Excalibur Series Chris Claremont (W) Alan Davis (A) Marvel So, I started reading Excalibur mainly due to a girl crush on Rachel Summers. She was bad ass, clad in red leather and spikes, with the power to devour worlds. But add in Kitty Pride, her dragon Lockheed, and Nightcrawler? Yeah. I’m there.
Dogears: Alien Psychiatry
The Fire Witness Lars Kepler Random House Canada Lars Kepler is a pseudonym for a Swedish husband and wife writing team: Alexander and Alexandra Ahndoril. The Fire Witness is the third book about Chief Inspector Joona Linna as he figures out a tricky murder only he can solve.
Tyrant: The Arab/Muslim Experience and Whitewashing
Tyrant, a new FX series, premiered on Tuesday, June 24. It centers on Bassam (Barry) Al Fayeed, son of a dictator of a make believe Arab nation, who finally returns home with his American family after decades away. If it was any other show, you could say that the first episode was solid and definitely…
Deep Gravity Preview: Jettisoning Your Space Stalker
We don’t tend to post previews, because you can get them just about anywhere. Boring! I’m making an exception, because America-centric pop culture fandom is a mess this week, videos of violent attacks on trans women are circling and being +liked, world culture is suffering for America’s SCOTUS having decided that corporations can persecute women through the…
Review: Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Bird Box Josh Malerman Ecco / Harper Collins I received a copy of this book via the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Close your eyes. You probably have a pretty good sense of what’s around you. You see it all the time. But would you be able to go about your day like…
Arrow Season 3 Adds A Martial Artist and A Count Vertigo Take 2?
According to Deadline.com, Karl Yune will play Maseo Yamashiro “a skilled martial artist who is married to Katana” who is reported to be played by Devon Aoki. The character will be introduced in flashback as Oliver’s (Stephen Amell) handler — a teacher and a friend who advises and helps the Arrow become a superhero. TVGuide.com reports that Peter Stormare will…
Cartoon Brew and Skyler Page (and Then the Carrion Birds Flock)
On the evening on July the second, an artist working on Adventure Time sent out some tweets about having been unwelcomely touched by the creator of Cartoon Network’s Clarence. Cartoon Network were investigating the report (Skyler Page, said creator, has now been fired), and the artist felt it was necessary to spread word. She believes in knowledge…
The DC Daily Planet: Tie-ins and Teases
Happy Independence Day to those of our readers in the USA, and happy Friday to everyone else! To start you off on this best of all weekdays, we’ve got new-new books, new-old shows, and an apparently never-ending stream of Batman to discuss: it’s the DC Daily Planet!
Disney’s Enchanted 2: Down the Manhole Again?
Disney has announced that they’re doing a sequel to their popular 2007 film, Enchanted. For those who haven’t seen it in a while, or for those who were too young to catch all the details – the film was a playful send up of Disney’s very own princess films. Giselle, a musical, animal-loving storybook princess finds…
Staff Picks for July: Books
The Queen of the Tearling Erika Johnson HarperCollins The Queen of the Tearling is the story of a young queen, Kelsea, taking the throne in a dangerous time. She has lived in hiding almost her entire life and has no practical experience running a country. But she sets out to rule by the strong values…
Interview: Courtney Hahn, Co-Creator of Podunk
Courtney Hahn is doing excellent work in all age comics. She’s been webcomicing, drawing, and guest-posting like a boss. Her illustrations are bright, happy, and clever. Even the ideas behind the comics make me smile. Like Uni-puppy. It’s a puppy unicorn. There is everything to love about that. I met Courtney at last weekend’s Kids…
Superman Character Poster Debuts for Dawn of Justice
USA Today debuted a new character poster of Superman for his upcoming movie, Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and it looks as dark, gritty (and depressing?) as the first Man of Steel movie. They also talked to director, Zack Snyder, about the character and the film. Man of Steel was all about Superman finding his place…