I recently had the chance to sit down with Casey Ocupe, the man behind Northwest Comic Fest. We discussed part of his vision for the con and I got a chance to see his studio. After meeting with him, I knew I just had to know more about the convention […]
From Ghibli to Gundam: The Nerdiest Cafés in Tokyo
From high tech trains and science museums to arcades and Akihabara, Tokyo is a nerd haven. One of the most prominent ways geekery manifests itself in Japan’s capital city though, surprisingly, is in food. During my trip to the Kanto region this summer during Japan’s Obon holiday, I visited an […]
Outlander: Rent Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_g4in7BjmE] Outlander: Rent (1×05) Synopsis: Claire goes on the road with Dougal as he collects rents from the tenants. She meets the clans solicitor who is riding with them. She also becomes aware of Dougal’s involvement in trying to raise money for the Jacobite rebellion. Rating: ★★★★★ If I could give this episode […]
Prepare Yourself for the Next Sharknado – and Other Unnatural Disasters – with This Handy Guide
How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters Author: Andrew Shaffer (with Fin Shepard and April Wexler) Release Date: Month Day, Year Publisher: Three Rivers Press Source: Blogging for Books Genre(s): Science Fiction, Humor, Survival, Horror Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon We live in a very dangerous world. If it’s not Sharknados in Santa […]
3 Tips For Getting Into Comics
Recently a long time friend of mine messaged me on Facebook saying he had a question to ask. He said he’d really enjoyed the Guardians of the Galaxy movie and wanted to get into comics. He’s always been a bit of a geek, but the world of comic books hadn’t […]
“Saw” Is Ten Years Old and Returning to Theaters Halloween!
Here, listening to this as you read might help you get into the proper mindset to read this post: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxEuQjE50LQ] Good. Now, I want to play a game… Just kidding. But seriously, can you believe it has been a DECADE since Saw was first released? I realize there have been seven […]
FOX Has Brought Us Utopia!
Utopia (yo͞oˈtōpēə/) noun an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. The word was first used in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Fox is bringing us a new reality show. The concept is much like […]
SDCC 2014: Aron Warner Talks Pariah
I love science fiction and I’ve always found that comics are one of the best mediums for telling an stand up science fiction story. So I’m pretty willing to read just any science fiction comic. Some, though, really stick out and for me Pariah was one of those stories. Pariah is […]
Rockstar Book Tours Presents: Forest of Whispers!
Rating: ★★★★☆ Title: Forest of Whispers Author: Jennifer Murgia Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Pub. Date: September 9, 2014 Genre: Historical, Fantasy Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon | Barnes and Nobel Synopsis This book centers around Rune, a mysterious girl who lives beyond the hedge with an old lady. The old lady is whispered to be a witch, a fortune teller […]
PAX Prime 2014: Weekend Recap
The weekend at PAX was nothing short of a whirlwind of panels, game demos and running around, digging my gigantic camera from my bag and snapping pictures of the floor. I woke up every day at about 9 and headed straight to PAX to attend a morning panel on Saturday […]
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