After a brief hiatus, A Trip Down Fear Street is back! This time with handy-dandy lists. For the month of love, I decided to read, appropriately enough, love themed books from the series: First Date (no. 16, 1992), Double Date (no. 23, 1994), and Killer’s Kiss (no. 42, 1997). Because Fear Street was often targeted…
Review Red Sonja #100: Female Brains Destroy Men!
Red Sonja #100 Dave Acosta, Pablo Marcus, Taki Soma, Noah Salonga, Sergio Fernandez Davila (a) Eric Trautman, Roy Thomas, Michael Avon Oeming, Gail Simone, Luke Lieberman Dynamite February 2015 Dynamite is going big this year in celebration of Red Sonja’s decade with them. And who wouldn’t want to celebrate the She-Devil with a Sword? She’s long…
WWAC Warriors: You’re the Best Eye of the Tiger in the Danger Zone
We’ve covered a lot of topics in WWAC Warriors: the basics of bodybuilding and running, how to get back on your feet after time away from the gym, and how to take care of your equipment. We’ve discussed all kinds of goals from building muscle to losing weight to improving endurance to learning a new…
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 24 Reviewed
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 24 John Wagner/Various (w), Various (a) Rebellion March 2, 2015 For many Judge Dredd fans, 1995 was a bad year, mostly because of The Movie That Must Not Be Named. I choose to look on the bright side. The Movie That Must Not Be Named is hilarious viewing if…
I’m Loving: The 90s Batman Movies
Netflix has every Batman movie from the original Burton franchise up, and I love rewatching them all over again. One of the first Batman anything I ever saw was Batman and Robin, the fourth movie of the franchise that featured Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze. The movie was terrible,…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Short and Sweet Conference Edition!
It has taken me two full days to get to (blah) a work conference–complete with two canceled flights and a flat tire–so let’s hit this week’s highlights! Jim Zub on the Changing Creator-Owned Comic Market The MUST read this week for anyone interested in the economics of the publishing industry and creator-owned comics. Jim Zub…
An Interview with LUMBERJANES Writer Grace Ellis and Artist Brooke A. Allen
Grace Ellis is a writer most well-known for co-creating Lumberjanes and her work on the site Autostraddle. She is a proud native of wondrous Ohio and when she’s not coming up with amazing mix-tapes, she’s most likely enjoying nature and the great outdoors. Brooke Allen is a cartoonist/illustrator spending most days in DC with her…
Reading Diaries: Let’s Talk Reading Slumps
Christa: Last month I talked about how I hadn’t had much time for reading. This month I’ve had a bit more time but now the problem is motivation. There are plenty of books I want to read, but I never really feel like reading. So most of the books beside my bed are half finished,…
Movies that Shaped Me: Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager Directed by Irving Rapper Produced by Hal B. Wallis Screenplay by Casey Robinson Starring: Bette Davis Based on Now, Voyager Warner Bros. October 31, 1942 Sometimes it is clear that I was raised by my grandparents. My taste in movies is pretty indicative of this. From my grandfather I have gained a deep…
Mosquitoland, Bone Gap & The Mermaid’s Sister: Cool Books of March!
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland Catherynne Valente (w), Ana Juan (a) Feiwel & Friends March 3, 2015 The Fairyland series continues! Thankfully. I thought it was over after The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two. Valente’s writing inspires envy in me. Her description of food and colors is vivid…and mouthwatering….
Mortal Kombat Is A Bad Franchise And Nothing About It Is Good: A Character Design Discussion
It must have happened, but I don’t remember a time before I felt encroached upon by Mortal Kombat. I was five when the first game was released, and I was seven when the ESRB rating system was introduced in response to parents’ response to the game’s “fatalities.” This means that parents were alarmed by characters…
Mighty Marvel Monday: All About the Ladies
I have learned that the best part about writing Mighty Marvel Mondays is that I get to pick what to write about. And even though Marvel released the official Age of Ultron poster this past week, and released Faith No More’s Superhero on their website yesterday– I’m all about the women this week. Agent Carter…
