Superman needs his Fortress of Solitude and Batman has the Bat Cave. We all need a favorite space to relax, reflect, write, read a book, watch a movie or showcase a favorite collectible or souvenir. Maybe it’s a game room, library or secret space hidden by a moveable bookcase that leads to a man cave.Continue reading “My Office”
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The 2013 FIRE WIRE Holiday Must-Have List: Comic Book Icons – 100 Characters, 100 Artists, 1 Unique Book
Comic Book Icons is a companion piece book from The Comic Book Icons exhibition that was held at the International Comic Book Festival in Brazil in November. Charlie Adlard, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ryan Sook, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Rod Reis, Darwyn Cooke, Sean Murphy, Rafel Albuquerque, Dave Johnson, Scott McDaniel, Mike Deodato, Eduardo Risso, Renato Guedes,Continue reading “The 2013 FIRE WIRE Holiday Must-Have List: Comic Book Icons – 100 Characters, 100 Artists, 1 Unique Book”
“Every Little Thing Turned Out All Right” By Stephen King
New York Times best-selling author and fervent Red Sox fan Stephen King had the following to say about his favorite team winning the 2013 World Series and what it means to Boston: “It’s not much, just a little reggae tune sung by the late Bob Marley, but during the three home games of the 2013Continue reading ““Every Little Thing Turned Out All Right” By Stephen King”
Ltd. Art Gallery Announces A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words, A Gallery Show About Characters & Worlds From literature Opening On Friday November 8, 2013
A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words is a new art show that allows the artist to move away from the cues of visual mediums and instead draw inspiration from the many wonderful characters and worlds from literature. From Edgar Allan Poe to Michael Crichton, over 40 artists will imagine their own literary favorites in a new light.Continue reading “Ltd. Art Gallery Announces A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words, A Gallery Show About Characters & Worlds From literature Opening On Friday November 8, 2013”
Introducing Kindle MatchBook: Soon Customers Will Be Able to Purchase Kindle Editions of Print Books Purchased from Amazon—Past, Present And Future—For $2.99 Or Less
Amazon today introduced Kindle MatchBook, a new benefit that gives customers the option to buy—for $2.99, $1.99, $0.99, or free—the Kindle edition of print books they have purchased new from Amazon. Print purchases all the way back to 1995—when Amazon first opened its online bookstore—will qualify once a publisher enrolls a title in Kindle MatchBook.Continue reading “Introducing Kindle MatchBook: Soon Customers Will Be Able to Purchase Kindle Editions of Print Books Purchased from Amazon—Past, Present And Future—For $2.99 Or Less”
Inside MAD Features An Intricate Pullout Poster By Sergio Aragones That Provides A Tour Through MAD’s History
Within Inside MAD — an “ill-conceived collection of the magazine’s high-quality stupidity,” you’ll find a series of the irreverent humor rag’s best spoofs ever, as chosen by the magazine’s own staffers. The book also contains essays by famous MAD fans including Roseanne Barr, Paul Feig, Whoopi Goldberg, John Stamos, and Matthew Weiner, as well asContinue reading “Inside MAD Features An Intricate Pullout Poster By Sergio Aragones That Provides A Tour Through MAD’s History”
Do You Want To Know What J.J. Abrams’ S. Is About?
J.J. Abrams discussed some bits and pieces regarding his upcoming book simply titled S. in this New York Times interview. The book will be released on Tuesday October 29, 2013. “There is the novel itself (“Ship of Theseus”), which stands alone as its own story, and then there are the notes in the margins: aContinue reading “Do You Want To Know What J.J. Abrams’ S. Is About?”
Stephen King & Son Owen King On Fiction And Family
Stephen King — the one-man fear factory responsible for terrifying tomes like Carrie, Salem’s Lot and The Shining — is also dear old dad in a family of scribes. He and his youngest son, Owen King, may be bound by blood, but in many ways they inhabit very different kingdoms. The older King is theContinue reading “Stephen King & Son Owen King On Fiction And Family”
The Big Chills: TIME Ranks The 10 Greatest Stephen King Movies
The release of the newest version of Carrie offers a timely Halloween reminder that Stephen King has now brooded over our pop-culture landscape for 40 years. Both King’s debut novel (in 1974) and the first of a never-ending stream of King movie adaptations (in 1976), Carrie was most people’s introduction to the horror author’s world. King’sContinue reading “The Big Chills: TIME Ranks The 10 Greatest Stephen King Movies”
Penguin Horror Series Curated By Guillermo del Toro
Filmmaker and horror aficionado Guillermo del Toro, the mind behind Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy and this year’s Pacific Rim partnered with Penguin Classics to curate the Penguin Horror hardcover series, featuring his favorite horror, sci-fi, fantasy and paranormal stories. “To learn what we fear is to learn who we are,” del Toro wrote in his series introduction, an essayContinue reading “Penguin Horror Series Curated By Guillermo del Toro”