All-New X-Men #30 Brian Michael Bendis (W) Sara Pichelli (A) Marvel Comics The cover doesn’t lie. X-23 and Angel are an item, spending the night together after last issue’s ending saw them riding off into the sunset on Cyclops’s stolen bike. I was initially trepidatious when Marvel revealed #30’s cover–it was only a few months…
Calling all Cartoonists of Color
When indie comics creator MariNaomi started researching other person of color cartoonists for an article, the results motivated her to start the Cartoonists of Color database.
Where Do We Stand? July Comic Sales
Each month,Diamond Comics Distributors releases data on the top selling products from single issue comics, to graphic novels and trade paperbacks, to toys. Their sales data represents items sold through comic book shops.
Classic Nerd Movie: Mini Review of Strange Days
Strange Days was a box office flop. An underrated, unusual, suspenseful flop starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, and Tom Sizemore. And it is our next pick for the Classic Nerd Movie Club.
Hey, Be A Buddy & Don’t Do That: The Surprise Dick Pic
Dudes, a tip (pun definitely intended): It is exceedingly unlikely that someone will enjoy a surprise picture of your penis. It is a rarity that one hears their phone buzz, picks it up, sees a photo of just some junk (usually not even artfully staged—give me a decorative fern, a pedestal, a velvet curtain!), and…
Editor’s Pick: I Was a Teenage Douchebag
Happy throwback Thursday Wednesday y’all! I thought it might be fun to revisit an old (two years old, which, in internet time is like, what, 63 or something?) favourite of mine—”I Was a Teenage Douchebag“—written by, who else, Megan Purdy. I love this post, and I really think you will too. It’s well-written, funny, honest,…
Con Diares: Ivy Goes to Otakon & Watches All The Anime pt. 2: I’m In Hell, This Is Hell
Is there any sound more gratingly condescending than the low-to-high slide of “hey, guys” coming out of the mouth of a convention volunteer staffer? They raise their hands to chest level, lock eyes with you, and smile sympathetically—it’s not your fault you skirted around the line, you’re just too stupid! “I’m a dealer, actually,” I…
Review: Judge Dredd Mega-City Two: City of Courts
Judge Dredd Mega-City Two: City of Courts (TPB) Douglas Wolk (W) Ulises Farinas (A) IDW Judge Dredd Mega-City Two: City of Courts does what so many other Dredd stories have done—take Dredd, stick him somewhere that isn’t Mega-City One, and watch the culture shock unfold—but with panache and a firsthand cultural understanding that make it…
Short & Sweet: Steven Universe, Supreme Blue Rose, and More!
Steven Universe #1 Jeremy Sorese (W) Coleman Engle (A) KaBOOM! Studios Cartoon Network was so confident that Rebecca Sugar’s creation, Steven Universe, would be popular that they greenlit the comic before the first episode even aired. Artist Coleman Engle definitely has the feel of the source material—it looks a lot like watching one of the…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Terrifying P.T demo for Silent Hills Big news from Gamescom last week was the teaming up of creator Hideo Kojima and movie director Guillermo del Toro for a new game. For fans of horror, the P.T. (playable teaser) is something not to be missed. Gen Con attendance up 10% Known as one of the largest tabletop…
The Cosplay Games
Salt Lake Comic Con knows cosplay isn’t just for conventions. This past weekend they hosted The Cosplay Games, a photo scavenger hunt in Salt Lake City, to get fans excited for the main event in early September. The four hour long event encourages participants to dress up and scour the downtown for clues to ten…
Adrianne Palicki Joins ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’
News broke today that Adrianne Palicki will appear as Bobbi Morse, a.k.a. Mockingbird, in the second season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. There is no word yet on how many episodes she will appear in, and no other details were given about how the character will figure into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Probably best…
