FLASH FICTION

Prelude to Nine
BY MICHELLE T. TAN

Uppercut Avenue (opening)
BY COPPER SMITH

Tomas the Lion Tamer
BY RON RICHARDSON

Dull Pickles
BY IAN GRONAU

Recession Reverend
BY KJ

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ARTICLES

Review: dark 'til dawn Poetry and Paper Lamp Collection
The merging of poetry by Shelly Bryant and design by Peter Zhou.
BY R.W. O'ROURKE

The Genius of Calvin and Hobbes
The imagination of Bill Watterson's immortal comic strip.
BY KYLE MCMILLAN

Free Muntadhar al-Zeidi
Why the shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist should be pardoned.
BY JASON GANTENBERG

I'll Wait for You
The continuing decline of American society.
BY DAVID GLENN COX

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SHORT STORIES

On the Sixth Day
BY MICHELLE T. TAN

Till Death Do Us Together
BY JOSH ELMETS

How Doc Acquired a Chimpanzee Named Lincoln
BY SAMUEL R. GEORGE

Bus Full of Nuns Goes Over a Cliff
BY JOSHUA MEDCALF

Excerpt from the Novel The Return of No. 44
BY BOB ROGERS

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POETRY

A King of Old Earth
BY JOHN J. DUNPHY

Luna
BY SHELLY BRYANT

Tiny Little Piece
BY XENIA-CHLOE H. VILLANUEVA

Black Birds
BY TIMMOTHY HOLT

Self-portrait
BY XENIA-CHLOE H. VILLANUEVA

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BOOKS

Not Pulling Any Punches
A review of Bam! 172 Hellaciously Quick Stories by Luc Reid
BY SHELLY BRYANT

Eshu International and the World of Tomorrow
A review of Running Black by Patrick Todoroff
BY SHELLY BRYANT

Horror Made Mechanical
A review of The Downward Spiral: Beginnings and Endings by Leonard Kreger II
BY SHELLY BRYANT

Life in the Outer Fringes
A review of Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
BY R.W. O'ROURKE

Pop Goes Culture across Ages and Spaces
A review of Intrinsic Night by J.E. Stanley and Joshua Gage
BY W.J. MINNIS

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COMIC BOOKS

The Return of the Con
Dr. Charming recaps last year's Chicago Comic Con ahead of the upcoming one.
BY DR. CHARMING

Breaking in C2E2
The inaugural C2E2 in retrospect.
BY DR. CHARMING

Remembering Michael Turner
Looking back on a artist whose short career still made an impact in the comic book world.
BY THE POLSKI SAMURAI

The Horror and Wizard World
Thoughts on a tortured relationship with a comic convention.
BY JASON GANTENBERG

MOVIES

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
A review of the film.
BY JASON GANTENBERG

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
A review of the film.
BY THE POLSKI SAMURAI

Batman: Gotham Knight
A review of the film.
BY DR. CHARMING

VIDEO GAMES

Introduction to General Management and Competitive Strategy
What it takes to make it in the video games business.
BY JOE SHEEHAN

Let Us Begin with a Classic...
Our first video game review dates back 10 years
ago to the Nintendo 64 days...
BY THE POLSKI SAMURAI

War Has Changed
Metal Gear Solid 4 is almost here. Take a look into the past and future of the MGS series.
BY THE POLSKI SAMURAI