Hicks brings an authentic voice and new perspective to the nerdy contemporary landscape of young adult fiction in her newest book, Comics Will Break Your Heart.
Learn to “Bake Like A Pro!” and “Fix A Car!” With First Second’s New ‘Maker Comics’ Series!
ho says you can’t mix fiction with a how-to-guide? First Second’s Maker Comics agree with that sentiment. As their backcover tagline proudly proclaims, the series features “easy do-it-yourself instructions and page-turning plots” to teaching young readers some handy real-life skills.
Cold Pursuit – Cold, slow, boring pursuit.
Release Date: February 8th, 2019Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Emmy Rossum, William Forsythe, and Tom Bateman Director: Hans Petter Moland Studio: StudioCanal, Summit EntertainmentDistributor: Summit EntertainmentSpoilers: MildIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Yikes. All the recent hub-bub aside, Cold Pursuit is not a good movie. That’s the short of it. Nels Coxman is a snowplow driver. His son gets caught up in some […]
NYC’s Fanfaire 2019 Returns This Weekend
Fanfaire 2019 Returns! Feb 16th & 17th @ NYC’s High School of Art & Design Last year was the inaugural year for the High School of Art & Design’s own take on a convention: Fanfaire. We traipsed through dungeons with Dwarven Forge’s Stefan Pokorny, walked an artist’s alley brimming with […]
Falynn Koch Stops By to Talk About Her New Graphic Novel and Encourage You to ‘Bake Like A Pro!’
Bake Like A Pro! mixes an often hilarious fantasy story with some basic, baking recipes that can appeal to readers of any skill set!
Chris Schweizer Discusses His Latest Graphic Novel, Fix A Car! from First Second’s New Maker Comics Series
Last week First Second kicked off it’s newest graphic novel series, Maker Comics! One of the first two titles released was Chris Schweizer’s Fix A Car! which seeks to teach young readers some basics about vehicle maintenance.
Rockstar Book Tours: Courting Darkness – A French Historical Assassin’s Tale
Title: COURTING DARKNESS (Courting Darkness Duology #1) Author: Robin LaFevers Pub. Date: February 5, 2019 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Pages: 160 Rating: 4 Stars Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD Synopsis: Death wasn’t the end, it was only the beginning… Sybella has always been the darkest of Death’s daughters, trained at the convent of Saint […]
What Men Want – The Same Thing Everyone Wants, a Better Movie
Release Date: February 8th, 2019Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Tracy Morgan. Director: Adam Shankman Studio: Will Packer Productions, Paramount Players, BET Films Distributor: Paramount PicturesSpoilers: MildIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia What Men Want is the reimagined remake (spiritual sequel?) to the 2000 Mel Gibson/Helen Hunt What Women Want that follows the same formula. A high-powered workaholic gets Opposite […]
Brick by Brick: The Franchise Continues with Lego Movie 2
Release Date: February 8th, 2019Cast: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Charlie Day, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, and Will Ferrell Director: Mike Mitchell Studio: Warner Animation Studio, LEGO System A/S, Rideback, Lord Miller Productions, Vertigo EntertainmentDistributor: Warner Bros. PicturesSpoilers: MildIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia After five years and two spin-offs we go back to Bricksburg to see what’s new with […]
Survival is Everything in “Arctic”
Release Date: February 1st, 2019 Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, María Thelma Smáradóttir Director: Joe Penna Studio: Armory Films, Union Entertainment Group, Pegasus Pictures Distributor: Bleecker Street Spoilers: Mild IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia The Mads Mikkelsen Polar Duology is complete, with Polar on Netflix and now Arctic arriving in theaters. They are very different, of course, but it’s fun how […]