Reading David Mack’s Kabuki: Circle of Blood was an entirely new experience for me. Back then, I was firmly in my superhero phase, keen on colourful and shiny art by the likes of Jim Lee and Marc Silvestri. Kabuki’s black and white format and Mack’s style was a bit off putting. Thankfully, I liked the…
Author Called Out On Racist Video Lashes Out At Tweeters
On September 7th, author Christy Parks (aka C.L. Parks) shared a video on Facebook.
Trigger Warning: Fantasy vs Reality
I hate the dark. As in full-on shaking, bones trembling, sweat-breaking-out-along-the-nape-of-my-neck fear. It’s a strange thing to admit to people because being afraid of the dark is something children fear. Being afraid of the dark is something people associate with weakness and immaturity. So no one thinks twice when they turn the lights out on…
Darrien Hunt: Shot Whilst Cosplaying?
A cosplayer with a trick sword is walking to a noodle place, he’s just been at the con. He’s shot in the back six times. Hey, says the cop — how was I to know it wasn’t a real sword? A kid with a trick sword is walking down the street, on the way to…
Review: Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Seconds Bryan Lee O’Malley Ballantine Books Katie Clay is getting it together. The protagonist of Seconds, Bryan Lee O’Malley’s highly-anticipated follow-up to the Scott Pilgrim series, Katie by all appearances has her life in order. A twenty-something with red, spiky Sonic the Hedgehog hair, she’s the executive chef at Seconds, a cozy and popular little…
Comixology adds over 4,000 comics and graphics novels to their DRM-free library
Comixology announced the second wave of publishers participating in their DRM-free library. The DRM-free backup feature was announced earlier this year during the Comixology panel at San Diego Comic Con, with a first round of publishers Image Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Zenescope Entertainment, MonkeyBrain Comics, Thrillbent, and Top Shelf Productions. Comixology also gave the option to…
The Thursday Book Beat: Libraries Aren’t Happy with OverDrive
Libraries Aren’t Happy with OverDrive Oh, OverDrive. OverDrive is planning on enacting a change that will require new users to create an OverDrive account rather than use their library card. The ReadersFirst coalition of libraries has written a letter to OverDrive CEO Steve Potash protesting the change. Stressing that “libraries, not the vendors we pay,” should own the…