On April 4, this year’s Hugo nominations were announced at Norwescon. Five nominees were selected in each category by registered members of Loncon, Sasquan, and MidAmericon II (the 2014, 2015, and 2016 World Science Fiction Conventions). This year broke the previous voting record with 2,122 ballots received. Winners will be selected by members of Sasquan 2015…
We Don’t Need the Shadow Men: Joss Whedon’s Dishwater Feminism Can Sit Down Now
Even Joss Whedon, nice guy that he is, gets criticized by feminists. This is why: “It never occurred to me that championing equality for women was going to be controversial.” Naive or disingenuous? You can decide that for yourself. But Whedon’s brand of polite, liberal feminism is a problem. In a recent interview with Badass…
Short & Sweet: The Final Issues of Cyclops and The Private Eye!
Cyclops #12 John Layman (scripter), Javier Garron (penciller), Chris Sotomayor (colourist) Marvel Comics April 1, 2015
Netflix Announces Audio Description Option Now Available For Marvel’s Daredevil
Netflix has announced on their blog that they’ll be slowly rolling out audio description options for their properties beginning with Marvel’s Daredevil which is currently available on the site (it’s only in English right now). Tracy Wright who is the Director of Content Operations has also stated that their other original series — House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Unbreakable Kimmy…
Webcomic Profile: Emily of The Blue Valkyrie
I’m always on the lookout for a great webcomic to add to my watchlist, so I was super excited when someone told me about The Blue Valkyrie. So far, issue one and the first page of issue two have been released, but it’s scheduled to post new pages biweekly. The story so far is about Chloe,…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Opera + Comics Go Together Like…Peas and Carrots?
Tintin Becoming an Opera…Which Is Weird but Cool? Step aside, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, there’s a new weirdest theatrical comic adaptation in town. Tintin, the well-known European comics created by Hergé about the titular character going on adventures, will be getting the opera treatment in the fall with an adaptation of the story The Castafiore Emerald. This story, at…
Mighty Marvel Monday: MCU Edition
Welcome to another edition of Mighty Marvel Monday! If you’re reading this and not watching Daredevil on Netflix…why are you reading this and not watching Daredevil on Netflix? GO NOW! So, for those of you who are staying, either you’ve already watched Daredevil–in which case, no spoilers–or you’re like me, and never intended to watch…
Dividing the Fandom: The Real Problem with the Sad Puppies
On April 4, the 2015 Hugo Award nominees were announced at Norwescon. (Read here for the full list and links). Immediately afterwards, it became apparent to the Sci-Fi/Fantasy world that two affiliated groups, the Sad Puppies and the Rabid Puppies, had organized a bloc vote for their own respective slates of nominees. This isn’t anything…
Review: Lady Killer #4
Lady Killer #4 Joelle Jones & Jamie S. Rich (scripter), Joelle Jones (artist), Laura Allred (colors), Crank! (letters) Joelle Jones & Laura Allred (cover)
The Twin Peaks Log: S.2 E.7
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…
Inquisition Diaries #11: The Jaws of Hakkon
SPOILER WARNING: These diaries will contain spoilers for Dragon Age Inquisition (DAI), as well as its predecessors, Dragon Age: Origins (DAO) and Dragon Age II (DA2), and may also contain spoilers from the tie-in materials. If you’re new to this whole Dragon Age business and want to know what the hell I’m going on about,…
The Thursday Book Beat: The New York Times Profiles The Great Toni Morrison
[Dear readers, please enjoy this belated Book Beat! Your regularly-scheduled Mighty Marvel Monday will return this afternoon. — Ed.] The New York Times Has Done a Great Profile on Toni Morrison I haven’t read any of Toni Morrison’s books (I know!) but regardless, she’s one of THE great American authors and who doesn’t want to…