Hey, crusaders, have I got a newsflash for you! Did you know the DC movies are edgier than Marvel’s? This is a totally new piece of information to me, as it is, I’m sure, to you. Don’t worry, we’ll get through this thing together. Gearing up for CONVERGENCE? Check out io9’s hand guide to time…
Starfire’s New Costume: A Reflection of Her History and Personality
If you haven’t heard the news about Starfire getting a much needed costume update—not to mention her own on-going series by powerhouse team Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, of Harley Quinn fame, along with Emanuela Lupacchino—then buckle up because I’m going to break it down for you.
EXCLUSIVE LOOK: Behind the Scenes of the Live Action Secret of NIMH movie
When I heard the news that The Secret of NIMH was being remade as a live-action/CGI film, I was OVERJOYED. What could be better, and contribute to the ongoing destruction of everything I held dear as a child, than real/CGI rodents plotting complex science-y plots in real/CGI environments? Surely not the original movie with its beautiful art!…
Super-Cute Vulture Apocalypse: Snackies by Nick Sumida
Snackies Nick Sumida Youth In Decline 2014 Let’s get one thing straight: this is a beautiful little book. That pink cover is enough hot pink to be arresting, but enough shades dark of true hot pink to be just plain nice. The cover illustrations are perfect: joyful, weird, intriguing. And the interior, yes, two-tone, navy…
Hotline, Freddys and the Blind Forest: Cool Games of March! [GIFs]
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Dennaton Games Devolver Digital PS4, PSVita, Windows, Mac, Linux: March 10, 2015 Hotline Miami the original was an indie darling, a top-down murder simulator with tight controls and a difficulty curve that fit precisely into the deranged zeitgeist of video gaming circa 2012. Its amazing retro-80s soundtrack and simple premise…
Life Geek: Bookshelfies Edition
Do you know exactly where all your books are located? When you go over to someone’s house for the first time, do you zero in on their book collection in order to determine if you are kindred spirits? Is loaning a book to someone a silent act of genuine trust for you? If you answered…
Cinderella Insurgent: Cool Movies of March!
Insurgent Robert Schwentke Summit Entertainment March 20, 2015 I can’t pretend that I think the second installment in the Divergent series is going to be a quality movie, but, well, I’m looking forward to it anyway. Divergent had all kinds of problems (um, what was the message of that movie anyway?), but I sat there…
Game Diary: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! (Part 2)
SPOILER WARNING: The second act of Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel! sees myself and Tracy tracking down an oppressed AI named Felicity, rescuing her (the AI identifies as a her) from her uncomfortable developer/boyfriend, and immediately betraying her to Jack. At the end of this cycle, Jack’s trajectory into villainy is almost certain. In my opinion, however,…
The Thursday Book Beat: Sci-fi Readers Save S.F. Bookstore
Lerner Publishing brings Egmont USA authors into the fold 100 Egmont titles will now be published under Lerner’s imprints, including Millbrook Press, Darby Creek, Carolrhoda Books, and Carolrhoda Labs. I’m excited for these authors as their work finds a new home, and I hope the transition is as painless as possible for all parties. Where’d…
HBO Wants to Increase Their Writer Diversity – The Big Two Should Do the Same
The need for diversity in geek media is nothing new, but the collective voice afforded to under-represented communities to see themselves in media is growing as the social media machine only increases in influence in the age of the internet. This speaks to the need for the presence of under-represented races, genders, and sexual orientations…
5 Reasons You Should Be At STAPLE! Austin
It is not often that I wish I were in Texas. I drove across the state on my cross-country move from Atlanta to Los Angeles, and I swear I went through some kind of space-time vortex that doubled the pre-calculated time/distance. However, this weekend, I wish I were in Austin, Texas if only so I…
Eat All the Corn Dogs: Spider-Gwen #1
Spider-Gwen #1 Jason Latour (W), Robbi Rodriguez (A), Rico Renz (C) Marvel Comics Originally, Spider-Gwen was only supposed to have two issues as part of the special “Spider-Verse” event. But from the moment her costume was revealed she had a following and what was only supposed to be two issues became a new female-led ongoing…
