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If I rebooted Wonder Woman
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Add ComicMix to Twitter lists and get entered to win a free graphic novel!
Perhaps you’ve heard that Twitter has now added Twitter Lists to its offerings, as an easier way to negotiate your way around. Well, we’d like for you to see us there, so we’re throwing in a little extra incentive. Every person who adds ComicMix to a Twitter List will be entered in a random drawing….
ComicMix Quick Picks – March 18, 2009
Some items from the past few days: Sad news: Natasha Richardson, scion of the famous Redgrave acting family and star of the film adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian The Handmaid’s Tale, has died from injuries suffered in a skiing accident. Our condolences go out to her husband Liam Neeson, their two boys, and the rest…
