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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.
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Review: Lexicon by Max Barry

Lexicon is, for me, one of those books where it’s past midnight and you think “Okay, I really need to get some sleep, I need to put the book down right now. So I will read one more chapter, and that’s it.” And four chapters later you think “Okay, maybe I’ll just have an extra

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The Sandman: Overture – Special Edition #1

Chances are good you already know that the first issue of Neil Gaiman’s new Sandman series was released this past October; as one of the best-selling comics of 2013, it created quite a splash. What you may not know (I didn’t, but I’m easily distracted) is that for every issue of the series, one month

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Comic Issues
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Comic Issues #147 – Doctor Who: ALL the spoilers

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Get ready for a massive, geektastic, spoileriffic podcast as the crew breaks down the awesomeness that was The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode. With Andrew spending some much-deserved time with his family, Leland from the Movie Issues Podcast joins Anthony and Elizabeth

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Review: The 5th Wave

I only meant to read the first 100 pages of Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave, in an attempt to get familiar with some of the science-fiction that was published this year (somehow I spent most of the year reading older books.) Then I almost didn’t finish the first 50 pages, because I didn’t think I

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Comic Issues
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Comic Issues #145 – ALL the games

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! On the eve of the PlayStation 4 release we could have just talked about PlayStation games. Or we could talk about all the games, which is a lot more fun. Join our heroes and heroine and special guest, writer and gaming expert

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The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There

It was around this time last year that I read Catherynne M. Valente’s The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (my review of it is here.) After reading it I cheerfully said “The sequel just came out! I can’t wait to read it!” Apparently I could wait, because it took

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Gallery: DesignerCon 2013

Hitting the Pasadena DesignerCon this past Saturday was an awesome experience. The amount of artistic talent and creativity in that hall was just staggering. Check out our huge photo gallery from the event!

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Comic Issues
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Comic Issues #143 – Halloween Wrap-Up

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! We intended to talk about all sorts of things on this podcast. But once we started talking about our Halloweens, we just couldn’t stop. Join our heroes and heroine as we debrief on Halloween 2013, including, most importantly, the winners for the

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Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

No matter what your opinion is on Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has something to get your attention. If you’re one of the many people who loved the original book, who identify with the characters, and who never get tired of such a classic story, this is a chance to reread it with

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