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by | March 14, 2014 · 8:01 pm

Around the Web March 14, 2014

Happy Pi day everyone!

We start off with some interesting news from Diamond. The comic book distributor has been sending out secret shoppers to determine if stores who participate in their day-early delivery program are sticking to the programs rules.  Diamond announced that they found fifty cases where stores were not abiding by the rules, although they were not specific about the store names or the circumstances under which the comics were sold. These numbers also mesh with Diamond’s numbers from 2011 that say that 98% of retailers are abiding by program rules.

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While I am not a fan of Diamond’s near monopoly on comic distribution, I do like this program and I am glad to see that most people are playing nice so  that we can all benefit.

Next up, we have a Kickstarter for your consideration. A Druid’s Duel is a turn based strategy game that reminds me a lot of Final Fantasy Tactics, which is one of my all time favorite games. Unlike Tactics however, this seems to be a much simpler game, and there is no crazy story to follow. The graphic are pretty straight forward, but clean and attractive. Best of all there is a demo that you can download for Mac or PC.

A bit like this, but much simplified and streamlined.

A bit like this, but much simplified and streamlined.

I’m looking forward to giving this one a try when I’ve got some free time.

Now a couple of good deals for you. First up is a Pi day special from Comixology. They’re offering discounts on several Image titles, today only. Second is a complete Jack Kirby and Joe Simon horror comic, available for free on Comics Alliance.

Finally, today is Follow Friday and with that in mind we’ve got a brief history of one of the all-time great X-Men, Jean Grey, brought to us by The Brotherhood of Evil Geeks (appropriately named for such an article). This post sums up Jean pretty good, without going into too much detail. They also focus on just Jean here, because they have a separate post on Phoenix.

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I’ve always wanted to see her get some Canadian lovin’… if you know what I mean.

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by | February 4, 2014 · 6:04 pm

Dragon’s Loyalty Award

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We were very excited to be nominated for the Dragon’s Loyalty Award by Gene at The Sourcerer, and since it’s the first time we’ve had any acceptance into the blogging community, it has taken me a little while to calm down and compose my thoughts.  This time around I’ll post some facts about myself and maybe next time I’ll let Tracy have all the fun share my misery. 😉

  1. I spent four and half years at a military college and then have worked for the Navy for the last six.
  2. I have a bad habit of collecting stuff.  I use to collect card games and have sixteen 800 count, full card boxes still sitting in a dresser drawer. Now I collect comics, and they don’t fit in a dresser drawer.

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    So many cards…

  3. My sister and I look so little alike that when she lived with me for six months people thought we were dating. However, once they spend some time around us, most people discover that we have very similar mannerisms and even use the same turns of phrases.
  4. I tend to name my pets after characters from things I like. My cats are Spider (Transmetropolitan) and Kaylee (Firefly).  In high school I had a cat named Mara (from the Star Wars expanded universe).
  5. I once blew off Geraldo Rivera. He was with his nephew on a tour of my college while I was pulling onto campus. I honked my horn and waved to a friend who was standing behind him and Geraldo got excited because he thought I recognized him. With a couple of quick hand gestures I made it clear I was trying to get the attention of someone else. He looked very disappointed. I didn’t find out who he was until about an hour later.
  6. I’ve played four instruments in my life:  piano, alto sax, tuba and guitar. I’ve never been great at any of them, but I was best at tuba and would pick it back up if they weren’t so damned expensive.
  7. For years friends of mine have been threatening to record my rantings and post them on the internet. I started the blog after a similar conversation with Tracy got me thinking on the long drive down to southern Georgia. The blog kept me sane for the two months I was in Georgia for work.

I don’t really have a great method for picking other blog nominees, aside from the fact that these are ones that I have found interesting, inspiring, or are written by people I’d like to get to know better.

  1. The Thousand Lives
  2. The Verbal Spew Review
  3. The Geeky Hooker
  4. Comparative Geeks
  5. A Guide to Geekdom
  6. The Brotherhood of Evil Geeks
  7. Bag & Bored

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