I was in the fourth grade; it was the most magical time of the school year — The Book Fair. My mom had given me some cash, and I squirmed all morning with anticipation until my home-room’s turn to head to the cafeteria/auditorium where the stage housed the movable bookshelves just brimming with entries into…
Reviews Roulette: Crime, Magic, Surgery
As Romona states below, Reviews Roulette is a feature where editorial staff assign comics to staff writers — comics they’ve never looked at, comics out of the blue. It’s a grab bag of mystery, and here’s what our women think! Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #2 Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden (W) Peter Bergting (A) Ben…
Creating the Halloween Spirit: 20 Albums
I doubt it will surprise any of our readers that we really, really, really like Halloween around here. We’ve been talking about it and planning and generally getting very excited since the end of August.
Support A Sister: Wear Your Superhero!
When the boys at school told 5-year old Leanna that superheroes were for boys, her 7-year sister decided that October 1 should be wear your super hero day. What started out as sisterly love has exploded with the help of social media into a supportive day of geek support and superhero pride. Folks are encouraged…
Interview with Comic Writer Christian Beranek
Christian Beranek, I’m so happy to talk to you! Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? Hiya Lela, thanks for chatting with me! I’m a comic book writer who has been working in the business for over a decade now. I got my start in publishing, was a producer at Disney and…
The Thursday Book Beat: Twilight Lives Again!…Via Facebook
Uh Oh. Ellora’s Cave Is Suing Blogging Site for Libel I’ve been reporting on it on the site and you can check out the latest update here. You can continue to find updates as they come in. Publisher’s Weekly Asks For 2015 Middle Eastern Related Books The Flood Gates Open: The Controversial Mess That Is Ed Champion This entire…
Gotham Gossip: Episode 2, “Selina Kyle”
News Editor Laura and Staff Writer Ardo chat about Gotham. L: For an episode titled “Selina Kyle,” we didn’t see nearly as much of her as I would have thought! A: This episode was pretty fun but, of course, I had my issues. L: It worked okay for me until the last ten minutes or…
Review: Steven Universe: “Mirror Gem” & “Ocean Gem”
Steven Universe Created by Rebecca Sugar “Mirror Gem” Written and Storyboarded by Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco “Ocean Gem” Written and Storyboarded by Jeff Liu and Joe Johnston Cartoon Network “That little boy is in big trouble,” warns Garnet, leader of the Crystal Gems, when Steven Universe disobeys a direct order. But her words…
Cook Your Comics: Gotham Academy Survival Sandwiches and Soup
Fall is finally here. School is back in session, and the weather is getting cooler. I find fall energizing because here in Texas, the summer is so oppressively hot that its end is greeted like spring is in places where it’s freezing and snowy all winter. At my house, we get excited about “cold weather…
October Staff Picks: Comics!
MAGNETO #11 Cullen Bunn (W) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (A) Cover by David Yardin Marvel Comics It’s almost not even an effort to say that Cullen Bunn’s Magneto is going to be hot for October. This series has been a solid punch in the gut and a kick in the teeth since issue one. Magneto’s powers…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
This week in video games has given us a few firsts – Pokémon fans rejoicing over Nintendo’s first iOS game and the line of gamers lining up for the Xbox One, the first major game console in 14 years. There’s still more goodness in this week, so get your drink and game pairing and read on. Fine Young Capitalists…
Top Ten Black Actresses Who Can Play A Younger Storm
I love Storm and was mostly exposed to the character through the many X-Men animated television shows that populated my young life. Last week, during a Yahoo Q&A, X-Men: Apocalypse writer Simon Kinberg verified that Halle Berry, James Marsden, and Famke Janssen will not be reprising their roles in the upcoming X film if their characters were to…