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I don’t think I’ve ever been as frustrated by having not read something as I have been thisweek. I started working at the shop about two years ago now and my first order of business wasto catch up on all the indie titles I haven’t read yet. Soon after Mike had said that Gideon Fallswas pretty good and that I should pick it up when I had the time because it was only in its firstcouple issues. It has been almost exactly two years and I have finally read Gideon Falls, and I amfurious I did not read …

Nowhere Men - Actual Scientists or Their Effects?Nowhere Men is one of those books that has been on my list for a long time. I found this bookwhen Comixology first started and had a section for new Image books. I’ve always been a fan ofscience fiction that focuses on the actual scientists instead of the effects of the product theymake. Nowhere Men is quite literally exactly what I wanted, with the book focusing almostentirely on the scientists and how they as people influence the world around th …

It’s Time for a Sci-Fi Adventure! Who’s With Me?I recently picked up the Image Comics trade paperback for Descender written by Jeff Lemire with art by Dustin Nguyen. They say you shouldn’t judge a book my it’s cover however the moon and stars with a young boy sets up a galactic adventure in my mind that I needed to find out more about.The book begins with humans and robots living as one in a symbiotic relationship. The action starts immediately as we are met with massive robots called Harv …

Welcome to The Magic Order! I just finished reading The Magic Order. With a mix of Dexter level bloody murders and Harry Potter magic spells/dark forces, this trade paperback is sure to delight! The basis of the story is about magicians who live as normal humans by day and protect us from dark forces at night. This story details a dark force that is taking out the Magic Order very quickly and efficiently with a Shape Shifting assassin. The team has to act fast and illicit the help of a “r …

I have always been a fan of reading. Reading mysteries and thrillers are typically my go tos along with some sappy Nicholas Sparks... (Sorry not Sorry!). I hadn't really gotten into the comic books yet so I asked Mike to help me find a story. He quickly went to work and picked out the Wytches trade paper back by written by Scott Snyder and art by Jock published by Image Comics. Yes, he gave me a HORROR. Now, horror is not necessarily my first choice in a read. Confession: I could not e …