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Book Review: Doctor Who

Recently, BBC released three brand new novels based on its incredibly popular franchise, Doctor Who. I could have easily reviewed each book from Broadway Paperbacks separately, but there is a reason all three are being reviewed together. We have three different novels, and they are: Read the full story

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VIZ Media Invites You to Celebrate Free Comic Book Day

As a Gold Level sponsor, VIZ Media is inviting you to visit your local comic book store to pick up two free comic books. They have contributed the following:

  • Uglydoll and Hello Kitty graphic novels. A fun video featuring a few of the artists on these two graphic novels may be viewed at http://youtu.be/Td2fDoxOzqY
  • VIZ Media flip book features Dragon Ball and Rurouni Kenshin: Resoration Read the full story

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Batman Month: The Legacy of Joe Chill

People tend to forget the name. Often, it works to simply say he was just a random guy with a gun, looking to score some cash when he shot a young boy’s parents. It’s easy to associate him with the symbol of crime and how the only real deterrent against it is vigilance. But he had a name: Joe Chill. And he was the man who indirectly created Batman.

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Prepare for Splinter Cell Blacklist with Splinter Cell Echoes Comic

Splinter Cell is returning in a big way next year with Blacklist, following up the events of Conviction with the closing of the Third Echelon and the founding of the Fourth Echelon, with series protagonist Sam Fisher at its head. But what happened in the gap between Conviction and Blacklist? That’s what Splinter Cell Echoes, a graphic novel set to release in 2013, will attempt to fill in. Echoes will have writing from Nathan Edmondson and art from Marc Laming, and will set the stage for Blacklist. Read the full story

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Batman Month: A History of The Robins

For years, we’ve always associated one other character with Batman, regardless of medium or storyline. We always argued as kids, who would be Batman and who would be Robin? But Robin has become more than just a character, or even a joke. Robin is now a legacy, just as major as Batman himself. Let’s talk about them, shall we?

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Batman Through the Ages!

And by ages, I mean the major comic book ages!

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The Martial Arts of Batman

In one Batman novel, he said that violence is the language of thugs and bullies, and that one should be fluent for when reason doesn’t work.

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Batman Month Returns!

What, you thought it was a one time thing?

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Win a 1-Year Subscription to Marvel Super Heroes Magazine

Though none of you commented indicating you submitted an email, a winner has been chosen and notified. Thanks for playing!

Do you have kids? Do you want your kids to grow up TOTALLY AWESOME with a healthy, cool, and not at all socially stigmatic love for comic books? Well, you’re in luck! This week, one lucky winner will get a full year’s subscription to Marvel’s new childrens’ magazine, Marvel Super Heroes Magazine. Don’t have kids of your own? Perhaps you’ve got a niece/nephew/cousin/friend/etc. who needs some cultural direction. Perhaps you’re just a kid at heart who loves all things Marvel. Whatever the case, make sure you enter! Read the full story

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Review: Marvel Super Heroes Magazine Issue 1

So, here we have Disney and Marvel’s activities magazine for youngsters. Let’s take a look and see what we have.

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About Marooners’ Rock

Everyone grows up; this is how the world works. Just because we grow decrepit and old, however, does not mean we have to forsake the things that make us happy, childish though they may seem. This is the core concept of Marooners’ Rock; we geek out on the things of our past, present, and future. Society and cultural norms be damned!

For more detail, please see our About page.