<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:32:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@noelthorne/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Heroes in Crisis #1 Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Superheroes lie dead in the fields surrounding an isolated Nebraska farmstead: Wally West Flash, Hotspot, Blue Jay, Arsenal - and Sanctuary, who was treating them all. 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The more detailed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@noelthorne/oblivion-song-chapter-one-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@noelthorne/oblivion-song-chapter-one-review</guid><category><![CDATA[comics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noelthorne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:11:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UZe2tikeY9zrRykKUq6VzwYTNMfrXwftfk7T7zogk1P5eWUe4hQCPSoZRRzTV87cy21tAWj3KNJsCi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historian Mary Beard covers the first 1000 years of Roman history, from its humble beginnings when (supposedly) Romulus killed his brother Remus before founding what would become the city of Rome, to around]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@noelthorne/spqr-a-history-of-ancient-rome-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@noelthorne/spqr-a-history-of-ancient-rome-review</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noelthorne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 06:35:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WjkpqLKdCkpG1nr7dWAsLieU2QuaN5ETNKZpwRMG6heTMZFusYQRHfhTEwMFcGjM7ZYmAffFJc7fft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gideon Falls, Volume 1: The Black Barn Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ritual killer’s doin’ his thang in the small town of Gideon Falls. A Catholic priest is dispatched to replace the previous Father who recently died in strange circumstances. A mental patient with a face]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@noelthorne/gideon-falls-volume-1-the-black-barn-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@noelthorne/gideon-falls-volume-1-the-black-barn-review</guid><category><![CDATA[comics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noelthorne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2018 20:51:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WNwEgF4HFVfmdFdX7GJKF7ThC7fB9hQpYVp63RgTsnfQyheFGbiwYpJN8on85Wpu6o39euQ26sC2xN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So Buttons: Man of, Like, a Dozen Faces Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Baylis’ collection of slice-of-life comics, So Buttons: Man of, Like, a Dozen Faces, reminded me of Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor, wherein our man related autobiographical stories drawn by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@noelthorne/so-buttons-man-of-like-a-dozen-faces-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@noelthorne/so-buttons-man-of-like-a-dozen-faces-review</guid><category><![CDATA[comics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noelthorne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2018 10:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UaeJw1yrfoya9GSGsWFzZzG351bsGkuA4AMWfmuiS8AovtUAJmXf8Xh5jaHStt5rdpvou6RTtGFuev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Walking Dead, Volume 30: New World Order Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rick and his jolly band come across a new group: the Commonwealth! 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