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While browsing through WordPress.org’s showcased blogs, I came across a blog called Haunted Island. Haunted Island is a blog about all the haunted places in the UK. Each post is dedicated to a different place (House, hotel, Inn, theater, church, graveyard, castle, etc.) and includes pictures as well as a back story and the ghostly claims made by eye witnesses. So anyone who is into spooky stories, the Haunted Island blog is a great blog to check out!

For any geek, nerd, fanboy or fangirl who hasn’t heard of Redbubble, let me introduce you to your new obsession. Redbubble is a lot like Cafepress, but better organized, with better quality art and shirts. And if you’re an artist, you can submit your own work and make a bit of money. Alex and I are all about supporting local and lesser known artists, which is another reason why we love this site. So go and check it out, I dare you to try and not get addicted.

Oh, and while you’re there, be sure to check out a few shirts I’ve designed..

Pinterest is one of the newest and fastest growing social networks out there. What is it? It’s a lot like tumblr mixed with some unique elements. On Pinterest  you create your own “pinboards” where you can organize and share things you love, and follow other people’s boards.  I’ve heard jokes that it’s mainly for women planning their weddings (which is how I found out about it), decorating their dream homes, finding clothes for their children and DIY projects that they’ll never do. But you know what? It’s so fun and super addicting! And I’m starting to be friends with more and more guys on there, so it’s not just for women anymore.

It might still be invite only, so if you want an invite, let me know and I’ll send you one.

I know I know, it’s been basically a year since our last real update. It’s part lazy and partly all the wedding planning stuff going on.  But I’m going to start making a real effort to post regularly (Alex too), and stop neglecting this blog (I have another one I’ve started for wedding related bits here).

The point of this quick post is to tell you we are on Tumblr (well, Megan mostly). You can follow us here if you like cool graphics and pictures related to fandom related things.

One thing we have been very good at on this blog is supporting emerging artists.  So now, I’m going to do a bit of shameless self promotion. Those of you who follow me on Tumblr have seen these already, so I apologize.

Now that I have discovered Imagekind, I have gotten brave and added some of my own art on the site. Just a few digital print I’ve had gathering digital dust on my hard drive for a little bit.  They’re now available on Imagekind.

So if you’re as print obsessed as Alex and I are, you need to check out Imagekind.com

Even if you aren’t print obsessed, and just like to support emerging artists, you need to check out this site.

Imagekind, run by the cafepress people, is the perfect place to go if you want amazing art and not pay an arm and a leg.  Or, if you’re an emerging artist (like myself) you can open your own store front (accounts range from free to $11.99/mo or $94.99/year) and put your art up for sale. They also offer high quality prints, canvas or framing of your own art for a very reasonable price, without you having to open up a storefront.

Honestly, this site is amazing!

Below are a few samples of some of mine and Alex’s favorite prints for sale. We’re all for supporting emerging artists! Click the image to learn more.

I should have posted this before the holidays were over, but Alex and I were a bit busy.

With the holidays just past, I’m sure a lot of people had wish lists at their favorite online stores.  Well Kaboodle is a site where you can have one GIANT wish list that includes items from any online store, and it is SOOO addicting!

From Kaboodle’s website:

“Kaboodle is a social shopping community where people discover, recommend and share products. Kaboodle’s powerful shopping tools allow people to organize their shopping through lists, discover new things from people with similar style, get discounts on popular products and find best prices. At the heart of Kaboodle is a fun and engaging community of people who love to shop. Community members create and join groups, share advice, feedback and product suggestions and personalize their profiles with polls and other widgets.”

I would have to say that my favorite part about Kaboodle are the style boards you can create with items from your wishlists.

For example, here’s one I made including all the vinyls from my wish list.

You can view my kaboodle profile here: http://www.kaboodle.com/lovecrafted

And you can view Alex’s kaboodle profile here: http://www.kaboodle.com/alexanderfisk

One of our lovely readers, Carolynne, wrote about how she was doing the 365 Project this year, and thus has inspired alex and myself to do it too.

The 365 Project is where you take one picture a day, for an entire year, and post it in a collection online. Some people use flickr, tumblr, livejournal, blogs.. or 365project.org. It’s fun and amazing to look back at all the pictures you’ve taken, and literally see how your life changed in the course of a year.

Back in 2009 I started and completed a full year of the 365 Project (you can see it here), and I started one for 2010, but didn’t last 2 months.

You can see my 365 project for this year here: http://365project.org/lovecrafted/365
And you can see Alex’s here: http://365project.org/alexfisk/365

It’s not too late to start your own. If you start today, just make sure you end it on Jan 6 2012.

Don’t be shy, it doesn’t tell us who voted for what..

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Today there are a lot of options for a person to get their comics from. Pretty much every art house book / coffee conglomerate offers them. The internet has a smorgasbord of places to buy comics. Certain specialty shops have showed up that carry some as well, such as Burbank’s Blast from the Past and Halo 13 in the Burbank Mall.  While these may be good options depending on what the consumer is looking for, what about your local comic book store? A good comic book store can offer above and beyond what an average comic book fan is looking for.  Say someone is buying an issue or a trade paperback of their favorite comic. Now Amazon might suggest what other people bought, or it might be featured with like items on an endcap at a store. But what about a person who you can have a great conversation with who shares your opinion about that comic, maybe even offer a recommendation  of another comic you might like. You can have a debate or lively discussion of the state of modern comic books. You can browse a vast and varied collection of superheroes and fantastic adventures. There is such a very wide community of different comic book fans out there, one of the most diverse fan groups. This should be celebrated in place where people can have face to face interactions preceded for followed by some comic book shopping. The experiences you can have a comic book store far outweigh the benefits of the alternatives, if you’re passionate about comics that is. And if you are, there is a great place to check out…

If Pasadena isn’t too far of a drive for you, then you will find a great store. With an amazing selection and a knowledgable and helpful staff Comics Factory is one helluva find.  Even if your tastes are a little off the beaten path, their inventory of comics seem to satisfy even a discerning costumer. A Marvel, DC, or Image fan can find something to tickle their fancy here. A great collection of art books can also be found here from art from films to the collects from people like Mark Ryden. What makes this store something to rave about though about it is excellent atmosphere created. As you browse you feel immersed in an environment where you can talk about the wonderfully diverse universe of comics available out there. Whether you are a big American Vampire or Atomic Robo fan or if you are more interested in Brightest Day you can find someone knowledgable and more importantly, the comic you seek. Being able to speak with people and get different opinions or people who agree with you is an irreplaceable experience that one can find here.  The staff is not only willing to speak to you about what you are looking for but each and every employee encountered has an interesting point of view on comics. Each conversation had with them can be found to be friendly, enlightening, and very helpful. Places like this have almost went extinct and it is up to us to keep them open and operating. We can hope we never live in a world where online is the only way we can find and interact with fans of these artistic marvels (pun intended). With the economy in the state it’s in it’s understandable to want to save money on what we spend our “fun money” on. BUT when it comes to pricing on issues and trades Comics Factory is more than competitive. There really isn’t enough positive things to say about this store, there does have to be an end to this article.

All in all we have yet to encounter another store quite like Comics Factory. It is the very standard for what a comic book store should be in our opinion. Truly an amazing accomplishment for a fans of comic books. With Christmas coming up this is a great place for a person you know. No matter what the reason is, you really should check this place out.

You can view them on Yelp here, or on Facebook here.

They are located at
1298 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA, 91106