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The Internet is a funny place.

This past week, Ive taken kind of a beating online. First there was a post on my Facebook page that wished me a happy birthday, but pretty much called me a sexist at the same time (said post was removed without asking by the poster, so bygones are bygones). Then there was a comment on The Watchtower site in...
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All right, this is one of those rare times when I'm going to shamelessly use this space to plug something that's near and dear to my heart. If you live in the Montreal area, or have stopped by to visit, some of you may have been given one of our snappy <a href="http://www.comicpull.com">ComicPull</a> cards upon entering <strong><a href="http://the4thwall.ca">The 4th Wall.</a></strong>

Well, it occurred to me...
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My partner is comic-store-crime, Sohmer often tells me about the comics he likes to read while well, yknow. Sometimes its an awkward conversation if hes had a lot of dairy, and sometimes he tells me about books that I havent gotten to yet. One such book is Brian Vaughn (Y: The Last Man) and Tony Harris(Batman: Battle For The Cowl) Ex Machina.

Sohmer had been...
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My partner is comic-store-crime, Sohmer often tells me about the comics he likes to read while well, yknow. Sometimes its an awkward conversation if hes had a lot of dairy, and sometimes he tells me about books that I havent gotten to yet. One such book is Brian Vaughn (Y: The Last Man) and Tony Harris(Batman: Battle For The Cowl) Ex Machina.

Sohmer had been...
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With the launch of the brand-new site for <a href="http://www.the4thwall.ca">The 4th Wall</a>, I have added yet another blog to my ever expanding list of things to update. Like my Creative (and hetero) Life-Partner, I have been a fan of online journals since back in the 1990s when they required a brand new page to update, and had cool names like<strong> Angelfire</strong> and<strong> Tripod.</strong> Often though,...
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I had a lovely bromantic evening this weekend with the man they call Sohmer, as his lovely wife hit up a bridal shower, the likes of which Im sure contained enough debauchery to satisfy even the deepest recesses of my mind. At least thats what Ive chosen to believe, and damn you if you think youre going to take it away from me.

Any way,...
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For the last seven years, I worked in the news. I have been witness to the stories and images of bombings, tsunamis, hurricanes, and many dark moments in recent history.

I suppose that during the course of my time in the media, I learned to separate myself from things. I used to joke that we were like doctors. We joke to distance ourselves from the...
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So some things are happening, and since no one really reads this, I feel like this is a good place to talk about them.

For the first time in a long time I am beginning to feel the creep of self-doubt working it's way into my brain. I don't know why, but I can imagine that my recent breakup, arguments with my business partner, conflict...
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I read a book last night that simply, for lack of a better term, touched me.

It's called I Kill Giants.

Written by Joe Kelly and drawn by JM Ken Niimura, it's the story of Barbara, a girl who plays D&D, is always on the lookout for impending Giant attacks, and carries the magican Hammer of Coveleski.

It sounds a bit silly, but like...
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