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MostlyFiction Book Reviews » MODEL HOME by Eric Puchner

Book Review : Review by Bonnie Brody (FEB 8, 2010). Model Home by Eric Buchner is a novel that takes place during an eighteen-month period between 1985 and 1986 in the Los Angeles area. It is the story of a family that is trying very ...
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Phawker » Blog Archive » BOOK REVIEW: Stephen King's Under The Dome

King was denounced by many, including book critic and Yale's academic drone, Harold Bloom (who could forget Bloom's tirade in the Los Angeles Times: “ I read a lavish, loving review of Harry Potter by the same Stephen King. ...
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Film rights to Unthinkable picked up by Mandalay Pictures

Media Release -- Los Angeles, CA - BOOM! Studios is proud to announce that Mandalay Pictures has optioned the film rights to action-thriller series UNTHINKABLE ! "Our partners at Mandalay are the best in the business," says BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie. "Cathy Schulman won the Oscar for CRASH and Peter Guber's a legend in the business. We couldn't be happier!" Read more
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Book Review: Let it Rot! « Gardening in My Rubber Boots

Book Review : Let it Rot! October 24, 2009 by myrubberboots. Book Cover. When packing for my (work) trip to Los Angeles I grabbed a couple books off our bookshelf to read during the week-long trip. One book I grabbed was called 'Let it ...
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EXCLUSIVE: John Cassaday talks directing Dollhouse

[It’s been a big month for artist John Cassaday . The final issue of PLANETARY shipped after a years long delay, marking the end of a 10-year-long chapter of his career. Even more importantly, he’s currently in Los Angeles prepping to direct an episode of Dollhouse , the Joss Whedon -created show about Echo, an unwilling spy who is forced to use a technology of shifting personalities. While Cassaday is on the short list of premier comics artists for his work on PLANETARY, ASTONISHING
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WALT DISNEY’S COMICS & STORIES #699 SELLS OUT IN ONE DAY!

For Immediate Release: WALT DISNEY’S COMICS & STORIES #699 SELLS OUT IN ONE DAY! GOES TO SECOND PRINTING October 15th, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - BOOM! Studios announced today that WALT DISNEY’S COMICS & STORIES #699 has sold out last week in one day. Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comic Distributors is completely sold out, first printings of WALT DISNEY’S COMICS & STORIES #699 may still be found at a direct market retailer near you. The second
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King Tractor Press at San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Festival OCT. 10 (tomorrow!)

Tomorrow I’ll have a table promoting Family Bones , Mr. Phelps Space Detective , Gene Gardens , Rob Bot ,   Innocent , and other up-coming projects. And I’ll be blowing out of left over singles for $3.50 retail   Only .50!!!  Limited quantities so get there early.  Many titles available.  Also I’ll have Innocent Volume 1 for $10 (retail price is $15). Here’s the info from the official blog.  “Calling all Los Angeles area comic book fans! The 2nd SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COMIC BOOK FES
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BOOM! STUDIOS & HAVEN DISTRIBUTORS ENTER AGREEMENT

For Immediate Release: BOOM! STUDIOS ENTERS INTO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH HAVEN DISTRIBUTORS Los Angeles, CA - October 5th, 2009- BOOM! Studios is pleased to announce a distribution agreement with Haven Distributors to distribute all second printings of their monthly comics to direct market retailers, this includes not only the core BOOM! Studios line, but also BOOM!’s line of Disney licensed comics published under the BOOM Kids! imprint. “Retailers have been beggi
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Meltdown Comics to present Godkiller Episode 1 Free Premiere Screening

Meltdown Comics to present Godkiller Episode 1 Free Premiere Screening Tastemaker comic shop will host the first public screening of innovative, star-studded animated film on Wednesday October 7th in Hollywood, CA - Godkiller episode 1 in stores Oct 6 L os Angeles, CA , October 1, 2009 – On Wed Oct 7th, Meltdown Comics Art Gallery will present the first public screening of Godkiller: Walk Among Us episode 1 , the first installment of the dark animated series directe
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LA Museum Shows Indian Comics

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India’s Comics, an exhibition comprised of fifty-three paintings, works on paper, and vintage comic books, on view from October 17, 2009 through February 7, 2010. The exhibition examines the legacy of India’s divine heroes and heroines in contemporary South Asian culture through the comic book genre.
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