{"id":310,"date":"2010-09-23T15:31:11","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T15:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/09\/23\/stuff-received-92310\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:37","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:37","slug":"stuff-received-92310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/09\/23\/stuff-received-92310\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff received 9\/23\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.radicalpublishing.com\/\/images\/titles\/time_bomb\/COVERS\/timebomb2_main.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radicalpublishing.com\/titles\/comics\/time-bomb?series_id=42&amp;amp;issue_id=165\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Time Bomb<\/span> Issue 2<\/a> <br \/>\nCreated and Written by Jimmy Palmiotti &amp;amp; Justin Gray<br \/>\nArt by Paul Gulacy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After discovering a secret Nazi bunker from World War II, a small team of scientists accidentally trigger the detonation of the OMEGA BOMB, signaling the end of the human race as we know it. As the bomb detonates and spreads a deadly virus across the globe, the New World Order in Washington D.C. puts together a plan: send a dedicated team of four specialists back in time using the defunct &quot;Time Bomb&quot; project to prevent the Omega Bomb from ever detonating and save the future.<\/p>\n<p>Armed to the teeth, team leader Jack McCrea, tech-ops specialist Ken Weinhauser, strategist Christian Grainger and deadly science expert Peggy Medina take the Time Bomb to the past expecting a mere 24 hour jump \u2013 but the team ends up deeper than they could have ever imagined when they arrive in Nazi Germany during the end of World War II in a concentration camp loaded with armed German soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61N-cf2seqL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spartacus-Blood-Complete-First-Season\/dp\/B003PIUBZS\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1285254994&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Spartacus: Blood and Sand<\/span> &#8211; The Complete First Season<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Betrayed by the Romans. Forced into slavery. Reborn as a Gladiator. The classic tale of the Republic\u2019s most infamous rebel comes alive in the graphic and visceral new series, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Spartacus: Blood and Sand<\/span>. Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment. But not all battles are fought upon the sands. Treachery, corruption, and the allure of sensual pleasures will constantly test Spartacus. To survive, he must become more than a man. More than a gladiator. He must become a legend.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51ogFYlre7L._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Exile-Outlander-Graphic-Novel\/dp\/0345505387\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1285255258&amp;amp;sr=8-1-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel<\/span><\/a> <br \/>\nWritten by Diana Gabaldon <br \/>\nArt by Hoang Nguyen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Diana Gabaldon\u2019s brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Now, in her first-ever graphic novel, Gabaldon gives readers a fresh look at the events of the original Outlander: Jamie Fraser\u2019s side of the story, gorgeously rendered by artist Hoang Nguyen.<\/p>\n<p>After too long an absence, Jamie Fraser is coming home to Scotland\u2014but not without great trepidation. Though his beloved godfather, Murtagh, promised Jamie\u2019s late parents he\u2019d watch over their brash son, making good on that vow will be no easy task. There\u2019s already a fat bounty on the young exile\u2019s head, courtesy of Captain Black Jack Randall, the sadistic British officer who\u2019s crossed paths\u2014and swords\u2014with Jamie in the past. And in the court of the mighty MacKenzie clan, Jamie is a pawn in the power struggle between his uncles: aging chieftain Colum, who demands his nephew\u2019s loyalty\u2014or his life\u2014and Dougal, war chieftain of Clan MacKenzie, who\u2019d sooner see Jamie put to the sword than anointed Colum\u2019s heir.<\/p>\n<p>And then there is Claire Randall\u2014mysterious, beautiful, and strong-willed, who appears in Jamie\u2019s life to stir his  compassion . . . and arouse his desire. <\/p>\n<p>But even as Jamie\u2019s heart draws him to Claire, Murtagh is certain she\u2019s been sent by the Old Ones, and Captain Randall accuses her of being a spy. Claire clearly has something to hide, though Jamie can\u2019t believe she could pose him any danger. Still, he knows she is torn between two choices\u2014a life with him, and whatever it is that draws her thoughts so often elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p>Step into the captivating, passionate, and suspenseful world of <span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Exile<\/span>, and experience the storytelling magic of Diana Gabaldon as never before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. 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