December 2013
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2013 – It’s a Rap
At the start of the year, I decided to set some goals. I know I should have looked back at these before now, but I didn’t. I really should have. There is no point in setting goals or making New Year’s Resolutions if you aren’t going to keep them forefront in mind. The problem is […]
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Batman Knightfall – Comic vs Novel vs TV Show
Batman: Knightfall This is an iconic story in the Batman universe. It was a huge event starting in 1993 and it crossed over into every related Batman title. The main story ran in Detective Comics, which introduced the character in 1939 in issue # 27. Batman became the star of the title shortly thereafter and […]
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Jack of Fables Comes to an End
I’ve been following the adventures of Jack Horner a.k.a. Jack the Giant Slayer a.k.a. Jack Frost since I first discovered this comic book series. It’s been a great read . . . but all great things must come to an end. I’ll admit that it felt like the series ended with the last issue. I […]
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The Humans are Worse than the Zombies
The Walking Dead: Volume 4: The Heart’s Desire by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn The Walking Dead is a very popular television series that was based on a comic book. I read the first hardcover collection a few years back and am only just getting around to reading more of the title. […]
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A DOPEfm Christmas 2
I get bored of the same old Christmas music every year, that’s why I do my best to bring you a fresh hip-hop mix every season. I was pleasantly surprised that I didn’t have to repeat too many songs from the first edition of A DOPEfm Christmas. This years collection features these tunes Foreknown ft. […]
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Long Live Daredevil
Daredevil: End of Days by Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, Klaus Janson, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Alex Maleev Daredevil meets a violent end at the hands of his arch-nemesis Bullseye. That’s not a spoiler alert either. This book is about the final days of our favourite super-hero. The strange thing about this story is that […]
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Access: Louis Logic
I will be live on the radio later today in a segment we call Access. Louis Logic will be our special guest for this week’s show. You can listen live on the radio or watch the visual stream and ask questions via the chat room. You can tune us in on 91.5 WPRK in Florida on […]
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The Final Days of Captain America
Captain America: The Chosen by David Morrell and Mitch Breitweiser Ever since Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, comic writers have been inspired to tell the stories of the final days of our favourite superheroes. Origin stories have always been popular, but now exit stories are becoming all the more frequent. This graphic novel tells […]
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Polarity Bear Tours the Zoo
Polarity Bear Tours the Zoo: A Central Park Adventure by Sue de Cuevas and Wendy Rasmussen This book tells the story of a polar bear who lives in a zoo. She is unhappy being caged up with nothing to do. This is the first picture book that I’ve been asked to review. Like many illustrated […]
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A Free Method Book For Beginning Music Classes
When I first started teaching music, I used the resources that were on hand at my school. The method book we had was Standard of Excellence and I wasn’t really happy with it. Almost all of the pieces used the same five notes, were in the same key, and it was rare that new music […]