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For those of you who enjoyed the first Sgt. Frog holiday poem, here’s the followup that I wrote in 2005 when Fox News was starting its big “War on Christmas” campaign. I prefer the first poem as the verse is tighter, there are less series in-jokes and the themes more traditional and less topical. Still, […]

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Return to Labyrinth volume 1 went through three very different takes before we arrived at the one that went to press. In the very first draft, goblins played an even bigger role in the story, and the tone was much more influenced by Terry Jones and the Monty Python element. While a few of the […]

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I wrote this holiday poem back in 2002 when I was going through my Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunsou) kick at TOKYOPOP. Originally I was planning to create Sgt. Keroro’s personal blog, as seen in volume 1, complete with a regularly updated poetry section. Adam Arnold, who was an old friend from animefringe (now at […]

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All right, Del Rey — You’ve tackled bugs. You’ve relaunched one of the best seinen series ever translated. It’s high time you tackled the next big oddball otaku crossover from Kodansha — Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture! It’s like House meets Osmosis Jones meets 4-H. The series follows Tadayasu Sawaki, a freshman at an agricultural […]

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Fed up with Fruitcake and Fudge? Sick of Snickerdoodles? Looking for the tastiest, most addictive sweet that you can make for next to nothing? Then here’s your answer: chocolate-covered candied ginger! It’s simple to make, relatively fast and unlike many treats that you might send as gifts for the holidays, it’s guaranteed to get eaten. […]

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Adventures are always great, but choosing your own — Priceless. That’s why I’m proud to present my very first blog-based Choose-Your-Own-Adventure story:

Skub’s Kitchen Adventure

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You know you’ve made it when your words make it into a music video on youtube.

Seriously, though - It really is heartening to see Return to Labyrinth embraced by fans - so much that they’d intermingle it with the original film that we all love. Thanks, Smalls 3491!

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A decade ago I had the pleasure of seeing many Henson props from Labyrinth, Muppets and other properties in an exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image in London. I was half-expecting the props to shatter my childhood memories by looking more like plush toys than personalities - on the contrary, seeing the props […]

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Welcome to Gobblin.net - a place for news, commentary, recipes and random curiosities from across geek culture. For the time being, it’s also your headquarters for info on Return to Labyrinth, the manga sequel to the cult classic 80’s movie that I’m penning for Tokyopop with illustration by Chris Lie. There are a lot of […]

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