Showing posts with label Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comics. Show all posts

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Nerd News: DC Comics

Source DC Comics' Blog http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/11/07/dc-entertainment-digital-comic-books-now-available-on-kindle-store-ibookstore-and

Sounds like everything will now be available via iTunes, Amazon, & Nook (Barns & Noble).

Don't worry if you were getting DC Comics is other ways already:
"In addition to now being available for direct download through the top three e-bookstores, DC Entertainment will continue to deliver periodical comics online at www.readdcentertainment.com, through the DC Comics and Vertigo apps, and all comiXology platforms."

Friday, September 14, 2012

Random Wikipedia of the Day: Fortified Wine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortified_wine

Random Wikipedia of the Day (RWotD) Fortified Wine, I always thought they meant they added something that either had nutritional value (ie Fruit Juice) or that people thought added nutritional value (ie a traditional supplement).

But what they are Fortifying with is Distilled Spirit, originally to reserve it, from what I understand.

My original misinformed understanding is closer to Mulled Wine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulled_wine

So there you go, trivia for your next cocktail party, if you don't know much about alcohol, I certainly don't  ^_^

I prefer a well aged Baccus Black, what characters in Keith Laumer's Retief series called aged Pepsi, to most alcohol.

Or even better Amber Baccus, ie Mountain Dew my own homage to Keith Laumer.

For more on Keith Laumer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Laumer

His most well know series were Bolo & Retief, I think there are some board games based on the Bolo series out there, he also wrote some Comics/Graphic Novels.