Archie Riverdale Rescue Developer: Gogii Games Corp. Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android, PC Though I was exposed to computer games at an early age, I don’t claim a gamer identity. As a youngster, I had an unhealthy obsession with games. I was the brat who would pout and refuse to play if I realized there was…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Awesome Awards Edition!
El Deafo and This One Summer Score Major ALA Awards The American Library Association’s yearly awards highlight the best books for child and teen readers, and the awards encompass not just graphic novels, but also illustrated and prose works. It wasn’t clear that graphic novels could be eligible, but two came out with big awards this year:…
What Exactly is the Geek Girl Illuminati?
“So, how did you get into Star Trek?” “My dad watched it. I didn’t really appreciate it growing up, but then I started to get into it when I moved away from home. I recently found these talking Star Trek Christmas ornaments that we had when we were young –” “ — “Shuttlecraft to Enterprise,…
Boston Comic Con Missteps in Marketing to Women
This weekend I was thrilled to see an email sitting in my inbox, Boston Comic Con 2015–Tickets Now On Sale! I had so much fun at last year’s show, my mind was already imagining the con floor and jumping ahead to potential cosplay options. I clicked to read more and my excitement quickly evaporated. Ogling…
The Twin Peaks Log S.2 E.3
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…
Reading Diaries: A Few Gems Among the Disappointments
Last month we shared our reading resolutions for 2015. This month we checked in to see how everyone is doing. Christa: Since the new year started with me moving to a new city and starting a new job I haven’t had as much time to read as I would like. But I’m currently in the middle…
Cool Books of February!
Get in Trouble: Stories Author: Kelly Link Random House February 3, 2015 Until leafing through this month’s BookPage I had never heard of Kelly Link, but Becky Ohlsen’s glowing review of Get in Trouble changed that. Ohlsen wrote that “Nobody writes stories like hers. Link’s fantastical worlds feel utterly real, partly because they’re intensely matter-of-fact….