This week I stopped by Chicago Comics twice to check on some comics I had dropped off for consignment. While I waited for the staff to tabulate the massive haul of cash, Veggie Dog Saturn #4 by Jason Young caught my eye.
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'Whiskypedia' by Charles MacLean is kind of like being back at the candy store when you were a kid and had no money. The full-color interior has glossy pages rife with pics of cool bottles, plus histories, of 134 Scotch whisky makers, and oh boy it makes you thirsty for them.
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What you eat watches you . . . (Photo: Miss Reuben, by Matt Graves)
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Ethnically Chinese (born in Hong Kong) but culturally mostly Western (Canadian/American), Jason Li's take on being an outsider in a place (the province of Catalunya) where the citizens (the Catalans) seem rather clannish is very funny and charming.
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Alexandre Aja’s remake of the Roger Corman/Joe Dante/John Sayles original Piranha (1978) is most everything it promises to be, and unlike so many re-makes of horror films of late (A Nightmare on Elm Street , My Bloody Valentine ), it refreshes the content rather than just regurgitates it.
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Awesome 2—Awesomer: This is the second of an anthology series put together by the hosts of the podcast Indie Spinner Rack, and it's just bursting with great stories from a stunning line-up of creators.
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The dawn of a new era? Beauty amongst the beasts? Peace, love, and harmony? Nah. Welcome back to Apocalypse ... Meh!
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As the holiday season shifts into high gear, you may find yourself with more people to give gifts to than you previously thought. No fear. Here's part II of our gift guide, which focuses on more sweet stuff.
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Rather than focus on the latest, we're recommending stuff that we, or some of our favorite people, are passionate about. Whether you want to borrow some of these ideas for your own holiday gift giving, or these suggestions simply stoke your creative juices, we hope you enjoy. Part 1 of 2.
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'Best Worst Movie' is a documentary about the cult phenomenon of one of the most popular bad movies of recent years, 'Troll 2' (1990), and interestingly, it’s a personal film, made by Michael Stephenson, who starred in the low-budget, straight-to-video bomb. 
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Hair gel: the epitome of nefarious beauty products.
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Never let them see you sweat. Especially not the cute ones. Alas, it's hard to keep your cool when being chased around by hellish monsters.
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