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Graphic Novel Review: Madame Xanadu – Volume 1 Disenchanted

By On November 26, 2009 · 8 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Madame Xanadu – Volume 1 Disenchanted

Author: Matt Wagner
Art: Amy Reeder Hadley

Genre: Graphic Novel/ Fantasy

Publisher: Vertigo
Publishing Date: July 2009
Paperback: 240 pages

Stand Alone or series: This is a self contained collection with the first 10 issues of the new Madame Xanadu [...]

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Guest Dare: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

By On January 28, 2009 · 13 Comments · In Book Reviews, Guest Dare, The Dare

Last month we had Marg over to review Stephen King’s It. This month’s victim? The unsuspecting Graeme from Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review! After Graeme admitted to us that he had never read Neil Gaiman’s epic Sandman comics, we had to Dare him. (Yes, again. We know this is the third Preludes and Nocturnes [...]

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Smugglers Stash

By On January 25, 2009 · 15 Comments · In Smugglers Stash

Another Sunday, another stash! (No football though)

News, News, News

We have just learned that Joel Sutherland and Mike Stone have BOTH made the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Award!!!!!! Joel’s debut novel Frozen Blood (our review HERE; interview with Joel HERE) has gotten a nod in the [...]

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Guest Dare: Preludes and Nocturnes

By On July 15, 2008 · 12 Comments · In Guest Dare, The Dare

Last month it was Kmont with the horror novel Summer of Night. This month, we decided to Dare Kate from What Kate’s Reading. Kate’s kryptonite? We Dared her to read and review a graphic novel (her first ever graphic novel read!). Since Kate told us she was a Neil Gaiman fan (and in [...]

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Gaiman Appreciation Week: The End

By On July 5, 2008 · 10 Comments · In Neil Gaiman Week

So we come to the end of our Gaiman Appreciation Week. For those who already are Gaiman fans we pray that we have made his books justice with our reviews.

For those who haven’t read his books yet, we hope we have managed to make you a little bit curious. And as an extra incentive, [...]

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Gaiman Week: The Sandman #14 (Mini Review)

By On June 30, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Neil Gaiman Week

The Sandman Vol. 2 – The Doll’s House

Part V: “Collectors”

As Ana has pointed out, very detailed-like, The Sandman series is a groundbreaking, all-encompassing work of literature and art. Ana has thoroughly detailed the major characters with her overview of the series, highlighting The Endless, and most especially Dream. With that [...]

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Gaiman Week: An Introduction to The Sandman

By On June 30, 2008 · 7 Comments · In Neil Gaiman Week

What exactly is The Sandman?

The Sandman is a series of comic books originally published by DC Comics in a monthly magazine format, between 1989 and 1996. There were 75 issues which have been rounded up and turned [...]

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