Life Geek! is our bi-weekly lifestyle feature where we offer readers a glimpse into our geeky lives. We got a little behind last week what with all the Halloween preparation and excitement, but we look forward to sharing our Halloween pictures with you in two weeks! Al Rosenberg, Games Editor I dogsat this past weekend…
Reel Geek Girl: The Book Of Life
The Book of Life (2014) Written by Jorge Gutierrez and Douglas Langdale Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez Produced by Guillermo Del Toro Starring: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Hector Elizondo, and Ice Cube 20th Century Fox and Reel FX PG, 95 minutes Flat out and up front: If you loved Pacific Rim…
Short & Sweet: Fantastical Lands & Abilities
A Voice in the Dark Larime Taylor (w & a) Top Cow This one doesn’t sound like my cup of tea, but the reason I felt compelled to try it is that Larime Taylor, the mind behind A Voice In The Dark, is disabled and drew the entire comic with. His. Mouth. The art is…
Finding Feminism in Horror: Part I
Finding feminist ideology in the horror film genre can feel like searching for meaning in a Pauly Shore film. It can seem a futile effort considering the most popular horror tropes are particularly unflattering toward the female characters: the final virginal survivor, “ugly duckling” killer, the commonality of sexual assault as plot device, etc. Then…
Short & Sweet: The Crime and Religion Edition
Anderson, PSI Division #2 Matt Smith (w) Carl Critchlow (a) IDW I’m a little surprised at how much I like this series so far. The first two issues have dealt with introducing Anderson’s character more fully – her background, a little bit about her powers, and her interactions with other judges. Anderson is an action…
Webcomic Capsules: The Cute!
Sometimes you’ve had a rough, rough day, and you need the cute. The webcomics I’m reviewing below bring the cute artistically—and sometimes their subject matter is just as serious as real life. Positive Doodles Emm Roy Genre: Inspirational Cuteness Updates: Usually daily You can’t get any simpler than positive doodles. These are small, cutely rendered…
Reading Diaries: Study Them When They’re Coming Apart
This month I read The Sisters Brothers and Room. They were both good, but I think only Sisters Brothers is a reread. Room is the sort of book that’s built around reveals and tension, and I’m not sure that there’s much there once that’s gone. Certainly it’s a clever book, and the child-voice is wonderfully…
October Staff Picks: Comics!
MAGNETO #11 Cullen Bunn (W) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (A) Cover by David Yardin Marvel Comics It’s almost not even an effort to say that Cullen Bunn’s Magneto is going to be hot for October. This series has been a solid punch in the gut and a kick in the teeth since issue one. Magneto’s powers…
October Staff Picks: Movies!
Birdman Alejandro González Iñárritu Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone Fox Searchlight The studios threw me a curve ball by moving my September pick, The Book Of Life, to October. But I won’t cheap out and pick the same movie both months. I’m a little intrigued by the concept of Birdman: a has-been…
Review: Storm #3
Storm #3 Greg Pak (W) Scott Hepburn & David Baldeon (A) Marvel Comics Release date: September 24, 2014 As a lifelong Storm fan, I was admittedly more than a little worried to see that Forge would be the next person out of Ororo’s past that she encountered in only the third issue of her comic. Greg…
Throwing Popcorn: SheZow
When SheZow was announced in late 2012, I was curious about the potential for a gender-role defying, crossdressing superhero. The Australian production caught a lot of people’s attention with the unusual (for American TV, at least) premise.
Throwing Popcorn: Steven Universe
Steven Universe Rebecca Sugar Cartoon Network The 15 second theme song tells you the most basic information about the show: We — are the Crystal Gems We’ll always save the day