Marvel Monday again, hopefully any and all Americans are not too full of pie to focus on some news:
The Importance of Libraries in Times of Crisis
Last year, my area was hit by an ice storm that knocked out power to a huge swath of people — people of all ages, races, economic classes. It was out for days, during a cold snap (that “polar vortex” of lore) that meant temperatures dipped into the single digits, and even the negatives, every…
741.5: Liberté, Égalité, Brimping
After I purchased the first volume of Sex Criminals for my library, it was requested that I prepare a “letter of defense” in the event that it was challenged. Dear Library Patron or Trustee, Hello! I see that you disagree with my choice to purchase Sex Criminals Volume One : One Weird Trick by Matt…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Totally Boss Hats
Light week this time, Marvel fans, but some news nevertheless:
Mighty Marvel Tuesday: Just Pretend It’s Monday
Happy TUESDAY, True Believers! Sorry for the delay in news—sometimes my “real” job gets in the way. I’ll try to make up for it, I swear.
Mighty Marvel Monday: Is There Even News to Report Anymore
Can anything be more exciting than last week’s Marvel news? No, it can’t. So apologies in advance for this less-than-earth-shattering Marvel Monday.
Loving the Marvel Universe & Being Rewarded
Yesterday, at their kind-of-secret press event, Marvel Studios announced Phase Three of its movie franchises and effectively exploded the Internet. I was at work at my library when the announcement happened, in the midst of an ongoing project to move our Young Adult section. Quickly looking at my phone, I saw that they had announced…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Very Secret Meetings **UPDATE**
Happy Monday, Marvel readers! This week is pretty much all movie news, sorry about it:
741.5: How To Sound Professional When Talking About Cerebro
The problem with working in a field that relies heavily on bureaucratic procedure is that sometimes you propose something, and then so much time passes that you forget about it. Then, suddenly, you get three emails one day saying that the talk on the importance of comic book collections and geek-centric programming in libraries you…
React Not With Rage, But Grace: She-Hulk Is Cancelled
It’s normal to feel a mixed bag of things when encountered with the words “Final Issue” in the solicits page next to one of your favorite current comics. “Final issue of what?” you might think: surely they can’t be cancelling something that you love so much. They’re not monsters.