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Discover the story behind Tetris

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The game you couldn’t put down, the story you couldn’t make up. Tetris streaming March 31 on Apple TV+.

Taron Egerton stars in a new Apple Original Film inspired by the true story of how one man risked his life to outsmart the KGB and turn Tetris into a worldwide sensation.

Tetris is directed by Jon S. Baird and written by Noah Pink. The film’s Executive Producer is Iain MacKenzie. Producers include Matthew Vaughn, Gillian Berrie, Claudia Vaughn, Len Blavatnik, and Gregor Cameron.

Around the Tubes

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This past weekend was Small Press Expo and it was absolutely fantastic. We’ll have some coverage this week but while you wait for that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

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ABC Online – How comic books can improve healthcare – Very interesting!

Buffalo News – Couple opens new shop in NT serving comics, coffee, pop culture – Great to see new shops opening!

ICv2 – IDW Reports Lower Publishing Revenues, Profits in Quarter – Interesting to see how this will turn out.

DC Comics – A Watchtower Welcome: Priest & Woods Climb Aboard Justice League – Hells yes! A solid team.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

Talking Comics – Action Comics #987

CBR – Runaways #1

NEwsarama – Secret Empire: Omega #1

Newsarama – Taproot

How to Love Comics – Tetris: The Games People Play

Unboxing: Loot Crate’s February 2017 Box “Build”

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Loot Crate‘s February 2017 release has arrived and here’s what you can find inside. The theme for this month is “Build” so check out what’s inside including items from Batman, LEGO, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Tetris.

There’s a decent amount of items in the box and some cool properties, but how do they stack up?! Find out!

You can get your Loot Crate here!

 

 

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wicdiv1831_coveraIt was new comic book day yesterday! What’d everyone get? What’d folks enjoy? Sound off in the comments below!

While you decide on that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup!

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LA Review of Books – The X-Men and the Legacy of AIDS – Some interesting history here.

iO9 – The Newest Batman Video Game Makes a Harsh Change to the Dark Knight’s Origin – Well that’s interesting.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

Newsarama – Amazing Spider-Man #18

Newsarama – Batman #7

Newsarama – Civil War II #5

Newsarama – Green Arrow #7

Comic Attack – The Gwan Anthology

Newsarama – The Haunted Mansion

Newsarama – Raven #1

Newsarama – Seven to Eternity #1

ICv2 – Tetris: The Games People Play

Comic Vine – Trinity #1

Newsarama – Trinity #1

Newsarama – The Wicked + The Divine 1831

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Tetris_BoxshotIt was new comic book day yesterday. What’d folks get? What’d you enjoy? What was a stinker? Sound off in the comments!

Up first though, here’s some news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

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Comics Alliance – In Defense Of T-Shirt Superman: Why ‘Action Comics’ And ‘Superman’ Are Seriously Great Right Now – Thoughts? Agree? Disagree?

The Beat – Coca Cola and Marvel are teaming up for the Super Bowl – Not too surprising.

Kotaku – Peek Inside the New Graphic Novel That Tells The Origin Story Of Tetris – This sounds cool.

Humanosphere – Graphic novel depicts life as an aid worker in Iraq – Again, awesome to see this.

The Guardian – African Avengers: the comic book creators shaking up superhero genre – Lots of comics to check out!

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

Talking Comics – Batman: Europa #1-4

Talking Comics – Bizarro TPB

Talking Comics – Kennel Block Blues #1

Talking Comics – Mirror #1

Comic Vine – Nailbiter #20

Talking Comics – Paper Girls Vol. 1

Comic Vine – Spider-Man #1

Newsarama – Spider-Man #1\

Comic Vine – Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin #2

Comic Vine – Uncanny Avengers #5

Comic Vine – Unfollow #4

Talking Comics – Voracious #1

Unboxing: Retro Pop Box. A Present from your Past

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Retro Pop Box is a brand new subscription box but this one with an interesting twist. This box has you choose the decade you want, 60s, 70s, or 80s, and the box is specially curated with items from that decade.

The Retro Pop Box team sent us a special box for free to show off in this unboxing giving us a taste of what we can expect going forward.

You can get your box at http://www.retropopbox.com/ and use the code UNBOX1 and you’ll receive 10% off your subscription.

 

 

 

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Unboxing Nerd Block’s December 2014 Mystery Box

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We open up and show off this month’s Nerd Block blind box. Some toys, a t-shirt, and more! It’s a packed box to the point the box actually bulged!

Check out what this service has for folks who subscribe!

January’s theme is “A Galaxy Far Far Away,” and you can sign up and order one now.

 

 

 

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Loot Crate Celebrates the End of the Year with Exclusive Funko, DC & Marvel Items

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Loot Crate End of Year 2014This month Loot Crate celebrates a selection of geek and gaming franchises that have had significant anniversaries in 2014 for their December crate! It’s going to be BIG – as in, literally the BIGGEST crate they’ve ever delivered, size-wise! With exclusives featuring DC Comics/Batman & Marvel/Guardians of the Galaxy they also have an exclusive Ghostbusters collectible, a variant cover comic exclusive to Looters, and epic Tetris and The Simpsons items rounding things out! Plus, to end the year with a bang they have another EXCLUSIVE Funko POP! Vinyl figure created exclusively for Loot Crate. You will NOT be able to find it anywhere else!

You can order yours now and not miss out!

 

 

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