Warriors, I really, really wanted to open this follow-up post with a triumphant I WON!!, and we could all celebrate our various accomplishments with a round of metaphorical champagne and dim sum. (Yeah, my cravings got pretty eclectic in the last week.) But I didn’t win. Technically, I didn’t lose, either. When the referee gathered…
Get Your Game on Wednesday: April Fools Beware
Hello, my lovelies! Today is a fun day to be a gamer or at least a game appreciator! The internet is full of fun goodies like Google Map’s Pacman, PlayStation Flow, or ThinkGeek’s Steam Machine. If you find fun ones, please please please share them in comments. Now on to this week’s news! After years…
A Modern Day Indiana Jane: Kristi Charish’s Owl and the Japanese Circus
Owl and the Japanese Circus is the start of a brand new urban fantasy adventure series by debut author Kristi Charish. It’s about a young woman named Alix Hiboux a.k.a Owl. Alix is a former student of archaeology who now “acquires” antiquities for private collectors for the right price. She’s tough, resourceful, a little hot…
Marvel’s Luke Cage Netflix Show Has Found Its Showrunner/Writer
We now have a showrunner and writer for Marvel’s Luke Cage, the third show of Netflix’s four series order. Who is this individual? Here are some resume bulletpoints: Started off as a journalist before writing the script for the rap biopic Notorious in 2009 Was a supervising producer and writer on the award winning show Southland (his writing earned him a 2013 NAACP Image…
Review: Red Sonja #15
Red Sonja #15 Gail Simone (w) Walter Geovanni (a), Jenny Frisson (c) Dynamite March 25, 2015 In issue #14, Red Sonja was cursed with the inability to forgive. In this issue, we find out what the implications of this are for Red Sonja.
Cool Comics of April: Staff Picks
No Mercy Alex de Campi, Carla Speed Mcneil, Jenn Manley Lee Image Comics April 1, 2015 I’m pushing out of my comfort zone and looking for new series from a variety of publishers. For April I’m going to give No Mercy #1 a try. The section of the blurb that pulled at me reads “But after…
Say What? Minecraft as a Teaching Tool for Homeschoolers
At some point about a year ago, a friend’s son introduced our eight-year-old to Minecraft on iPad. The game appeared harmless enough, and to be truthful, I had a parenting fail moment because I didn’t even research the game settings and environment before allowing her to dive in. In a very short time, my daughter…
