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The Whiskey Opus by DK

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) February 15, 2013 February 13, 2013 Books, Geek Book Review

  If you drink alcohol or even watch tv and movies I’m sure that you’ve heard of whiskeys like Glenlivet, … Continue reading

Tagged   book, booze, burbon, dk, opus, reference, review, scotch, spirits, whiskey
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The James Bond Omnibus 004

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) February 12, 2013 February 7, 2013 Books, Geek Book Review

Let me preface this article by saying that I am a HUGE James Bond fan and while I’m going to … Continue reading

Tagged   004, 007, books, graphic, james bond, omnibus, titan
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Geek Girl Finds a Heroine

  By Karra Shimabukuro February 10, 2013 February 10, 2013 Comic review, Comics, News, Review, Webcomics

Being a fangirl is hard. Sometimes it’s harder than others. In elementary school, I didn’t want to play house or … Continue reading

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Silhouettes from Popular Culture by Olly Moss

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) February 6, 2013 February 6, 2013 Books, Geek Book Review

Around the 1800s there was an art form known as “silhouettes”. These silhouettes were basically a profile shot of a … Continue reading

Tagged   books, coffee table book, culture, olly moss, popular, silhouettes, titan books
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Geek Book Review: Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula

  By Sean Scott January 30, 2013 January 30, 2013 Books, Geek Book Review, Review

    Numerous authors publish stories in the Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series through Titan Books.  It was my … Continue reading

Tagged   Conan Doyle, dracula, Loren D. Estleman, Sherlock Holmes, titan books, Watson
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Geek Book Review: Vengeance

  By Rachel Bookout January 21, 2013 January 21, 2013 Books, Geek Book Review, Review

The book Vengeance by A.J. Scudiere has three main characters: two serial killers targeting the mafia, and the FBI agent targeting … Continue reading

Tagged   A.J. Scudiere, book review, Griffyn Ink, vengeance
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Geek Book Review: Dracula Cha Cha Cha

  By Sean Scott January 19, 2013 January 19, 2013 Books, Geek Book Review, Review

    If you enjoy the vampire genre of storytelling, but are simply tired of reading about whiny, shiny, emo … Continue reading

Tagged   Anno Dracula, Aquarius, Kim Newman, titan books, Vampire
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Resident Evil: Retribution the novel

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) January 13, 2013 January 13, 2013 Books, Geek Book Review

When it comes to books that are based on movies there are really only two ways it can go; either … Continue reading

Tagged   alice, book, john shirley, novelization, Resident Evil, retribution, umbrela
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Geek Book Review: Supernatural Rite of Passage

  By Rachel Bookout December 31, 2012 January 3, 2013 Books, Geek Book Review

Supernatural Rite of Passage takes place during season 7 between episode 8 “Time for a Wedding!” and episode 9 “How … Continue reading

Tagged   Bobby, CW, Dean Winchester, John Passarella, Sam Winchester, supernatural
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Tarzan the Centennial Celebration

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) December 11, 2012 December 11, 2012 Books, Geek Book Review

“Me Tarzan, you Jane.” Everyone, no matter what part of the last 100 years they’ve grown up in knows that … Continue reading

Tagged   100 years, book, geek, hardcover, tarzan, titan
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Geek Book Review: The Martian War

  By Sean Scott November 27, 2012 November 27, 2012 Books, Geek Book Review, Review

    The Martian War by Kevin J. Anderson is a modern day retelling of H.G. Wells’ classic War of … Continue reading

Tagged   Dr. Moreau, H.G. Wells, Hawley Griffin, Kevin J. Anderson, Percival Lowell, T.H. Huxley, War of the Worlds
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Target Lancer by Max Allan Collins

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) November 14, 2012 November 14, 2012 Books, Geek Book Review

As we all “know” John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas at 12:30 pm on November 11, 1963… But … Continue reading

Tagged   1963, Chicago, fiction, heller, jfk, max allan collins, nate heller, nathan, novel, oswald, target lancer
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A Rambler Don Book Review!

  By Donald Lillicrap November 14, 2012 November 11, 2012 Books, Geek Book Review, Review, Toys

This review is a testament to how lazy and how back logged on work I can get. I picked this … Continue reading

Tagged   1980s, book, review, toys
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A Rambler Don Book Review!

  By Donald Lillicrap November 11, 2012 November 11, 2012 Books, Geek Book Review, Off Topic, rants and raves, Review, Uncategorized

Today’s book is Great Buildings by Philip Wilkinson I won’t lie. I had some problems with this book. First I … Continue reading

Tagged   architecure, buildings, geek book review, review
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Geek Book Review: The Cocktail Waitress By James M. Cain

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) October 22, 2012 October 12, 2012 Books, Geek Book Review

  If you have ever heard of Mildred Pierce or The Postman Always Rings Twice, then you already know James … Continue reading

Tagged   cain, hard case crime, james, lost novel, mildred pierce, the cocktail waitress, the postman always rings twice, titan
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Geek Book Review: Dinosaur Art

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) October 16, 2012 October 12, 2012 Books, Geek Book Review

  As a kid and even now as an adult the size and monstrosity of dinosaurs fascinates me.  I remember looking at … Continue reading

Tagged   art, dinosaurs, paleoart, pictures, titan
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Geek Book Review: Swirlies (a Lenore Comic) By Roman Dirge

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) October 15, 2012 October 12, 2012 Books, Comic review, Geek Book Review

  I’d there is one type of story I love, it’s the stories in which a character leads a very … Continue reading

Tagged   book, Comic, cute, dark, dead, Dirge, funny, girl, Lenore, little, pooty, ragamuffin, review, Roman, swirlies
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Geek Book Review: The Twenty-Year Death by Ariel S. Winter

  By Rachel Bookout September 24, 2012 September 24, 2012 Books, Review, Uncategorized

The interesting thing about The Twenty-Year Death is that it is actually three books in one. Winter not only writes … Continue reading

Tagged   Ariel S. Winter, book review, crime, The Twenty-Year Death
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The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu

  By Donald Lillicrap August 29, 2012 August 27, 2012 Books, Geek Book Review

  This is the next book in the series and is by far just as good as the one that … Continue reading

Tagged   book, Fu Manchu, geek, review, sax rohmer, the return, titan books
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Geek Book Review: The Complete Flash Gordon Library Vol. 1

  By Jesse (The Pen of Doom) August 28, 2012 August 27, 2012 Books, Comics, Geek Book Review

 There are very few  comic strips that I would want to own ALL of.  Meaning that after I’ve read the … Continue reading

Tagged   Alex Raymond, comic book, flash gordon, geek book review, Princess Aura, science fiction, titan books
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