Comic readers and board gamers alike rejoice! Mouse Guard creator David Peterson has collaborated with Luke Crane to bring the game Mouse Guard: Swords & Strongholds, a game from the Eisner Award winning series, to Kickstarter. Peterson and Crane, who previously collaborated to create an RPG based on the Mouse Guard series, describe Swords &…
Update: DC to Allow Superman Shield on Statue of Jeffrey Baldwin
The Toronto Star reports that DC Entertainment has had a change of heart and will allow Superman’s shield to be used in a planned statue of murdered child, Jeffrey Baldwin. A Wednesday press release says that DC Entertainment uses a flexible set of criteria when we receive worthy requests such as this, and at times have…
Football Comics! Bad Machinery V.1
Bad Machinery Volume One: The Case of the Team Spirit. Football! A comic with football in it. The World Cup’s still on! Bad Machinery is a comic from John Allison, who should be hailed even more loudly than he already is (I mean, I assume that he is? I take it for granted) for the wicked,…
Get Your Game on Wednesday
The fictional South American Revolution game Sunset hits double its Kickstarter goal This intriguing “first person war game where you don’t play the hero” has already received oodles of press, but it’s good to see the financial support is following suit. Design to Win contest Do you have a great concept for a game? Consider…
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy IMAX 3D Sneak Peek
Last night, I got to see seventeen minutes of the newest Marvel film, Guardians of the Galaxy, set to come out on August 1st. Before the sneak peek, I have to admit that I was hesitant of the film. My only motivating factor for planning on seeing it in August is the Marvel brand. They haven’t disappointed…
Review: The Legend of Bold Riley
The Legend of Bold Riley Leia Weathington Leia Weathington, Marco Aidala, Vanessa Gillings, Kelly McClellan, Konstantin Pogorelov and Jason Thompson Northwest Press Last week, one of my very favorite shows of all time – Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra – returned to the airways for its third season. But for those who, like me, are…
Interview from Todd Boyce
Yesterday we reported that DC Entertainment declined the request of Todd Boyce to use Superman’s shield in a statue to honour murdered Toronto child, Jeffrey Baldwin. This morning, CBC radio host Matt Galloway spoke to Boyce on Metro Morning about the campaign, his dealings with DC, and how his plans have changed as a result…
HarperCollins Will Now Sell Directly to Customers
HarperCollins announced today that it will sidestep Amazon, by moving to sell directly to customers. The international mega-publisher already sells e-books direct to customers globally, and in August, will move to sell paper and physical audio books to its UK customers. US, Canadian, and Australian stores will follow.
A Tale of Comics Academe in a History Department: An Interview with Professor Julian Chambliss
Professor Julian Chambliss’s true origin remains shrouded in mystery but his LinkedIn page tells us that he has been a professor at Rollins College in Florida since 2003. In an interview by Chris Rawlins, Chambliss recounted his first experience teaching with comic books in 2006. As an editor and contributor for a recent compilation of research…
Comic Review: Action Lab – Midnight Tiger #1
Midnight Tiger #1 Ray-Anthony Height DeWayne Feenstra Action Lab We begin with an angry man, on fire, walking into a bar, and ignored by the people on the street who think he’s as high as they are. Our narrator is the Tiger himself, describing this scene in the past tense as the reader gets to…
She-Ra Gets a New Look
The finale of “The Blood of Grayskull” is here! Darkness has taken over Eternia. He-Man is dead. Only one person can save the day – she is Adora. She is She-Ra! Today The Mary Sue gave us our first look at She-Ra a.k.a Princess Adora, sister of Prince Adam/He-Man. There are a few criticisms to…
No Place To Hide Is A Necessary Reading Experience
No Place To Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald Random House Canada I received a copy of this book from the publisher for an honest review. I don’t usually tell people they need to read a book. I do so in the hyperbolic sense when you connect to…