No news, just commentary. Whoops! Commentary From Elizabeth to Katniss: Evolution of the YA Storybook Heroione How did we go from Lizzie Bennet to Katniss Everdeen? Paper Droids explores the question. How Heathers Changed Teen Movies Forever Heathers, Daniel Bettridge says, was the first movie to show teenagers as they really are. How to Make…
London Super Comic Con: Day 1 Diary
London Super Comic Con: Day 1 Diary–The Rundown Panels: We are BOOM!, IDW Invades! Signings: Kieron Gillen, Si Spurrier, Al Ewing, Lee Garbett Geek wear: Judge Dredd cardigan (custom order) Free stuff: Preview comic of Disenchanted, by Si Spurrier and German Erramouspe I arrive at the Excel Centre feeling more tired than I should. This morning I woke up terribly early and…
741.5: Greetings From Your Local Librarian
About a year ago, I was helping my boss, the director of the public library at which I am employed, shift books. We were in the 740’s–for those unfamiliar with the nightmarish nonsense that is Dewey Decimal, that’s “Arts and Recreation”–and both of us were sighing heavily at the state of the graphic novels. Comics…
Buffy Challenge Season 2
Season 2 Character Arc: Slayer in Love to Slayer Betrayed Principal: Snyder (not seen much) Much more plot driven. Fewer Monster of the week episodes that help the plot breathe without feeling like we’ve forgotten it.
News & Things: Get Inspired, Create, and Wear
3 new costume galleries at Blizzard Entertainment Are you a fan of World of Warcraft, Diablo or Starcraft? Head over to Blizzard Entertainment’s site for some amazing costumes.
Holy Inadvertently Marketing Rape Culture!
Marketing can be a tricky thing; I get it. There has been no shortage of ad campaigns, especially those directed primarily toward men, that have represented women in, let’s just say, questionable ways. Unfortunately, despite the fact that comic book readers and fans are—and always have been—comprised of a large portion of women, comic-books and…
I’m Taking The Buffy Challenge
All the seasons of BtVS–TV & Comics–in 2 weeks. Can I do it? I dunno. But I’m trying because … if not my Kickstarter might drive me crazy. So here it is, my first recap. (SPOILER FREE!)
News & Things: All The Movie Costumes Ever
Film Pics Offer First Look at Avengers’ Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch Costumes Leaked shots of Avengers: Age of Ultron filming gives us our first glimpse of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch’s looks in the upcoming movie. Quicksilver’s costume…SIGH. At least he doesn’t look like he’s from a ’90s boy band in this one!
Behind the Scenes with Windblade’s Mairghread Scott and Sarah Stone
Every night, I fall asleep beneath the watchful eye of Optimus Prime and his Autobots on one side of my bed, and Megatron and his minions on the other. I grew up in the ‘80s, which makes me a Transformers: Generation One kind of girl, while writer Mairghread Scott and artist Sarah Stone grew up…
Top Ten Days of Future Past Homages
We’re a little over a month to go to the latest X-film, X-Men: Days of Future Past (Bryan Singer). So I thought it’d be fun to run down the top ten homages, spoofs, and ripoffs of the famous Days of Future Past cover. In case you’ve forgotten or are new to X-Fandom, this is the one…
News & Things: Days of Future Past *heavy breathing*
News X-Men Days of Future Past Official Trailer Sentinels! 70s Fashion! Mystique! Xavier and Magneto glaring intensely at each other! Is it May yet? G. Willow Wilson, the Muslim Woman Revolutionizing Comics Vulture talks to Wilson about the new Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan. Commentary How BOOM! Studios is Utilizing Today’s Top Webcomics Talent Deadshirt on…
Kickstarter of the Week: Girls Night Out
If you are not already familiar with Amy Chu, she needs to be on your radar of up and coming comic book creators. Chu is a regular on self-publishing panels at cons and it is easy to see why. In two and a half years, she has self published four comics, contributed to several anthologies,…
