’s tale were created by one of the Pacific Northwest’s best visionary artists, Aud Koch (pronounced “odd cook”). You may know her […]
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In the coming mini-series Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others, Part One, writer Evan Dorkin and artist Jill Thompson are back again with their wonderfully realized Burden Hill gang, the canine paranormal investigators and a feline familiar that earned them a Harvey Award and multiple Eisner Awards. We’ve discussed previous Beasts of Burden stories […]
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This weekend Planet Comicon Kansas City is featuring a pantheon of nationally recognized comic book writers and artists at its sixth year in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The show begins tomorrow at Bartle Hall, and continues through Sunday. Bring your stacks of comics for autographs from your favorite creators, including Frank Cho, Jill Thompson, Dave […]
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Never been to a comic book or pop culture convention? Always wanted to go to San Diego Comic-Con but you don’t have the vacation time available or the funds? Planet Comicon is next weekend in Kansas City and it’s the sixth year of the show at downtown Kansas City’s giant convention center at Bartle Hall. […]
