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Twenty years of reading, watching, writing, and asking questions. Explore my latest essays, book and movie reviews, and dispatches from the world of The Chronicles of Purgatory Station.
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Concerning Star Wars: Rebels
Before I begin, it should be noted I’m thirty-eight years old – born in 1977. I grew up watching the original Star Wars movies.…
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Son by Lois Lowry – A Book Review
I read The Giver in high school and adored it. I loved its abstract nature while still rooting itself mostly in reality. I recently…
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Brother Lono by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso – A Book Review
It’s not necessary to read Azzarello and Risso’s Eisner award-winning series 100 Bullets to understand Brother Lono, but it would certainly help. Lono proved…
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Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley – A Book Review
If you come looking for seconds on Scott Pilgrim, you won’t find them. With that being said, though, Seconds is anything but disappointing. Bryan…
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Neighbors – A Movie Review
There’s no way to avoid the obvious – this movie is hilarious. Truthfully, I don’t ask much from my comedies, and Neighbors delivered. The…
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Trillium by Jeff Lemire – A Book Review
All the accolades celebrating this book are accurate – it is a very special work. To briefly summarize, Trillium is a story that takes…
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Manifest Destiny: Amphibia and Insecta by Dingess, Roberts and Gieni – A Book Review
This first volume of Image Comics’ Manifest Destiny absolutely blew me away and rocketed to the top of my favorite titles. If you’re unfamiliar…
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Regarding NBC’s Constantine
I should say from the start that I am not a John Constantine die hard fan. In fact, until Justice League Dark, I really…
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It’s Kind Of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini – A Book Review
I’ve seen It’s Kind Of a Funny Story on several must-read lists, especially those aimed at young adults. I must admit that when I…
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