If your game, movie and book club nights are still sustained on bags of Doritos and six-packs of Mountain Dew, it's time to make creative cooking and baking part of the experience. MORE >>
A new year is upon us and the future beckons. Boldly go into the Star Trek universe with my new expanded book collection!
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REVIEW OF TEEN TITANS: BEAST BOY
Kami Garcia's second installment in the Teen Titans series introduces us to the lovable but insecure Garfield Logan, a teen with an unusual connection to — and the ability to transform into — animals. MORE >>
REVIEW OF TEEN TITANS: RAVEN
Raven Roth doesn't remember her past and is troubled by disturbing dreams and strange supernatural incidents that seem to surround her. Join her story in Kami Garcia's popular graphic novel series, TEEN TITANS. MORE >>
THE BRAM STOKER NOVEL THAT INSPIRED "THE MUMMY"
The Jewel of the Seven Stars is almost unheard of when compared to Stoker's most famous novel — Dracula! Still, it's worth a read for how it portrayed the supernatural in Victorian England and later inspired Boris Karloff's The Mummy movies. MORE >>
REVIEW OF TEEN TITANS: ROBIN
The Robins — Damian Wayne and Dick Grayson — take center stage is the fourth volume of the Teen Titans series by Kami Garcia. But will the brothers put aside their differences long enough to deal with the shared threat of Slade Wilson and H.I.V.E.? MORE >>
NEW BOOK COLLECTION: HORROR
Laughing Boy Books has just added a curated collection of horror comics, graphic novels and books. MORE >>
THE BOY WONDER IS A WONDERFUL BIT OF STORYTELLING
Everything changed in young prince Damian Wayne's life when his father, Batman, liberated him from his grandfather's den of assassins. This is his tale, told as a lyrical folktale by visionary artist Juni Ba. MORE >>
REVIEW OF TEEN TITANS: BEAST BOY LOVES RAVEN
Book three in the Kami Garcia Teen Titans series begin bringing together the team players — including Damian Wayne, a.k.a. Robin. MORE >>
Small Town Spirits by Zack Keller and Gabriele Bagnoli
Skinner by Micky Neilson and Samwise Didier
Summer Shadows by John Harris Dunning and Ricardo Cabral
Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red Treasury Edition by Jason Aaron
Joe the Barbarian (New Edition) by Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy
Nightwing Vol. 7: Fallen Grayson by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo
Nightwing Vol. 6: Standing at the Edge by Tom Taylor and Michael Conrad
From the DC Vault: Death in the Family: Robin Lives! by J M Dematteis and Rick Leonardi
THE COMPLETE SERIES IS NOW AVAILABLE!
With the release of My Summer (and the Song of Cicadas), you can now follow the highly creative and equally anxious Quinton Wyatt through the entirety of his high school years. Learn more about the Quinton's Curious Mind Book Series.
I had pretty much given up on sports novels — until I found sports graphic novels. Here's how the combination of art and a good story let me find a whole new genre to read.
T.J. Shapleigh is a central character in the "My Summer" books, but does his seeming betrayal of Quinton Wyatt make him a victim of circumstance... or a villain by design?
The 1990s wasn't an outstanding decade for pop culture, but that doesn't mean it didn't have some memorable contributions.
You can find a plethora of information about cinema online, but a few decades ago the movie review was a virtual art form practiced by a select few.
I went to Greece to walk where legends were born and found inspiration as a writer in a most unexpected place: a small cave overlooking a remote cove.
A cramped comic book store in a little strip mall was beloved by its customers. When tragedy befell the owner, we felt it too.
They're rare now, but once upon a time the novelization held particular significance for nerds of all kinds. Here's is their story...
Say her name three times before a mirror and she will appear. Wander a riverbed in the desert southwest and she will appear. Here's the complicated history of Bloody Mary / La Llorona, from schoolyard tales to popular culture.
Batman's not famous for his parenting skills. Should DC Comics better address a father who weaponized his adopted children?