The Wicked + The Divine #4 By Kieron Gillen (writer), Jamie McKelvie (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist), Clayton Cowles (letterer) Image Comics Released September 18, 2014 This isn’t really a review. I’m no critic, and I won’t even pretend to be impartial and dispassionate. But I have plenty of thoughts and feelings about this book…
Product Review: Arda Wigs Over Dreadlocks
It’s a wig review! Arda Wigs Cosplay Wigs I mentioned way back in Cosplaying While Black: The Expense of Representing that I tend to cosplay only characters of color, to show that I appreciate creators making characters of my race, but that I was having a hard time doing so because my everyday hair is 4′ long…
Short & Sweet: United States of Murder, Batgirl, Hexed, and More!
The United States of Murder Inc. #4 Brian Michael Bendis Michael Avon Oeming Taki Soma Icon The newest series from the creative team behind Powers has been four issues of building an alternate reality of a mob controlled America, with shoot outs and double crosses between the growing cast. After multiple attempts on their lives,…
Short & Sweet: She-Hulk, Batwoman, Sex Criminals, and More!
Saga #20 Brian K. Vaughan Fiona Staples Image Comics It starts with a blowjob.
Short & Sweet: Princess Ugg, Black Widow, Scratch 9, and more!
Princess Ugg #2 Ted Naifeh Oni Press Princess Ugg #2 finds Ülga facing the biggest trial of her life. She’s faced giants, war, terrible beasties, but what can she do when challenged with – posture lessons? This issue focuses on the loneliness Ülga feels as she struggles with the daily lessons that the other princesses…
Short & Sweet: Archie, Uncanny X-Men, Silver Surfer, and More!
Trees #1 Writer: Warren Ellis Artist: Jason Howard Image Comics It almost goes without saying that we are in a glorious heyday of great science fiction comics with books like Saga, Manhattan Projects, and East of West on the stands. Now Warren Ellis has thrown his hat in the mix with Trees and an opening…
Parisian Culture: Wine, Cheese, and Comic Book Shops
Nestled in the Latin Quarter of Paris (named after the Latin language that was widely spoken in the area because it was the intellectual centre of Paris back in the middle ages) you’ll find Rue Dante. It’s a 4-500 metre (approximately) stretch of road five minutes south of Cathédrale Notre-Dame just off the Seine that should…
Review: Adventure Time: “Food Chain”
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Review: Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present
Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present promises to be a bit more than it ever could be, while succeeding in being a bit more than one would expect it to be.
Reel Geek Girl: Godzilla (2014)
Godzilla (2014) Directed by Gareth Edwards Legendary Pictures PG-13, 120 Minutes If you are old enough to remember the old Godzilla movies from the 50s and 60s, this movie is a lot of fun. If you’re young enough to think the old ones were cheesy and the 1998 what-were-they-thinking movie with Matthew Broderick was a…
Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Random House (Delacorte Press) I received a copy of this book from the publisher for an honest review. A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends — the Liars — whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution….
Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
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