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BrickFair: LEGO Fan Festival

May 12, 2014
This weekend, BrickFair New England hit Manchester, NH. From their site, they boast LEGO models, displays and trains over 30,000 square feet. I arrived around 1pm and the exhibit hall was busy. The event appeared to attract mostly families and there were games and activities geared towards  ...

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Locus Award Finalists Announced

May 9, 2014
On Wednesday, the Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the finalists for this year’s Locus Awards. Finalists are determined for each of the 15 categories by popular vote of Locus Magazine’s subscriber base.  The magazine has been covering science fiction and fantasy since 1968 and boasts  ...

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Kickstarter of the Week: Vamplets

May 9, 2014
Pinks, purples and cute undead plush pets abound in the Undead Baby Dragon & Bitemares Plush from Vamplets Kickstarter. What is a Bitemare, you ask? Bitemares, are creepily cute creatures that nibble on the toes of Vamplets while they sleep to give them nightmares. Adorable! The plush toys,  ...

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News & Things: Women On Lists

May 7, 2014
  25 Awesome Women in Video Gaming Den of Geek’s list “aims to show the breadth of occupations held by women in the gaming industry.”  Renowned Silver Age Artist, Dick Ayers, Dies at 90 A talented inker who helped set the feel for many Silver Age comics, including Ghost  ...

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Kickstarter of the Week: Geek Theater

May 2, 2014
Most of us have probably heard about Theater Geeks, those over-the-top folks who love all things theater and, often, musical theater-related. When you reverse the order of those two words, they take on a completely different meaning. The Geek Theater Kickstarter campaign aims to showcase  ...

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FCBD at Double Midnight

April 30, 2014
Double Midnight Comics has been a staple of the NH comics community since 2002. Whether it’s providing space for local groups, such a Sketch Club meet-up or the women’s group, the League of Extraordinary Gentlewomen, participating in the annual Holiday Parade or organizing movie screenings, the  ...

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News & Things: Raptastic

April 30, 2014
Musical Sex Criminals Celebrate sex positivity with Rapper Adam WarRock’s latest track “The Quiet,” an homage to Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. Not surprisingly, the track is NSFW. Star Wars cast announced; excitement and criticism follow Yesterday’s  ...

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Kickstarter of the Week: A Comic Spot

April 25, 2014
It’s simple concept: build community with a truck, comics and some foldable furniture. The Kickstarter campaign for A Comic Spot aims to do just that. In the campaign video, 18 year old Antonio, talks about how he’s been going to a comic shop for 8 years, but doesn’t feel a sense of community.  ...

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What’s Hot? April 2014

April 25, 2014
Wendy I’m flailing all over the place over the new Rat Queens trade out this week. Jamie I’m loving the settlement credits I am getting from amazon.com and bn.com — apparently there was something involving the prices of ebooks on the NY Times Bestseller list. So both companies  ...

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