Last Monday afternoon, an article was posted on PREVIEWSworld.com by Vince Brusio called, “SDCC: A Last Look at the Ladies.” Unfortunately, the tone of the article was quite sexist and leering. It was illustrated with photos that appeared to consist primarily of models hired to wear costumes at booths rather than cosplaying attendees, and included this…
WWAC Roundtable: A Post-SDCC14 Rundown
If you were not at San Diego Comic Con this year, congratulations! You and countless others watched from afar, bitterly whispering to yourself “one day I’ll go”as you scrolled through the endless stream of announcements pinging your phone. You may also be saner for having stayed home, with more money in your pockets, too. It…
Nostalgia Nexus
A Light in the Attic/Where the Sidewalk Ends Shel Silverstein (A & W) HarperCollins My elementary school really pounded Shel Silverstein’s poems into us. I have vivid memories of teachers reading bits from A Light in the Attic and Where the Sidewalk Ends to us (along with The Giving Tree, one of the saddest stories…
August Staff Picks: Books
The Magician’s Land Lev Grossman Viking Adult Release Date: August 5 The final book in The Magicians trilogy is coming! What will Quentin Coldwater do now that he’s been banished back to Earth? Will he find a cunning way to maneuver back into Fillory? Will he apply his magical know-how to his regular life? Will…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Flappy Birds is back Not exactly the same as the original, Flappy Birds Family is now available through the Amazon Android app store. Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen 2014 underway The weird hashtag in your Twitter feed, #GISHWHES2014, is a sign of this year’s week long event. Teams from all across…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays (On Wednesday!): Mice Fights and Fancy Leotards
Mice Templar creators talk process of creating 22-page all-battle issue It’s always exciting when creators pull back the curtain and go into detail about all the work and planning that goes into creating a seamless final project. In this piece at CBR, the team on Image’s Mice Templar discuss how the huge battle filled with…