Chad Michael Murray Pens “Everlast” Graphic Novel

Chad Michael Murray (Tristan Dugray on Gilmore Girls) has completed work on a graphic novel, Everlast, a project he’s been working on for 8 years. You can preview some of the panels, as illustrated by JK Woodward.

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Summary: In every city in America there’s always that strange man on the street corner shouting out that the end of the world is coming, and only those pure in heart and in their love of God can survive the coming apocalypse. But what if that man was actually right, and he was the only person who could save us from destroying ourselves? Derek Everlast is that man, and one of the few people who can ferry others to a place called Haven, the one place of safety from the end of the world.

Pre-order Everlast here.

Rory Book Clubs

237930.jpgJust like you all make up a great Gilmore Girls community here, there still exists a community of book lovers who are continually inspired by Rory Gilmore’s love for books. Rory mentions over 200 books through the series, so it’s quite a lot of books to get through if you’re a book worm (and I am)!

Doing a little digging, I came up with some still-active book clubs and lists you can be a part of:

There are 250 books, in total, that you can delve into. This is the most organized list I’ve seen.

“Gilmore Girls Companion” Contest Winner

companion-contest.jpgThanks to all of you who entered to win the “Share your Gilmore GIrls Memories” contest to win a copy of The Gilmore Girls Companion courtesy of its author, Aaron Berman. I was beyond touched to read the memories you shared – it seems that Gilmore Girls has touched all of our lives in very special ways!

But, let’s get to it… we had one copy of the book to give away, and the winner is…

Hibes!! Congratulations!

The Gilmore Girls Companion, a behind-the-scenes look at Gilmore Girls – its making, its episodes and its off-screen development – is available all around the world. For those of you who didn’t win the book, go buy it! It’s quite fantastic, actually (SO much back-story!) ;)

Contest: Share Your Gilmore Girls Memories and Win

The Gilmore Girls Companion, a behind-the-scenes look at Gilmore Girls – its making, its episodes and its off-screen development – is available all around the world. You’ve heard me rave about it, and we’ve begun discussions based on it, and now you have a chance to win it!

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Aaron Berman, the author of the book, hinted a while ago about the contest, and now it’s here! Thanks to Aaron, I have one copy of the book to give away to a dedicated Gilmore Girls fan!

How to Enter

Simply leave a comment on this post. I encourage you to be creative, however, and challenge you to answer this question: What is your most memorable Gilmore Girls watching experience?

My experience, for example, is in watching ‘Raincoats and Recipes.’ I was away on a family vacation with my mom but we were determined to watch this season finale. We sat down with my cousins and I vividly recall the experience of us all yelling at the tv when Rory made her decision to be the ‘other woman’ in Dean’s life.

The contest will close on March 15th at 2pm PST. The winner will be drawn randomly and will be emailed to ask for his/her address and will be announced here on the site.

One entry per person. A valid email address must be included in the email part of the comment form.

“The Gilmore Girls Companion” Inspired Gilmore Girls Marathon

Aaron Berman‘s soon-to-be cult favourite, The Gilmore Girls Companion, arrived on my doorstep this afternoon! Here it is, my very own copy for review! While I could just do a traditional book review, I’m not going to! What I’m going to do, instead, is something that involves YOU, the best fan community out there!

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So, Gilmore Girls fans, get out your DVDs! We are going to begin watching Gilmore Girls over again, and I’ll be taking inspiration from The Gilmore Girls Companion for our discussion questions. I’m going to aim for 2 discussions per week. After that, I’ll do a traditional-ish review of the book and of all the goodies that I’m not going to be giving away every week! ;)

Are you ready?! If you want to read along with me too, order your copy of the book here

P.S. a little bird told me that another copy may just have YOUR name on it soon too! Stay tuned!

“Gilmore Girls Companion” Now Up for Orders

As previously mentioned, Aaron Berman has been busy compiling The Gilmore Girls Companion, which is now available for pre-order on Amazon (and many other options here).

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Pre-order on Amazon here.

“Gilmore Girls Companion” Preview

The much-awaited Gilmore Girls Companion is coming soon! Author Aaron Berman has written this unauthorized look at the series, which can be ordered here.

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Aaron has released several sample pages from the book, which includes an episode-by-episode look at the series as well as many exclusive interviews! It’s super comprehensive and laid out in a fun way.

Hopefully we can use the book as a good launching pad for more Gilmore Girls discussions… what do you think?