Blog recommendation: Black Centipede

EC and retro comic 'blogzine' check out the downloads! true fan stuff.

the Black Centipede

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Blog: Functional Psychopath

Very cool movie,TV and comics site that you must see. Be sure to check out the full Fantastic Four movie that was shelved, Superman the musical ,Dr Strange the live action flick and more!
Functional Psychopath is here

heres a few extras you might enjoy

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Blog: Secret Stash

Here is a cool comic blog i think all should check out.

secret stash

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Music: Delta Blues and more

cool music site that has tons of Public Domain tunes- blues and more

Public Domain 2 Ten
find it here


thanks to Chuck M for pointing the way to this place
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Newstrip: Barnacle Press - classic strips

Here is a great site that caterers to classic newstrip lovers. give it a try im sure youll find some stuff you enjoy
http://www.barnaclepress.com/

a thanks to Tog for pointing out this site.

note - earn some karma by collecting a newstrip and archiving it in a rar ,zip or cbr and share it with us. Id personally love to have these in a easy to download format and im sure others would also (I havent had a chance yet to even begin to think about this task of collecting these rare gems)
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Sunday Funnies and more - Charlie Chan Family

Here is a cool site dedicated to Charlie - they have a bunch of Charlie Newstrips (sadly I couldnt find a cbr or rar/zip versions to download - if anyone compiles these id love to have em)
Find it here
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Blog: Comics Release

Cool place for newer comics - take care on the download links and besure to look for the correct 'download' option.

http://comicsrelease.blogspot.com/
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Link: Kirby Museum

Here's a great site dedicated to Jack Kirby
check out KIRBY VISION HERE
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Link: Dial B for Blog

Here is a cool online fanzine - dial B for blog . Filled with tons of comics related stuff a must see!

Dial B for Blog

one topic of interest:

the Elvis and Captain Marvel Jr Link


thanks to Mark for pointing this place out
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Link: eFanzines.com

Here is a cool place for Sci-Fi fans that I just became aware of.

eFanzines.com
science fiction fanzines on-line

eFanzines.com

thanks to Mark for pointing the way to this cool site!
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Link: Old Time Radio Downloads

Classic radio programs are available for free here

http://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com
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Blog: Temple of Schlock

Just found this site that loves old B movies,exploitation,grindhouse and the like. Tons of posters -newsadds - interviews and more.

a must for lovers of the fringe cinema.

The Temple of Schlock
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Artist: Ronnie Tucker

Here is another great artist and fellow comic lover Ronnie Tucker. Mr Tucker not only does a great Scooby Doo watercolor but he also does some cool landscapes and also pet portraits. Give a look at his works...

Ronnie Tucker's site

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Blog: Comicalogic

A NEW BLOG
So far there's just a couple things but Dr Who fans should enjoy it. Hope to see this place flower with new content!

http://comicalogic.blogspot.com/

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Blog: Monster Memories

Here is a rather cool blog. If your a fan of monsters give it a try.

Monster Memories

Thanks to dex for pointing out this place.
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Blog: Hairy Green Eyed Monster

Todays offsite Recommendation
Very cool site that posts tons of comics, cartoons and other fun retro stuff - check it out , its worth the time.

http://hairygreeneyeball.blogspot.com/

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Link: Comicorner

Here is another comic blog. It is not huge in size but there is enough to keep folks busy for awhile - many titles and easy downloads.
http://comicorner.blogspot.com

Link: Rom revisited

Here is a interesting tidbit of a site dedicated to Marvel's Rom Spaceknight. Not much to download but full of info pics and whatnot - for the Rom fans.
Rom Revisited here
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Bonus - the Rom comic ad

What are Torrents and how to use them

For those who don't know - torrents are part of the filesharing web network. This is a peer to peer process - if you used napster , kazaa or a similar shareing site in the past then you'll understand the general idea. IF your completely new to this type of thing just think of networking computers together in order to share certain files. ( or you may want to think of it like kids trading comics on the playground.. ill let you read spiderman #1 if you let me read your Superman.. that type of thing. Although I guess it would technicaly be more like I'll Let you Xerox copy my comic if I can do the same to yours.) You need to have a program for downloading torrents such as bittorrent or azureus (vuze) just to name a few - and then all you do is download the small torrent from a hosting site (such as Pirate Bay ) and start linking to folks who already have it and are willing to share it (the programs mentioned above automatically finds these folks for you) there are many security programs also which will help - try 'Peer guardian' (you can download this program from pirate bay) For further Technical information on torrents try wikipedia - bit torrent. (or just google torrent - youll find a good explanation on many sites)

Some stuff you should know about:

A few things to keep a eye out for. Seeders - this term applies to folks who have the full file and are sharing it. Leechers these are the folks trying to get the file. both of these terms are on just about every torrent site out there - pay attention to these numbers! Usually the more seeders there are on a torrent the easier and faster youll get it. (if theres 2 seeders and 50 leechers it will take awhile - wheres as 50 seeders and 2 leechers should be rather quick)

Share and Share alike - If you download a full file be one of the good guys and be sure to let others get it also. (seed it back for folks) - some torrent sites have rules that make you give back at least as much as you got (in mbs) but you should give back even if they dont make you - its just good curtousy. Someone else took the time to let you Download - pay it forward to the next person in need.

Don't ever pay for a torrent site or membership - there are way too many places for free.

My recommendations: Program for downloading:
I use Azureus/ VUZE - as the program for downloading files. Easy to use and figure out. Find the program and info on vuze at http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ This program has several 'levels' which make it easy for newbies to get started and also is great for folks who have used torrents for awhile because they can adjust many options (once you know what they do - dont run till you have figured out how to walk!)

Places to Download torrents at:

For starting out I suggest the Pirate Bay - movies,tv,comics,software and more. http://thepiratebay.org/. the Pirate Bay is open to everyone (no membership or anything) Just use the search function and away you go! - Note Pirate Bay is open to the general public so there are some flakes on the network - just read the descriptions and comments and youll be fine i think.

Heads up: Start with small files for your first few couple torrents to make sure you have everything figured out. Also make sure there are plenty of seeders.

Also it is a good idea to read comments that may be attached to any torrent - these will help you greatly! sometimes a uploader doesnt put all the information in a description (or maybe they failed to tell you the quality sucks) well a quick peek at the comments may help! Especially on newer stuff .

Pay Attention to the uploader.If you find a certain file you liked go back and look at the uploader - you may want to see what else they have posted. (and since the first one came out ok more than likely the other files from the same uploader will be ok also) Ex: aXXo is a common on many sites and usually aXXO torrents are superb.

More Torrent sites I recommend
Note these torrent sites ask for Registration ( Just a email and stuff - no $ needed)

• Cinemageddon
• Torrent scan (search many torrent sites at once)
• Demonoid (Demonoid membership is only open at certain times)
  

I hope this primer helped! Look for further torrent info and recommendations in the future.

Did I miss something or get it wrong? Please comment!

link: Rapid Library

Rapid share links with a search engine? give it a try and youll probably be pleased!
Rapid Library
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