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Panel from the Neverwhere graphic novel of Marquis de Carabas Story Link: One of the characters in Neverwhere, the Marquis de Carabas, deals in information and is paid by favors. He never produces a tangible product and he doesn’t take monetary payment. The Idea: Trade teaching a skill in exchange for learning a [...] I Kill Giants Written by Joe Kelly Illustrated by JM Ken Niimura The Gist: Barbara Thorson, a strong-willed fifth grader at Birchwood Elementary School, has problems. Barbara’s home life is askew and at school she’s a frequent flier in both the principal’s and school psychologist’s offices. Barbara also sees supernatural things like fairies [...] Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale Written by Joss Whedon and Zack Whedon Artwork by Chris Samnee Published by Dark Horse Comics The General Gist: Shepherd Derrial Book’s background is finally shared with the general public. The story follows Shepherd backward through his life and it shows an interesting de-evolution of what motivated Shepherd to [...] Director: Peter Jackson Screenwriters: Fran WalshPhilippa BoyensPeter Jackson Based on books written by: J.R.R. Tolkien Story Review: In an epic story that is based around hope in this movie the light composition of the different scenes are interesting to watch– dark when Saruman is on screen (or when his allies are on screen), [...] Director: Peter Jackson Screenwriters: Fran WalshPhilippa BoyensPeter Jackson Based on books written by: J.R.R. Tolkien Story Review: I haven’t read the source material (aka the books Tolkien wrote) this review is based entirely off of the movie.Watching this movie reminded me of how beautiful New Zealand is, although truth be told I’ve only [...] American Gods Written by Neil Gaiman The premise: When the immigrants came to America, they brought their beliefs with them. Their gods (and other legendary, often mythic beings) came with them, and they are now corporeal. Travel Review: The story focuses on mainly on Shadow’s journey through the United States as Mr. Wednesday’s, [...] Fern Gully Written by Diana Young (original stories), Jim Cox (screenplay adaptation) Directed by Bill Kroyer The premise: A fairy (Krista) shows a human (Zak) that some of the actions humans are taking seriously affect the rainforest, but that it’s not too late to make amends and save the environment. Geek Out: Chock [...] Beautiful Darkness Written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl The premise: A continuation of the Caster Chronicles, which is a tale of star crossed lovers that has a mix of fairy tale and reality check. Travel Angle: While mainly set in the fictitious South Carolina town of Gatlin and many of the places [...] Beautiful Creatures Written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl The premise: A tale of star crossed lovers that has a mix of fairy tale and reality check. Gatlin isn’t a town you could locate on a map of South Carolina, it is a real place. The small town is a mixture of backward [...] |
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