It was with heavy heart that I donned my Abzan clan shirt and pins as an act of defiance towards the events of the Tarkir block in Magic: The Gathering’s latest series of expansions. Dragons have returned from extinction to the plane of Tarkir thanks to a time traveling meddler named Sarkhan Vol, and while…
Get Your Game On Wednesday Reflects on Jumping, Tasty Beets and Race
Howdy, fellow game enthusiasts! From eating your vegetables to game incubators for women to jumping around a lot, this week’s news has something for everyone. I know I say that every week, but I can’t help it if it’s true. Give yourself a break from the day (you’ve earned it!), and take a peek at…
YA Bloggers Read Gotham Academy, A Roundtable
At the start of the year, I thought about the ways in which comics could market itself more successfully to a wider audience. More specifically, how can Marvel and DC Comics sell certain titles to an audience that isn’t already tapped into comics (or at least into their vast universes) but who would love some of their current…
Farewell, Girls With Slingshots
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AMC’s Preacher has a Cassidy
The casting news for AMC’s Preacher adaptation continues. First they announced Ruth Negga as Tulip, then Ian Colletti as Arseface. Now it’s Joe Gilgun — from Misfits and This is England — as the hard-drinking, substance-abusing, poor-decision-making Irish vampire Cassidy. And I’m actually okay with that. It took me a little while to come around…
Quick Change Cosplay: Jem Jamming Around
It is eight o’clock in the morning, and your fellow geek calls you up and announces a last-minute con she has decided to attend. Obviously, you have to go with her, but what to wear? It is now time to perform your own superhuman feat and put together an acceptable geek outfit from easily found…