William Maynard, a former magician turned card shark, was run out of Chicago following a botched poker scheme. Following a nasty dust up, Bill befriends a dentist and finds himself with an invitation to a low stakes card game. It’s there that he meets Joyce, the sultry wife of tax lawyer Murray Rogers. Before long,…
Graig Abel has been the official photographer of the Toronto Maple Leafs for more than 35 years. With his vast wealth of material, Abel has put together a book detailing the history of one of hockey’s most famous arenas. Up until its closing in 1999, Maple Leaf Gardens has not only showcased the NHL franchise…
Release Date: December 24th, 2013 Darwyn Cooke’s Eisner Award winning series continues with the fourth installment, Slayground. Following a botched robbery, Parker escapes to an amusement park closed for the winter. Boxed in by gangsters and crooked cops, will Parker be able to devise a successful escape route or has his number finally come up?…
“You’d be surprised what you can do to people”. I haven’t read or watched a lot of fiction that has to do with war. I’ve only really seen a handful of movies and the majority of them paint soldiers in a glowing light. I’m not about to sit here and criticize those who put themselves…
An alternate title could have been “Drugs Are Bad” or “Hasty Decisions are not Recommended”. While they’re not as eye catching or as hip as “A Diet of Treacle”, they still sum up the story pretty accurately. Joe and Shank have a strange living arrangement. Sharing an apartment in the West Village, Shank supports Joe…
When I walked out of the theatre after watching The Avengers last year, I was too blown away by the awesomeness of The Hulk to even remember Jeremy Renner’s performance as Clint Barton (a.k.a.Hawkeye; a.k.a. the guy with the arrows). His role as a member of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes had felt rather diminished and seemed…
Back in 1999 the United States Department of Justice completed an extensive and comprehensive study into missing children. Within that time frame, approximately 800,000 children under 18 were reported missing. Seemingly more often than not, the child is abducted by a family member whereas a smaller number of kidnappings are perpetrated by non-family members or…
The Superior Spider-Man makes a cameo as he’s tasked with bringing the seemingly insane Daredevil to justice. The only problem? Long forgotten bad guy Stilt Man is terrorizing Manhattan! Can Spider-Man put aside his prime directive and team up with Daredevil to take down the sinister slinky? Plus, Matt Murdock receives some very distressing news…
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