Artist Scott Kowalchuk Returns to Unreal City

Written on Saturday, 21 January, 2012 in Art Shows, Comics | Comments (0)

Intrepids’ artist returns to Saskatoon for art exhibition in June.

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Unreal City Presents The Pink Penguin Book Launch

Written on Thursday, 19 January, 2012 in Art Shows, Comics | Comments (0)

Join us at Unreal City on Saturday, January 28th at 7 pm for The Pink Penguin Book Launch.

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“Snikts a Living” – The Tao of Wolverine: The Best There Is

Written on Tuesday, 20 December, 2011 in Comics | Comments (1)

It’s a big, pointless, violent, nihilistic comic book. It’s yet another Wolverine title. It’s mostly made up of mutilation, murder and perverse humour. I really shouldn’t like Wolverine: The Best There Is. But I do.

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Review: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Gamma Bomb

Written on Friday, 25 November, 2011 in Comics | Comments (0)

Much in the same way he has done in Wolverine, in Hulk Jason Aaron wastes no time cutting to the chase, to the core of this iconic character.

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Let’s Play: Self-FREDication!

Written on Friday, 18 November, 2011 in Toys | Comments (0)

Rhode Island novelty-makers extraordinaire Fred are always surprising. Check out some of our new arrivals, just in time for Xmas, both below and in-store!

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52 Pick-Up: Now Is The New Nostalgia

Written on Sunday, 30 October, 2011 in Comics | Comments (0)

Brendan takes a look at Superman, Voodoo, GL: New Guardians, and Firestorm, and notices a disturbing but encouraging trend: a little case of art imitating art.

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Show and Tell: The Other Guy Photo Gallery

Written on Thursday, 20 October, 2011 in Art Shows, Toys | Comments (0)

In case you missed the custom toy launch this past Saturday (and if you did, what’s wrong with you?), here are some stellar photos of The Other Guy’s wares generously provided by Single Second. Some of the toys sold (including the Tyler, The Creator one which went to yours truly), but the remaining toys will be on display and on sale until mid-November. Awesome sauce!

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52 Pick-Up: Workin’ on the Night wings…

Written on Wednesday, 5 October, 2011 in Comics | Comments (0)

Kyle Higgins has managed to put together a nice little addition to the Batman universe with a story that manages to keep Dick Grayson as he was: a fun, cocky, do-gooder and not some gritty redesign of a character we’ve all grown to love.

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52 Pick-Up: Now James Cameron really CAN make this movie

Written on Tuesday, 4 October, 2011 in Comics | Comments (1)

Except for maybe that one guy you know who dyed his hair and bought a trident for that extra-special Halloween costume, nobody likes Aquaman. What’s good about this new series about the Atlantean King is that Geoff Johns knows that, although it’s just as possible that Johns was that guy who died his hair and bought a trident.

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52 Pick-Up: Aliens!

Written on Wednesday, 28 September, 2011 in Comics | Comments (0)

Brendan takes a look at Legion of Super-Heroes and Supergirl, two books that are not bad, but that don’t really need to exist either.

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