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It's Not You, It's Me: The Bullet Gal TPB Kickstarter

It's Not You, It's Me: The Bullet Gal TPB Kickstarter @andreziffy @mradmajack @NiagaraDETROIT

Looking for a great mix of fantastic genres like noir, Sci-Fi and dystopic fiction? Then look no further than Bullet Gal! Check out this great project from one of favorite writers here at The MacGuffin, Andrez Bergen and help this project reach its goals.

Here’s the link to the project details (and all sounds pretty kick-ass):

The first thing you need to know about Bullet Galis that it’s a loving…

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Under-the-Radar Gems for Halloween

Under-the-Radar Gems for Halloween

As an avid lover of horror films, Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday for movies. What’s not to love? There’s candy, decorations, and the one day a year that women can where outfits that will continue to ruin your image of famous pop culture icons.

Nothing screams sex appeal like Patrick from Spongebob Squarpants.

But as I said before, my favorite part is definitely the abundance of…

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Under-the-Radar Reviews: Blue Ruin

Under-the-Radar Reviews: Blue Ruin

Revenge films have seem to become all the rage lately. It seems that every weekend there’s a new movie about a nameless action star chasing down a stereotypical villain because said villain murdered his family or something.

You would think that by now, Liam Neeson would just keep his daughter on a leash or something.

Because of this popular trend, it’s very refreshing to come across a revenge…

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ODYSSEY Volume 1 Review

ODYSSEY Volume 1 Review "...fantastically scripted and illustrated..."

Recently, Titan Comics and Atomeka Press released a hardcover collection of Volume 1 of ODYSSEY, entitled “History Lesson”. This exciting volume is packed to the brim with some intriguing storytelling and wonderful art, and is a must-read for comics fans. But if that’s not enough of a recommendation, let’s dive right into our review of this epic story.

One of the first things you’re likely to…

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Retro Ruinthrough: Paperboy (NES)

Retro Ruinthrough: Paperboy (NES)

When I was a boy growing up in rural West Lincoln, I had the best friend a boy could ask for; my NES. Oh, the adventures we had. You know about all of that, of course. As we embark on another favourite rental, I feel it is my duty to introduce you to a family gem; Paperboy.

  What an ugly, ugly child.

  Yes, Paperboy. In this genius game, you play as a paperboy who is damned to deliver papers in…

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FATALE #24 Review

Storytellers: Ed Brubaker; Sean Phillips; Elizabeth Breitweiser

Publisher & Release Date: Image Comics – July 30th, 2014

Rating: 10/10

Here we are at the epic end to the wonderful, amazing, and all around awesome story that is FATALEby Brubaker and Phillips. Those words might sound like hyperbole to some, but this book has been nothing short of a masterpiece, and its finale only serves to cement…

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The Unwritten - Apocalypse #7 Review

Storytellers: Mike Carey; Peter Gross; Al Davison; Dean Ormston; Chris Chuckry; Todd Klein

Publisher & Release Date: Vertigo – July 23rd, 2014

Rating: 9/10

We’re getting closer and closer to the end of THE UNWRITTENand Carey and Gross are not content with slowing things down at all, each issue delivering more thrills and developments that keep the series exciting and inventive. In short, it’s a…

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The X-Files Season 10 #14 Review

Storytellers: Joe Harris; Matthew Dow Smith; Jordie Bellaire; Robbie Robbins

Publisher & Release Date: IDW Publishing – July 23rd, 2014

Rating: 10/10

This X-FILES SEASON 10thing has turned out to be pretty damn amazing, with arc after arc seemingly topping itself and leaving your jaw on the floor. Of course, you’ll have a nice smile on your face most of the time too, especially if you’re a…

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Knuckleheads #7 Review

Storytellers: Brian Winkeler; Robert Wilson IV; Jordan Boyd; Thomas Mauer

Publisher: Monkeybrain Comics

Damn, that escalated quickly, no? From the beginning, Knuckleheads has been consistently about bringing the humor, with only a tiny dash of seriousness thrown in for good measure. But issue #7 not only ratchets up the action in the series, but gives us a heavy dose of seriousness that still…

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Knuckleheads #4-6 Review

Storytellers: Brian Winkeler; Robert Wilson IV; Jordan Boyd; Thomas Mauer

Publisher: Monkeybrain Comics

If you’ve read our review of the first three issues of KNUCKLEHEADS, you’ll know that I love this book. Packed with humor, some witty writing and great art, Knuckleheads is a joy to read. Like issues #1-3, issues #4-6 continue to keep the jokes and action coming, with some more twists to the…

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24: Live Another Day Review

As a fan of 24through its admittedly uneven 8 season run, there was reasons to be skeptical when the new event series, Live Another Day was announced. After all, it had been 4 years since we had last seen Jack Bauer: would it feel the same; would we all still love the show after season 8’s divisive finale; could the show live up to the hype of such an event-based return? With that in mind, the…

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The Weirding Willows - Volume 1 Review

Storytellers: Dave Elliott; Barnaby Bagenda; Sami Basri

Publisher & Release Date: Titan Comics/Atomeka – July 1st, 2014

The first thing that struck me about THE WEIRDING WILLOWSis the concept. Throwing together a veritable who’s who of some intriguing and recognizable literary characters is a pretty inspired idea, and one that should have a pretty significant appeal to a diverse group of people.…

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Under-the-Radar Reviews: Antichrist

Under-the-Radar Reviews: Antichrist by Cain Miller (@CainMillerFilms)

There are always many different reasons a certain film doesn’t receive the recognition it deserves. Perhaps it was released independently and therefor didn’t have much exposure to begin with. It could have been released alongside a box office blockbuster and succumbed to being overshadowed  by a much more anticipated picture. Maybe, it was simply panned by early critic reviews which turned…

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Comics Reviews for July 16th, 2014

Check out the reviews of some of this week’s comics from The MacGuffin! FEATURED REVIEW: UMBRAL #7

Man, it’s good to have UMBRAL back for issue #7. I suppose that it hasn’t been that long, but it’s been long enough to make me wish it came out more often. While this issue doesn’t quite pack the same excitement that the end of last arc did, Johnston and Mitten do a great job of adding some more…

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Umbral #7 Review

Storytellers: Antony Johnston; Christopher Mitten; Jordan Boyd; Thomas Mauer

Publisher & Release Date: Image Comics – July 16th, 2014

Rating: 8.8/10

Man, it’s good to have UMBRALback for issue #7. I suppose that it hasn’t been that long, but it’s been long enough to make me wish it came out more often. While this issue doesn’t quite pack the same excitement that the end of last arc did, Johnston…

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Ghosted #11 Review

Storytellers: Joshua Williamson; Goran Sudzuka; Miroslav Mrva; Rus Wooton

Publisher & Release Date: Image Comics – July 9th, 2014

Rating: 8.8/10

After the end of the previous arc of GHOSTED, you wouldn’t be surprised if the series took a little time a breather. In some ways, that’s what that issue is, as we don’t get started on the next arc as of yet. Still, serving as a break between arcs, issue…

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Spread #1 Review

Storytellers: Justin Jordan; Kyle Strahm; Felipe Sobreiro; Crank!

Publisher & Release Date: Image Comics – July 9th, 2014

Rating: 8.6/10

THE SETUP: Ten years ago, we dug too deep. We unleashed something ancient that couldn’t be controlled. Something that couldn’t be stopped, twisting everything it touched into more of itself. The Spread. Humanity was nearly destroyed before we found a way to slow…

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