Jan 13, 2010 9:00 AM

Dork Tower Wednesday

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One more week until new Dork Towers hit GeekDad! Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.

Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.

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