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llyzabeth

aka Elizabeth Wallace. Full-time graphic designer, part-time book reviewer and violinist. Slightly weird, usually nice, occasionally grumpy, always preoccupied.
OptimusPrime25
Comic Books
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Review – Optimus Prime #25

It’s finally here: the final issue of IDW’s Transformers (this current incarnation anyway, the reboot is scheduled for next year sometime.) I can’t really talk about the issue without spoilers, so if you haven’t read it yet you might want to go read the issue first. (And you should read it even if you don’t

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Unicron6Review
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Unicron #6

It’s the final issue of the Unicron saga, and I was going to say “it’s the end of an era” but we’re not quite there yet: Optimus Prime #25 comes out next week and will finish up the IDW Transformers books. I think I would’ve liked the Unicron book to be the final chapter in

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LostLight25Review
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Transformers Lost Light #25 (a conversation)

(Massive great big spoilers below.) Kathryn …how the heck do we start a conversation about this one? Elizabeth Probably with what you told me when you finished it. “Siiigh. All the feels.” And then I’ll say “Man oh man.” Kathryn Yes, and I’ll add “I had no idea what to expect from this issue. Never

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WatersnakesReview
Comic Books
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Review – Watersnakes

I seriously don’t know where to begin with this book.  It’s beautiful, except when it’s grotesque. It’s a straightforward adventure, except when it goes completely off the rails. It’s a fairy tale except when it’s a coming-of-age story, except when it’s a comedy, except when it’s a mystery, except when it’s a myth, except when

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Binary System Podcast
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Binary System Podcast #150 – The BSP Mixtape

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! The title of this episode was almost “One hundred fifty episodes: still no plan” but we already used that fifty episodes ago. And we do have a plan, even if we thought it up an hour before the recording. Still counts! This

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Review – Irontown Blues

I read this book months ago and meant to write a review, but I kept putting it off, because in the end I didn’t think the book was very good, but I’m such a John Varley fan I didn’t want to admit it. Here’s some random thoughts I jotted down when I was planning an

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Middlewest1
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Middlewest #1

Ever since I Hate Fairyland wrapped up this year (with what I thought was a pitch-perfect ending) I’ve been waiting to read Skottie Young’s next big thing, wondering if it was going to be as nuts as a psychopathic 30-something trapped in a child’s body trapped in Fairyland. Turns out Skottie’s newest main character is

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JusticeLeague10review
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Justice League 10

Just a quick word here to say look look Francis Manapul! I’ve been wanting to jump in on Justice League for a while, and not only do we have a new arc spinning up but it’s drawn by one of my favorite DC artists! I’m totally in. See below a review of this week’s Justice

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