Archaia Presents: Mouse Guard, Labyrinth, and Other Stories Mouse Guard: The Tale of the Axe Trio by David Petersen; Rust: Day 23 by Royden Lepp; Labyrinth: Rock Solid Friendship by Adam Smith and Kyla Vanderklugt; Bolivar: The Golden Door by Sean Rubin; Will O’ the Wisp: Missy’s Night Out by Tom Hammock and Megan Hutchison;…
Kickstarter of the Week: Geek Theater
Most of us have probably heard about Theater Geeks, those over-the-top folks who love all things theater and, often, musical theater-related. When you reverse the order of those two words, they take on a completely different meaning. The Geek Theater Kickstarter campaign aims to showcase science fiction and fantasy plays that can then be made…
FCBD: Strange Adventures Comics and Curiosities
I am a nerd. Loudly and proudly. I am also a huge procrastinator and scatterbrain. Put these two things together, and this is what you get… The Procrastinerdor Presents: Strange Adventures Comics and Curiosities, AKA the Canadian Maritimes’ Comic Mecca Every year I travel from Vancouver to Halifax to visit my parents. And every year…
FCBD at Heroes Comics
I was into comics as a kid but stopped reading them as I got older, until, that is, I started working at a roadside assistance call centre that was full of comic book fans. I bowed to peer pressure, went to Heroes (a nearby comic book store that I was familiar with), and bought my…
FCBD KaBOOM!
This Free Comic Book Day be sure to peruse these all-age crowd pleasers in the KaBOOM! bundle. They are funny, occasionally multiethnic and/or feminist, and positive. Adventure Time Created by Pendleton Ward, Written and Illustrated by James the Stanton “Sphagnum Shmagnum” Finn is feeling jaded. Jake takes him on an outing to show him there’s…
FCBD Previews: Zombie Tramp (NSFW, TW: rape culture)
I wasn’t really digging this book from the cover image featured on the FCBD site. We got a preview copy in our WWAC inbox, and I thought I’d give it a chance. When people inevitably say it’s not that bad, I need to know how far to curl my lip at them.
News & Things: Happy FCBD!
Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day! Check out this MASSIVE directory of all the stores participating and go pick up your free books! Professor X Walks Again In this latest clip from Days of Future Past, Fassy and McAvoy discuss how it is that young, sexy professor X regained his sexy ability to walk…
Cherry City ComiCon Provides Great Example of How NOT to do PR
It is getting to the point, thankfully, where conventions make news when they do something, good or bad, that gets fandom’s attention. Cherry City ComiCon in Salem, Oregon has joined that fraternity, but unfortunately, as a bad example. What has already gone viral — it was trending on Twitter as of April 29th — is that Chana W….
