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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/16/2008
Fanboy gift guide for 2008 | Hero Complex | Los Angeles Times
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In December of 1977, all I really wanted for Christmas was a lightsaber, just like the ones that the Jedi Knights used in "Star Wars ." I did find one waiting for me under the tinsel-covered tree that year but, sadly, instead a fearsome weapon, it was a black flashlight with a flimsy plastic ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/13/2008
'The Spirit' movie that could have been | Hero Complex | Los Angeles Times
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — For every movie that makes it to the screen, there are a thousand projects that fall to... the wayside. Later this month, "The Spirit ," finally, hits theaters after plenty of failed attempts. Steven Paul Leiva was a key figure in one of those failed ... (more) 'The Spirit' movie that could have been | Hero Complex | ...

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First Look: 'Terminator Salvation' | Hero Complex | Los Angeles Times
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/10/2008
First Look: 'Terminator Salvation' | Hero Complex | Los Angeles Times
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Here's a first-look image from one of the most promising films of 2009, "Terminator Salvation ." Yes,... that's right, I absolutely think the film has the chance to be great, an opinion formed when I visited the set, watched quite a bit of footage and ... (more) First Look: 'Terminator Salvation' | Hero Complex | Los ...

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A 2008 Fanboy Gift Guide
TheForce.Net — [image] A 2008 Fanboy Gift Guide [image] Posted By Mike on December 16, 2008 [image] Hero Complex at the Los Angeles Times presents their "Fanboy gift guide for 2008" which includes the LEGO Death Star and the R2-D2 Aquarium. Click here to check it out! [image]

Holy Batman! Have I got a gift idea for you...
Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games — ... According to the LA Times it's the perfect gift for "someone with a slight ironic distance from their fanboy (or fangirl) roots" since it's a book about comic books. ...

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