You may have seen her on various nerdy platforms and sundry, and Sam Maggs wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s all about sharing her brand of geeky media and feminism with everyone she meets. With her first book, The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy, Sam brings fangirls of all types together to revel in their geekiness….
The Thursday Book Beat: More Harry Potter with Stories of Hogwarts
If you thought J.K. Rowling would put down the Harry Potter universe after The Cursed Child, you are living in a lovely dream world. The author and Pottermore will be releasing a series of ebooks called the Stories of Hogwarts which will include “never-before-seen content.” Gasp! The titles are: Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power,…
The Midnighter Roundtables: Stormwatch by Warren Ellis & Bryan Hitch
In a historical move, DC Comics has slated to publish their first comic book title led by a queer couple, Midnighter & Apollo #1, on October 5th. Midnighter and Apollo certainly aren’t the newest kids on the block, however. The two first appeared in 1998’s Stormwatch #4 by Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, and Laura Depuy (now…
Comics and Gut-Wrenching Connections: An Interview with Kevin Czap
Comics is a business. We rightfully spend much of our time talking about what we love, what infuriates us, and what gives us life, but we sometimes forget about the financial transaction involved in getting the art that moves us. Cartoonists and comics writers need to eat, to pay their rent, and to feed their cats, and…
Boystyle: A Continuation of the Lolita Fashion & Subculture
Sasa Stickings Cheung, she doesn’t like to broadcast her age, has been wearing Ouji for almost two years. She first started wearing Lolita in 2014, then transitioned to Ouji, which is a Boystyle fashion of Lolita. Cheung watches young women dressed in maid uniforms bustling around the room getting orders in Uncle Tetsu’s Angel Café…
Bug Ladies in Victorian England: Queer Sexuality in Insexts (NSFW)
Note: This article contains spoilers for Insexts and images that are not safe for work. On the surface, Insexts is a monster story. It is gory and graphic, with no qualms about Alien-esque birth scenes and vagina-teeth eating a man’s arm; at no point does the art veer away from being downright gross if it needs…
Get Your Game on Wednesday
Happy Wednesday, gaming lovelies! If the work week has got you down, try daydreaming about the Larp Design Conference in Poland. The three-day conference for designers and organizers takes place in a castle. That’s right, a castle! Don’t you wish your employer would send you? Now, on to the news!
Harry Potter and the Case of the Disappearing Asians
Like most millennials, I grew up loving the Harry Potter series. I went to the midnight film premieres, collected Gryffindor gear, and reread the books several times over. But sometimes the things we love let us down. For a while now I’ve been bothered by how the original series treated its Asian characters, the Patil…
Reel Geek Girl: Pete’s Dragon More CGI than Plot
Pete’s Dragon Directed by: David Lowery Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley and Karl Urban Disney PG 102 Minutes The original Pete’s Dragon from 1977 is a whimsical, charming, unabashedly goofy musical with a single animated element – the Dragon himself, Elliot. The Pete’s Dragon that has opened as of 2016 is not…
SuperDad is My Favourite Superman: Superman #3
Superman #3 Peter J Tomasi and Patrick Gleason (Writers), Jorge Jimenez (Artist), Alejandro Sanchez (Colourist), and Rob Leigh (Letterer). DC Comics July 20th, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from the publisher and contain spoilers. I love Superman the Dad. The Superman comics I’ve enjoyed can be counted on one hand, so I went into…
Previously on Comics: Luke Cage Catches Toronto Pokemon
Hi comics fans! This last week really got away from me. How’s your summer looking? I spend my days working at a college and as more students start showing up I find I have more geeky news to share with them. Here’s what we have this week:
Dice Vice: Lazy Summer Bluffing Games
Summer is a great time for get-togethers and seeing friends. There are beach days and cookouts, and I like to get outside as much as I can. For a warm weather lover like myself, Massachusetts weather is tolerable about half the year. So I admit that playing board games isn’t as attractive in the summer…