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Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
I’m not a good reader. I’m simultaneously too slow and too fast, taking forever to miss important details. I’m not attentive and I don’t get “lost” in books; I’m constantly being taken out of them. I’ve all but stopped reading … Continue reading
The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris
For many comics nerds, Gone and Forgotten was essential back in early oughts (and its current incarnation still is.) A lot of people have done the “look at these wacky old comics” thing (myself included) and almost all of them … Continue reading
I Had That! #40: Golden Nature Guides
I didn’t read a lot of fiction as a kid. For someone who supposedly liked science fiction, I didn’t read any of the classics. I didn’t really go for comics too much. I did the Hardy Boys thing briefly, and … Continue reading
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I Had That! #34: Skylab Pop-Up Book
We’ve established that, as a kid, science fiction was the theme that appealed the most to me, even if it was a vague sort of science fiction. That is, I loved SF, but it wasn’t like I was a regular … Continue reading
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I Had That! #23: Doctor Who Target Novelizations
When I first got into Doctor Who in 1981, it wasn’t a terrible time to be a fan. Though merchandise was thin on the ground, it was starting to come in. Unlike fans even a few years earlier, you didn’t … Continue reading
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I Had That! #20: The Twilight Zone Companion by Marc Scott Zicree
I’ve said before that I was something of a coward when I was a kid. I was scared of everything, especially the supernatural. Fear of demons bedeviled my nights, and I didn’t sleep with a light off until well past … Continue reading
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‘Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt’ by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco
Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt is a look at what main author Chris Hedges terms “sacrifice zones”. These are areas in the country that have been more or less been given up to Capitalism, places where human life, human … Continue reading
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I Had That! #11: Beyond Earth: Man’s Contact With UFOs
Like any nerd growing up in the 70s I was fascinated by UFOs. The decade’s love for all things woo, coupled with books from Eric Von Däniken had resulted in a resurgence in the phenomenon, resulting in all kinds of … Continue reading
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