Are you ready for some TANK GIIIIIRL? Many of you may have been born ready. Many of you may know her of old. But if you’re new? No probs. That just means you’re lucky, cos the tank’s full (of comics), and the night is long. Tank Girl is a girl—a woman, in my reading, but…
Local Comic Shop Visit: Proud Lion (Cheltenham) Halloween Redux! Free Comic Spook Day!
After some months of repeatedly going down the incorrect road, I found Proud Lion‘s new location. PROUD LION, 8 ST GEORGE’S PLACE, CHELTENHAM The old one? That’s rubble. Round the corner from the library and opposite a real live record store, it’s not a bad location for culture. And good news! The layout is way…
The Local: More Fun Comics & Games in Denton, Texas
Two women drive past a comic book store. (No, this isn’t the beginning of a joke.) Woman 1: Oh, hey, a comic book store, let’s check it out! Woman 2: Oh, yeah, I hope they have the new Harley Quinn!
Scariest Movie of My Life: Poltergeist 2
When I was a kid I stayed up late one night and watched Poltergeist with my older brothers. I was only twelve, and that isn’t exactly a kid’s movie, but it wasn’t scary at all with those two cracking jokes every millisecond. I thought it was a cool movie and bragged at school about how…
Recommended Reading: Gamergate
It’s hard to believe that GamerGate is still going strong, even as media coverage of the so-called consumer rights movement becomes increasingly damning and gaming sites and trade groups move to distance themselves from it. You can find all of our previous GamerGate coverage here, including background information for those lucky few who have remained…
Disney Animation Announces 2016 Film Starring A Woman Of Colour
We're thrilled to announce Moana, our 56th animated feature film coming to theatres late 2016! pic.twitter.com/S8x1KkJwYh — Disney Animation (@DisneyAnimation) October 20, 2014 I have never been so excited for an animated film than I am right now for Moana. As you can see above, Disney Animation announced that their next film in development for…
New to Manga: Trying Monster by Naoki Urasawa
When I decided to dip my toe into the manga pond, I heard one name over and over: Naoki Urasawa. He was the best of the best, an Eisner-winner multiple years in a row for his sci-fi epic 20th Century Boys. Interested as I was, manga’s tendency toward long-running, epic stories scared me off for…
Short & Sweet: The Crime and Religion Edition
Anderson, PSI Division #2 Matt Smith (w) Carl Critchlow (a) IDW I’m a little surprised at how much I like this series so far. The first two issues have dealt with introducing Anderson’s character more fully – her background, a little bit about her powers, and her interactions with other judges. Anderson is an action…
The Twin Peaks Log: S.1 E. 2
Welcome to our biweekly roundtable of Twin Peaks where we are working our way through every. Single. Episode. Some of us are regulars and some of us newbies, but none of our experiences are the same. So get yourself a damn fine cup of coffee, watch along with us, and feel free to chime in…
R/W: A Difficulty with Dialect
A Difficulty with Dialect This summer, I read The New Moon’s Arms by Nalo Hopkinson. I didn’t end up enjoying the story, but I did enjoy reading a book that took me back to the country of my birth. Not simply because it was set in Caribbean islands, but because it was written in a…
Suburban Gothic, with Matthew Gray Gubler and Kat Dennings, Is Rad
Full disclosure: I’m volunteering at Toronto After Dark Film Festival, and while I can’t trash the festival to hell and back (would I? I would not), I’m not required to give the films good press. This one deserves it though. Suburban Gothic Director: Richard Bates Jr. Writers: Richard Bates Jr., Mark Bruner Cast: Mathew Gray Gubler,…