With the Secret Wars and Convergence titles at every turn, how are sales faring? And more importantly, where are the women?
Get Your Game On Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, gaming fans. Raise your hand if you’ve spent all your money in the Steam summer sale. Excellent. And raise your hand it you’ve been up late scoping out all the E3 news. Uh huh, no worries, I get it. Don’t let it consume your life; there’s other gaming news out there in the great…
Get Your Game on Wednesday: All the sales
My June is becoming a whirlwind of activity, so it’s good to take few moments to think about gaming fun. This week, there’s the big game sales news, the Lego Avengers trailer, a new board game convention planned for DC and since I haven’t included any for a while, LARP. Put your feet up and…
And the Award Goes to… Women Rock the 2015 Nebulas
When it comes to science fiction and fantasy awards, the Nebula Award is one of the most prestigious. As the science fiction and fantasy community continues to tackle its diversity issues, it’s a welcome sign to see women take top honors in five of six categories at this year’s awards ceremony. What makes the awards particularly…
GameStop vs Hot Topic: Female-Friendliness & ThinkGeek
Last week, the internet let out a collective “Noooooooo!” as Hot Topic Inc announced it would be acquiring GeekNet, the parent company to ThinkGeek. Again, fans were rocked as word got out this week that GameStop would instead be acquiring the company with their $140 million offer edging out Hot Topic’s $122 million deal. Some…
#BlackComicsMonth: Diversity in Comics Panel at Special Edition: NYC
Continuing to prove that “Every month is Black Comics Month,” Dean “Tee” Vixen will be moderating the Diversity in Comics panel at this weekend’s Special Edition: NYC convention. #BlackComicsMonth got its start in February 2015 when Vixen started the hashtag to coincide with Black History Month. As the hashtag found traction, she realized that 28…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Howdy Wednesday readers! I hope your week is cruising along. If you’re lucky enough to live in the Columbus, Ohio area, remember that this weekend is the Origins Game Fair. Get out and play some games! Women’s National Teams included EA SPORTS FIFA 16 For the first time ever, 12 Women’s National Teams will…
Lumberjanes Big Screen Adaptation in the Works
The success of the Lumberjanes is going strong. Following hot on the heels of their Eisner nominations for Best New Series and Best Publication for Teens, comes word that 20th Century Fox has found someone to write a live-action movie adaption. According to the folks at The Wrap, Will Widger has been tasked with adapting…
Kickstarter of the Week: Datura: Wearable Art Armor
Be the beautiful bad-ass warrior you’ve always dreamed you could be with this week’s Kickstarter of the Week. No cosplay or sword required. On the campaign page for Datura: Wearable Art Armor Kickstarter, artist Sam Guay talks about the concept: ““Datura” is one of my illustrations, born from mythic symbols and my love of decorative armor. I’ve…
More Princeless Power with Raven: The Pirate Princess
Proving you don’t always need a prince to save the princess, the acclaimed Princeless series spins off a new tale. Action Lab Entertainment has teamed up with Princeless creator Jeremy Whitley for a new spin off series debuting this July, Princeless: Raven, the Pirate Princess. The series follows Raven Xingtao, a princess who appears to be…
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Action Figures On Their Way to SDCC
With San Diego Comic-Con less than two months away, the con exclusive merchandise announcements are starting to roll in. Entertainment Earth has announced they’ll be bringing a limited edition 3 1/2-inch action figure set of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler along with their Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” news desk. NBC’s Saturday Night Live is mix…
Grumpy Cat Coming to Comics
This fall, The World’s Grumpiest Cat” joins the ranks of famous comic book cats like Red Lantern Dex-Starr or Saga‘s Lying Cat. In a newly announced deal with Dynamite, Grumpy Cat and her brother, Pokey, will enter the realm of digital comics and graphic novels. First released as a three-issue miniseries in the fall, it…