Disney, Marvel Studios, Dolby Laboratories, Visa Signature and Raspberry Pi have teamed up to put together Marvel’s Ant-Man Micro-Tech Challenge! The contest is an awesome and innovative way to encourage young girls to get involved in Science, Technology, Engineering , and Mathematics (STEM) programs. Here are some details: The challenge invites girls […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – June 3, 2015
We’ve got the final impressions of Feathers and Plunder this week, as both series wrap up – though, sadly, Sam was not all that impressed with how things ended with either series. Arcadia continues to be compelling and unique with its second issue and Broken World makes a strong debut. A heavily skewed BOOM! Studios […]
Broken World #1 Reveals A World We Want More Of
Broken World #1 Author: Frank J. Barbiere Artist: Christopher Peterson, Marissa Louise Release Date: June 3, 2015 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Sci-Fi Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild The premise behind Broken World isn’t exactly earth shattering (terrible pun totally intended), but the immediacy of the extinction event – an asteroid hitting Earth in two […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 27, 2015
This week we’re picking up two new series and we’re pretty excited about them. Kylee is revisiting an old favorite from Chuck Palahniuk in the form of Fight Club 2 #1. Meanwhile Sam is discovering new reasons to be afraid of stepping into the ocean with Surface Tension #1. Capture Creatures […]
Surface Tension #1 is Here to Make You Fear the Sea
Surface Tension #1 Author: Jay Gunn Release Date: May 27, 2015 Publisher: Titan Comics Source: Titan Comics DRC Genre(s): Horror, Post-Apocalyptic Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low Thalassophobia – the fear of the sea – is real in Surface Tension from Titan Comics. Described in initial press releases as, “The Walking Dead meets Princess Mononoke,” Surface Tension imagines […]
Breaking the Rules for “Fight Club 2”
Fight Club 2 #1 Author: Chuck Palahniuk Artist: Cameron Stewart Release Date: May 27, 2015 Publisher: Dark Horse Source: Dark Horse DRC Genre(s): Satire, Crime Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild Listen up neckbeards, the end of the book version of Fight Club and of the Free Comic Book Day bridge issue set between the book and the new comics […]
‘Federal Bureau of Physics Vol. 1’ is a Fantastic Intro to One of Vertigo’s Best On-Going Series
Federal Bureau of Physics Vol. 1 Author: Simon Oliver Artist: Robbi Rodriguez Release Date: February 25, 2014 Publisher: Vertigo Genre(s): Science Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I am kind of in love with the Federal Bureau of Physics. Hands down this is one of my favorite on-going series not just from Vertigo, but any […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 20, 2015
Take a break from the ordinary and check out this past week’s pull list picks. Embrace the supernatural with the Lumberjanes, investigate mysteries with Malcolm in UFOlogy, and see a favorite fictional comic book character come to life in Oh, Killstrike! and more. This was a pretty solid week across […]
“The Avengers Vault” is A Brief Look at the History of the Avengers
The Avengers Vault Author: Peter A. David Release Date: February 17, 2015 Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Genre(s): Non-Fiction, Superheroes Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon Love the Avengers? Of course you do. Or, rather, you probably do. With Marvel’s epic cinematic universe pretty much omnipresent in pop culture these days you’ve got a lot of […]
“Oh, Killstrike” Pokes Fun at Comics from the 90s
Oh, Killstrike #1 Author: Max Bemis Artist: Logan Faerber Release Date: May 20, 2015 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Comedy, Satire Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild BOOM! Studios | Comixology A satirical series looking at the state of comics during the 90s while tying in a coming-of-age lesson on growing up and taking responsibility? […]
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