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Book Review: Peter Hamilton’s Pandora’s Star

JC John (ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔) — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:36:55 +0000

A space opera of epic proportions by the UK’s #1 sci-fi author Peter F. Hamilton. Pandora’s Star is the first of two books in the Commonwealth Saga, which is set in the Commonwealth Universe. At this time period, humanity has spread in over 600 planets in the Milky Way Galaxy and has grown [...]

Exorcism

cyborg — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:36:00 +0000

I just bought a book on exorcism last week for P300. It is entitled Exorcism: Encounters with the Paranormal and the Occult (second edition) written by Fr. Jose Francisco C. Syquia, Director of Archdiocese of Manila Office of Exorcism (see photo above). This is related to my previous post on spiritual...

Source: Courage Philippines

Jazz Maynard by Raule and Roger

nethan — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:56:20 +0000

The other day I received a package in the mail from my Spanish comics writer friend Raule. In the package are three hardcover French translations of his comic book Jazz Maynard with artist Roger. Yes, these guys go by just one name. I have a one-name for myself, but Ilyn absolutely freaks out when I...

Source: KOMIKERO DOT COM

Indie Komiks Review #2

nethan — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:08:51 +0000

Triple Punch Komiks!, published by Polyhedron Comics is an anthology of three stories in three different genres. The first story, “Project BC” written and illustrated by Ron Escultura, is science fiction, featuring a human controlled giant robot reminiscent of something like Daimos. I like...

Source: KOMIKERO DOT COM

Francisco V. Coching at Amazon.com

nethan — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:22:39 +0000

Francisco V. Coching’s Life and Art book can finally be purchased directly from Amazon.com, for those of you who reside *outside* the Philippines. Click on the link above or here. Looks like stocks are limited, so hurry! If it runs out, more stocks are on the way. For other books published by...

Source: KOMIKERO DOT COM

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Trailer hits The Net

nethan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:11:00 +0000

After Twilight and New Moon here comes the third installment on the much anticipated Twilight Saga, Eclipse. Obviously coming back are actors Tailor Lautner as the Wolf Boy Jacob, Kristen Stewart as Bella and Robert Pattinson as Edward. According to Twilight Fans, this 3rd installment is the most...

Source: Jori's Entertainment Journal

Best Websites To Download Free EBooks

teknoy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:05:00 +0000

"We all know that reading is the best way to gain a particular knowledge from a source. This practice makes books convert into digital media equivalent which we call E-books. So what do you think if you’re able to download free e-books and take with yourself any place you want."[via save delete] ...

Source: GeekPicks

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cast Revealed

nethan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:40:00 +0000

Zachary Gordon takes Greg Heffley to a 3-dimensional world from the pages of the best selling illustrated “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series by Jeff Kinney to a major motion picture from 20th Century Fox. Greg (Gordon) is a wisecracking, self-centered middle-schooler whose life is filled with suburban...

Source: Jori's Entertainment Journal

Call for Entries: 2010 Rome Forbes Story-writing Contest

nethan — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:25:02 +0000

Canvas, a nonprofit organization that promotes Filipino arts and culture, is calling out for entries to the Romeo Forbes Children’s Storywriting Competition. Entries may be in English or Filipino, in 1,600 words or fewer, and should not have been previously published. The theme of the stories should...

Source: PinoyCentric.com

0083F: My Geeky Valentine’s Day

informer — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:50:24 +0000

Geeky Birthdays on Hearts' Day! A very Happy Birthday goes out to wise-cracking gaming buddy Aldwin and fellow comic book geek, Aids! Happy Birthday to both of you - you have some stellar birthday celebrations today it seems with the dragons and all that, haha!And here's a Happy Valentine's Day to everyone...

Source: Beyond Dinobot Island