As I have said many times before, I love Red Sonja. She was the first “person” I wanted to be growing up. All I needed was a sword to go with my horse, which I already had (Texas girl here). When Gail Simone announced that she would be rounding up a group of female writers…
Comique Con: First Ever Con With All Women Creators
Close your eyes and picture a con devoted to women creators and innovators in the comic book industry set inside a gorgeous museum. Now open your eyes. This is going to be a real thing. It’s called Comique Con, it’s being held at the Arab American National Museum in a collaborative effort with the excellent…
A Look At Random House Canada’s Upcoming 2015 Titles
This month, Random House Canada invited bloggers to their headquarters to get a preview of some of their upcoming 2015 titles. It was a great time where pizza was eaten and awesome transitional slides featured Danny Castellano and Justin Timberlake were viewed. Alas, this isn’t about the lovely Danny Castellano, but about the books, and I’m here…
Indigo at Dusk Event: Thomas John’s Never Argue With A Dead Person
Two weeks ago, Indigo Green Room—the events arm of the Indigo bookstore chain—tweeted out an invite to an intimate event at their home office as part of their new “Indigo at Dusk” series. **Indigo at DUSK** An exclusive experience at Indigo Home Office with Manhattan Medium Thomas John. FREE. Details: http://t.co/FbhX49VNgb — Indigo Events (@indigogreenroom) February…
Women As Superheroes: A Comic Drawing Workshop to Celebrate 40 Years of The Feminist Library
A free comic workshop led by artists Sally Jane Thompson, Rachael Smith, and Karen Rubins in London at The Feminist Library? I’d signed up faster than you can say sequential-art-salon-in-Southwark.
Fate Reforged: Roundtable
Featuring Jo Fu, Jules Low, and Rachel Stevens “Travel back in time to a war-torn Tarkir where five clans clash with the mighty dragons of the past. The choices made now will decide the fate of Tarkir.” At least, that’s the idea according to the Magic site. Let’s see what our writers have to say about this…
WWAC on the Town: Lush Launches Sandlewood Smugglers Graphic Novel
Gorilla Perfume, an offshoot of Lush Cosmetics, have published their first graphic novel: On the Trail of Sandalwood Smugglers – a “true tale of deceit, duplicity and decapitation.” It’s the story behind the new Smugglers’ Soul unisex perfume, which uses the sought-after ingredient sandalwood oil and whose bottle features the image of notorious sandalwood baron…
Us Conductors Wins the Giller Prize
On Monday evening Canadian book lovers gathered to find out the results of the Giller Prize, the largest literary prize in Canada. Previous winners and the rest of Canada’s “literati” gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel, and “Giller Light” parties were held from coast to coast to watch the livestream of the ceremony. Due to…
Day of the DEVs
This year’s Day of the DEVs festival hosted by Double Fine and IAM8BIT took place this past weekend in San Francisco. The free, all ages event showcased indie games, art and music. The line at #dayofthedevs (don’t worry, it moved fast) pic.twitter.com/AvcAe3LxBs — Doctor Popular (@DocPop) November 2, 2014 Outside of the bldng was…
My Extra Life 2014 Game Marathon
There has been a lot of negativity and poison within gaming culture of late, but on October 25th, over 40,000 gamers set all that aside to do what we do best in a 24-hour gaming marathon in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. I am so very thankful to friends and family who helped me reach…
Extra Life 2014: When Rage Quits Really Can Save Lives
Other than pesky colds and the occasional flu (damn you, back to school germs!), my kids are fairly healthy, and for this, I am extremely thankful. But my heart forever goes out to the children and parents who are not so fortunate which is why, for the third year running, I’ll be participating in the…
Hogwarts, After Dark: Event and Interview
On Thursday, September 4th, I headed out of my home long after the sun had set. Like a young Mr. Harry Potter, I entered the train depot alone, unsure of what awaited me. Maybe I would find my Ron and Hermione on this Red line trip to the Northside of Chicago, I thought. Of course,…
