“Evolve or die!” This is true for comics as it is any other medium. According to a recent article by Forbes, data is showing that, for pretty much the first time since the 10-Cent Plague,[…]
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Author: Jack Phoenix
We’re finally getting a BONE animated series, because f*ck yeah
I want to send my heartfelt congratulations to Jeff Smith and his team at Cartoon Books, and also to YOU, dear member of the public, because Bone will doubtlessly be an amazing animated experience. In[…]
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The JOKER movie is pretentious, gross, and tone-deaf, but it’s still a well-made film.
Against my better judgement, since the trailers just made it look like a noxious movie-watching experience, I decided to see Joker yesterday. What I saw is a movie that is an insult to the mentally[…]
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A reminder that Banned Books Week also belongs to racists and Nazis, whether we like it or not
I would like to take a moment from relishing in the deliciousness of the orange buffoon’s presidency possibly, hopefully, finally crumbling, to remind myself and everyone else that Banned Books Week is for everyone, even[…]
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Information shouldn’t be limited to library patrons based on format. eBooks belong to all!
There’s not much more that I can say about this topic, other than, though I am a champion of eBooks and other digital media, the Digital Age still frightens me. Whether it’s digital books, comics,[…]
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Oh, that’s real nice, and just three weeks before Banned Books Week…
With Hurricane Dorian and the amazon still burning, you wouldn’t think there’d be enough room in the news for this, but here we are. I mean, you can’t say there have been any slow news[…]
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An obituary for my Nook
If you know me, you know I champion eBooks. Even though they have become an enormous headache for libraries and helped in the decline of Barnes & Noble, I still love them. My first eReader[…]
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Comic creators supporting Library Card Sign-Up Month
Oh man, I love this. What I love the most is that I’m seeing this news announced on a pop-comic website like Newsarama, rather than just the library-centric places. Library Card Sign-Up Month is a[…]
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Fans of Marvel and fans of oxygen have had a helluva week.
By now anyone without web in their eyes has read the truly shocking and equally tragic news that the deal between Marvel Studios and Sony to share the rights of Spider-Man is no more, and[…]
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Libraries are helping baby boomers find love. D’awww.
When I was the program coordinator at both a small library and a larger library system, I had the idea of hosting a program to help older adults navigate the online dating world. I drafted[…]
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