July 15th, 2010
Another movie review from Miranda:
Eclipse is the third installment in the Twilight saga and I think it's safe to say that the acting is getting better and better each movie. This movie centers on the love triangle between human Bella, her vampire boyfriend Edward, and her werewolf best friend Jake Read More...
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April 25th, 2010
Scrooge McDuck has long been one of my favorite of the Disney Duck family. He's cantankerous, rude, and cheap. But he does have a heart and can be kind at times. Its pains him to be kind and thoughtful but it doesn't last.
This volume spans 6 eras of Scrooges early life. It was originally written in the mid-nineties by Dan Rosa and it won him the Eisner Award, which is comic worlds equivalent to the Oscars Read More...
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April 21st, 2010
What do you get when you mix a little history, a mouse and a fun story? You get Geronimo Stilton on his latest adventure through time. Who is Geronimo Stilton you ask?
Geronimo is the editor of the Editor of the Mouse Gazette, the most famous newspaper on Mouse Island. He is also the lead character in an ongoing series of books aimed at younger readers Read More...
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April 20th, 2010
This little Graphic novel take place about a year before the movie Star Wars: A New Hope and focuses on Han Solo and Chewbacca. We start out with the duo trying to make an escape from a gangster they owe money to. The two are arguing about what they are doing and Han suggests they split up for a while Read More...
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January 11th, 2010
Hello again,
Well, I see it's been a while since the last post and I figured it was time for another. I've found myself very busy with my personal life and have let this site slide. Time to get back to it.
We actually saw this movie before Christmas and I had full intention of doing a review at the time Read More...
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November 19th, 2009
Have you ever read a comic without words? Just a few characters thrown together to make it seems like sounds maybe? That's what Wall-E is like. If you've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about.
We're introduced to Wall-E as he starts his day cleaning up the world. There are still other robots like Wall-E around as we meet 2 others Read More...
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November 19th, 2009
If you're a fan of Calvin & Hobbes or the Peanuts, you'll like this. Amelia is a 9 year old girl living in a small town with her mother and aunt after her parents divorce.
She deals with the usual things like being the the new kid in class, living in a small town (she's originally from Manhatten) and many of the usual things kids go through Read More...
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November 19th, 2009
This beautifully illustrated book by Kazu Kibuishi is a thrilling adventure in the tradition of many great adventure stories. Danger, exotic creatures and a brave central character all make for a compelling story.
We're introduced to Emily in the first few pages as her family drives along a snowy road Read More...
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October 17th, 2009
It's been a while since I did a review and I'm stepping back in a time a little with this one.
I've always kind of like Donald Duck's cranky Uncle Scrooge. He's got a sarcastic streak but a soft heart. Boom Kids has brought back a lot of the magic of years gone by with the reintroduction of Uncle Scrooge to their line up Read More...
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August 27th, 2009
This comic was initially released last week but I wasn't able to get a review of it up before I went away for the weekend.
This is the first of the Monsters, Inc series of 4 comics. Boom Kids is translating some of the Disney/Pixar movies into comic form. They've already done Toy Story and Wall-E is coming in the fall Read More...
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