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Update on Ellora’s Cave v Dear Author Lawsuit
Not long ago, I wrote about the lawsuit that digital romance publisher, Ellora’s Cave (EC), filed against Dear Author and it’s founder, Jane Litte, for the post, The Curious Case of Ellora’s Cave, that discussed EC’s finances and dealings with its authors. In my piece, I discussed exactly what Ellora’s Cave accused Dear Author & Jane Litte for,…
October Staff Picks: Movies!
Birdman Alejandro González Iñárritu Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone Fox Searchlight The studios threw me a curve ball by moving my September pick, The Book Of Life, to October. But I won’t cheap out and pick the same movie both months. I’m a little intrigued by the concept of Birdman: a has-been…
Hoist the Sails: Child of a Hidden Sea Review
Child of a Hidden Sea A.M. Dellamonica Tor Books Like so many adopted children before her, Sophie Hansa is curious about her biological parents. But when she finally decides to track them down, she gets a little more than she bargained for. For starters, her mother wants nothing to do with her. But even more…
Merch Fail: Training to be Batman’s Wife
DC licensing team? You’re stupid and I hate you. Yes, I am calling names. So juvenile. But so are they by proxy (by neglect), and they’re doing it in crueller, quieter ways.
Katherine Tanski’s Teaching Comics Part 2: The Amazing Spider-Man
This is part two of my retrospective/nostalgia journey through my time as a graduate student teaching comics in the “early days.” Part one, my love letter to Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics can be found here.
Review: Storm #3
Storm #3 Greg Pak (W) Scott Hepburn & David Baldeon (A) Marvel Comics Release date: September 24, 2014 As a lifelong Storm fan, I was admittedly more than a little worried to see that Forge would be the next person out of Ororo’s past that she encountered in only the third issue of her comic. Greg…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Short & Sweet Edition
Top Shelf to Release Print Edition of Strong Female Protagonist Webcomic If you’re one of those folks who love good comics but only like them in print form, you’ll soon be able to get your hands on one of the best superhero comics coming out today. Strong Female Protagonist, an on-going webcomic by Brennan Lee Mulligan…
Throwing Popcorn: SheZow
When SheZow was announced in late 2012, I was curious about the potential for a gender-role defying, crossdressing superhero. The Australian production caught a lot of people’s attention with the unusual (for American TV, at least) premise.
October Staff Picks: Games!
October staff picks for games: this month, It’s all Al! Super Smash Bros, for the 3DS Sora Ltd. – Bandai Namco Games Do I own a 3DS? No, sadly just a 2DS. But do I know people who have 3DS’s? Yes! I am super excited to see how well Bandai is going to utilize the…
The Twin Peaks Log: S.1 E.1
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…
Ellora’s Cave Sues Dear Author: What This Could Mean For Criticism In The Book Industry
The book industry has been interesting these past few days. On Sunday, September 26th, Dear Author tweeted that digital romance publisher, Ellora’s Cave, had filed a lawsuit against her: