Subscription Service Round-Up April 2016
Subscription service round-up April 2016 Let’s take a look at what we’ll be downloading this month from Games with Gold and Playstation Plus. http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/LIVE/ Xbox One The Wolf Among...
View ArticleSubscription Service Round-Up May 2016
Subscription Service Round-Up May 2016 Let’s take a look at what we’ll be downloading this month from Games with Gold and Playstation Plus. http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/LIVE/ Xbox One Defense Grid 2...
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Off The Rack #1 Happy Victoria Day to all my fine fellow Canadians. It’s going to be a perfect spring day for enjoying two-fours of brewed goodness. We spent yesterday toiling away in the garden so...
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Off The Rack #2 I learned that a heat wave is the term used when you have three consecutive days with temperatures over 30 degrees C. Ottawa had it’s first heat wave last week. Thank Thor for air...
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Off The Rack #3 I love being outdoors but I’m not a camper. I need a solid roof over my head at night so a cottage would be nice. I was out in the pouring rain Sunday with my brother Ken and we were...
View ArticleSubscription Service Round-Up June 2016
Subscription Service Round-Up June 2016 Let’s take a look at what we’ll be downloading this month from Games with Gold and Playstation Plus. http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/LIVE/ Xbox One Goat Simulator...
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Off The Rack #4 Waiting for the wind to die down. It’s not even a good day to go fly a kite. We left the lake yesterday when it got so windy there were whitecaps. My little fishing boat was being...
View ArticlePop Culture Pulpit – Don’t Call It A Comeback
Pop Culture Pulpit – Don’t Call It A Comeback Where does the time go? At what point does one acknowledge they’ve taken on more than they can reasonably juggle? Whatever the answers to those questions...
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Off The Rack #5 Ah, the first day of summer. Time to sit on the deck with a gin and tonic and just enjoy the mellow mood. If it gets too hot outside one can always find cool sanctuary inside an air...
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Off The Rack #6 It seems like DC Rebirth is a hit and the first printings are being offered at stupid prices. Be patient, don’t let the speculators and flippers hose you. Pick up the new printings off...
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Off The Rack #7 I wish all my American friends and ex-pats living south of the border a very happy Fourth of July. Be safe and have fun. I spent part of Canada Day sitting on a buddy’s porch in a...
View ArticleSubscription Service Round-Up July 2016
Subscription Service Round-Up July 2016 Let’s take a look at what we’ll be downloading this month from Games with Gold and Playstation Plus. http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/LIVE/ Xbox One The Banner Saga 2...
View ArticleOff The Rack #8
Off The Rack #8 Monday, July 11, 2016 We’re in the thick of summer now and the racks are overflowing with good comic books to read. If your home isn’t air conditioned try reading at your local...
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Off The Rack #9 Monday, July 18, 2016 We had one of those sun-shiny not-too-hot perfect summer days here in Ottawa yesterday. I went fishing in the morning with bird-watcher Brian. Caught some fish...
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Off The Rack #10 Monday, July 25, 2016 I love watching thunder storms roll through. We just had one now. We’re lucky here in Ottawa that they don’t produce tornadoes so it’s not so scary unless...
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Off The Rack #11 Monday, August 1, 2016 This long weekend has thrown my routines for a loop. We saw Ghostbusters Saturday night at the V.I.P. theatre. The movie was entertaining and funny. The big...
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Off The Rack #12 Monday, August 8, 2016 I know why things must change but I wish they wouldn’t. Take personal hygiene products for instance. I used to shower with Johnson’s Baby Soap and then one day...
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Off The Rack #13 Monday, August 15, 2016 I had a special guest with me on my fishing trip yesterday. This was the first time Lucas has gone fishing using lures only. It took a while but he finally...
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Off The Rack #14 Monday, August 22, 2017 Between watching the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and a couple of days at Round Lake Resort I had a lot less time to read comic books last week. I’ll be covering...
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Off The Rack #15 Monday, August 29, 2016 It’s been fun working while Heather is away on holidays because I have gotten to see many customers who I haven’t seen in a while. It was nice seeing their...
View ArticlePop Culture Pulpit – Here I Go Again? Part 1
I don’t write nearly as much as I intend to, but I’ve come to terms with this. I’d prefer to write when the mood suits and when I feel I’ve enough to say worthy of taking the time to get thoughts down....
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Monday, September 5, 2016 It’s Labour Day and I have been labouring trying to get my laptop screen to revert back to showing everything at a smaller size. My screen changed to a stretched and larger...
View ArticlePop Culture Pulpit – Here I Go Again? Part 2
Silver Age (roughly 1956’s to 1970’s). Get them. This is as obvious a tip as I can offer you. These books are only getting older and tougher to find. I’m not particular on condition, within reason. I...
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Monday, September 12, 2016 We went down to Chinatown for some street food on Sunday and ate stuff on sticks. Deep fried spiral potato, lamb kabobs and fresh grilled spicy squid tentacles. Yummy. It...
View ArticleThe Buzz List: Ten Underappreciated Creator-Owned Titles
If you’ve been exposed to the comic industry in the last ten to fifteen years, you know all about creator-owned darlings like Preacher, 100 Bullets, Scott Pilgrim, or 30 Days of Night. If you’ve kept...
View ArticlePop Culture Pulpit – Here I Go Again? Part 3
-Print Runs. Yes, this can work but I would venture to say it’s the most challenging of all the methods. It requires both effort and homework, combined with luck. A small print run is, as I mentioned,...
View ArticleOff The Rack #18
Monday, September 19, 2016 Here’s a problem that I have as a comic book store employee that fans do not have to contend with. My annoyance started with a book that hit the racks recently that had...
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Monday, September 26, 2016 A short column this week due to happy life circumstances. I got a temporary part-time job last week that had me spending Thursday and Friday at the Library and Archives...
View ArticleThe Buzz List: Ten Great Non-Marvel/DC Heroes
Welcome to the latest edition of the Buzz List. Once again, we hit up social media with a big question- who is the best non-Marvel/DC superhero? We got some amazing responses. Honestly, it’s hard to...
View ArticleOff The Rack #20
Monday, October 10, 2016 Happy Canadian Thanksgiving eh. We had our big family gathering Saturday evening with turkey and all the fixings. The brood continues to grow even though a lot of the kids...
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