We will start this post by saying: Lisa Kleypas is one of the best romance novels writers out there and one of our favourites. Her stories are well-written and well-researched but above all, her stories have heart. It is…
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Current location: Cambridge, UK The Windflower and King’s College The Windflower is one of those mythical romance novels that many speak of, that more often than not appears in top 100 listings and it has been granted DIK (Desert…
To end the weekend, we decided it would be rather fitting to have a Best of Batman Poll. Since the Dark Knight has been translated successfully to the screen, we give you the following two questions: Who is your…
Title: The Dark Knight Returns Author: Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, John Costanza, and Lynn Varley Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: Part of Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Universe Summary: (from DCComics.com)It is ten years after an aging Batman…
Title: The Dark Knight Movie directed by Christopher Nolan; screenplay by Christopher Nolan and Johnathan Nolan; starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman Somehow, some way, someone upstairs must’ve decided…
Title: The Killing Joke Author: Alan Moore, Brian Bolland Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel, but part of the Batman universe Summary: (from DCComics.com)For the first time the Joker’s origin is revealed in this…
Title: Batman: Year One Author: Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis Genre: Graphic Novel Summary: (from DCcomics.com)A young Bruce Wayne has spent his adolescence and early adulthood, traveling the world so he could hone his body and mind…
As we mentioned in this week’s Smugglers Stash, today we kick off our Batman Long Weekend in honor of The Dark Knight, in theaters nationwide on Friday! Note the (temporary) change of header *points above* for the weekend! We…
Yo ho ho and a bottle o’… As our weekend comes to a close, we have once again used the magic Sorting Hat to select the winners of our Lisa Shearin Giveaway! *drumroll please* FIRST PLACE: PiduteRUNNER UP: Jill…
So we come to the end of our Gaiman Appreciation Week. For those who already are Gaiman fans we pray that we have made his books justice with our reviews. For those who haven’t read his books yet, we…
