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Get Your Game On Wednesday: Say Goodbye to Steam Greenlight

February 22, 2017

What’s up, Wednesday? Life and other commitments have been taking their toll, and I haven’t played a video game in what feels like forever. The Lunar New Year event is over in Overwatch, and I am sadly without a fancy new D.va skin. But the news marches on, and, despite my lack of time to play ...

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Geek Mystique: Lifestyle News for July

August 2, 2016

Welcome to our newest column, Geek Mystique, where I, your geek lifestyle editor, curate and collate the latest in the month’s geeky lifestyle news. For July, we’ve got more adorable superhero-themed clothes from Her Universe, a ’90s flashback, and cosplaying kittens.

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Support Charity for a Chance to be in Star Trek Beyond

July 26, 2015

Fellow Trekkies, whether or not you’re a fan of the new movies (which are actually quite fun), here’s an opportunity for you to pretend to be Captain Janeway and hang out on the bridge. The cast of the Star Trek film franchise has created The Star Trek: To Boldly Go campaign via ...

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And the Award Goes to… Women Rock the 2015 Nebulas

June 8, 2015

When it comes to science fiction and fantasy awards, the Nebula Award is one of the most prestigious. As the science fiction and fantasy community continues to tackle its diversity issues, it’s a welcome sign to see women take top honors in five of six categories at this year’s ...

Comics

Gods Among Us: The Wicked and the Divine is Being Adapted for Television

June 1, 2015

Back in February, Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals, ODY-C) and Kelly Sue DeConnick (Pretty Deadly, Bitch Planet) announced that their production company, Milkfed Criminal Masterminds, had signed a two year deal with Universal TV to adapt some of their favourite comic books for the small screen. Sex ...

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McCall’s and Simplicity to Offer Cosplay Patterns

May 24, 2015

For those new to cosplay and costuming, the challenge of sewing an outfit can seem daunting. Help is on the way as two of the biggest pattern makers make a splash in the cosplay market. Of the two companies, McCall’s appears to be making the biggest investment with the April launch of a ...

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DC Drops the Bomb(shells) This August

May 18, 2015

Back in 2013 DC debuted a new line of statues, collectively referred to as “Bombshells.” These statues, designed by Ant Lucia, took classic female characters and gave them the “pin-up” treatment. The line started with Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, but quickly expanded to ...

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Exploding Kittens explodes Kickstarter goal

January 22, 2015

Making its Kickstarter debut on Tuesday, Exploding Kittens met its $10,000 goal in 20 minutes and as of this writing has hit the 2.5 million mark. The game was created by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal, Elan Lee, former Chief Design Officer for Xbox Entertainment Studios, and Xbox/Marvel game ...

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Drawings from Jail: Elana Pritchard’s Jail Comics

January 5, 2015

Last week LA Weekly published a story from cartoonist Elana Pritchard, about the two months she spent in the Los Angeles County jail system. According to the article, her mentor, animator-director Ralph Bakshi, advised her to document it. So armed with a golf pencil and whatever paper she could ...

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Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Year-End Round-Up

December 30, 2014

The wave of awesome indie comics continued to swell in 2014 with the comics world increasingly focusing beyond just Marvel and DC to focus on the work outside the superhero mainstream. The world of indie comics is so varied and vast that no year-end summary could be anything close to ...

News & Things

Get Your Game On Wednesday: Say Goodbye to Steam Greenlight

Geek Mystique: Lifestyle News for July

Support Charity for a Chance to be in Star Trek Beyond

And the Award Goes to… Women Rock the 2015 Nebulas

Gods Among Us: The Wicked and the Divine is Being Adapted for Television

McCall’s and Simplicity to Offer Cosplay Patterns

DC Drops the Bomb(shells) This August

Exploding Kittens explodes Kickstarter goal

Drawings from Jail: Elana Pritchard’s Jail Comics

Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Year-End Round-Up

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