*Cover art is the manifesto by Alvey Jones, Jade Fusco, Gustave Morin, Meghan Forbes, Ian Mclellan Davis, Hannah McMurray* I am a lover of literature, and of the special literary treasure that is the lit mag. Lit mags, literary journals, zines, and some graphic novels have so much overlap — and it is the publications…
Chris Evans and Chris Pratt Photobomb Superbowl Fans on The Tonight Show
It’s the month of love and what better way to begin this month than gushing about our love for Chris Pratt and Chris Evans being adorably hilarious on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon? Everyone – even those like me who don’t follow or like sports – kept an eye on the epic battle that…
WWAC Warriors: The Superhero Journey Continues
TW: This piece involves discussion and one image of body measurement So, I’m back again to follow up with my original piece about bodybuilding or rather muscle building for a novice like me. It has currently been about four months since I started, and I’m happy to say some progress has been made. More importantly, I’ve…
Cool Comics of February
Coffin Hill Vol. 2: Dark Endeavors Caitlin Kittredge (W), Inaki Miranda (A) Vertigo February 10, 2015 I have been eagerly, not-so-patiently waiting for the second trade to come out in this series. I started reading it as trade so I usually like to continue down that route even though the temptation to just stock up on…
Game Review: Riverdale Rescue
Archie Riverdale Rescue Developer: Gogii Games Corp. Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android, PC Though I was exposed to computer games at an early age, I don’t claim a gamer identity. As a youngster, I had an unhealthy obsession with games. I was the brat who would pout and refuse to play if I realized there was…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Awesome Awards Edition!
El Deafo and This One Summer Score Major ALA Awards The American Library Association’s yearly awards highlight the best books for child and teen readers, and the awards encompass not just graphic novels, but also illustrated and prose works. It wasn’t clear that graphic novels could be eligible, but two came out with big awards this year:…
What Exactly is the Geek Girl Illuminati?
“So, how did you get into Star Trek?” “My dad watched it. I didn’t really appreciate it growing up, but then I started to get into it when I moved away from home. I recently found these talking Star Trek Christmas ornaments that we had when we were young –” “ — “Shuttlecraft to Enterprise,…
Boston Comic Con Missteps in Marketing to Women
This weekend I was thrilled to see an email sitting in my inbox, Boston Comic Con 2015–Tickets Now On Sale! I had so much fun at last year’s show, my mind was already imagining the con floor and jumping ahead to potential cosplay options. I clicked to read more and my excitement quickly evaporated. Ogling…
The Twin Peaks Log S.2 E.3
Welcome to our biweekly roundtable of Twin Peaks where we are working our way through every. Single. Episode. Some of us are regulars and some of us newbies, but none of our experiences are the same. So get yourself a damn fine cup of coffee, watch along with us, and feel free to chime in…
Reading Diaries: A Few Gems Among the Disappointments
Last month we shared our reading resolutions for 2015. This month we checked in to see how everyone is doing. Christa: Since the new year started with me moving to a new city and starting a new job I haven’t had as much time to read as I would like. But I’m currently in the middle…
Cool Books of February!
Get in Trouble: Stories Author: Kelly Link Random House February 3, 2015 Until leafing through this month’s BookPage I had never heard of Kelly Link, but Becky Ohlsen’s glowing review of Get in Trouble changed that. Ohlsen wrote that “Nobody writes stories like hers. Link’s fantastical worlds feel utterly real, partly because they’re intensely matter-of-fact….
For All the Pixels I’ve Loved Before
Some of the video games I play allow me to create and develop characters as I face each challenge the story present. Based on the game lore and smatterings of personal information, I like to create backgrounds for my characters and play the game according to the personality I mould for them. These are role-playing…
