Trollhunters Author: Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Release Date: June 30, 2015 Publisher: Hot Key Books Genre(s): Young Adult, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Humor Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Trollhunters is a hard book to categorize. Online it seems to be generally considered a ‘young adult’ book but when I was reading it […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – October 14, 2015
This week was a good week for comics. Sam reviewed the one-shot Lumberjanes book and is holding out hope that more comes of this first spin-off issue. Kylee continues to be creeped out by the haunting Harrow County, while Jackson helps us say goodbye to this first run of Ms. Marvel and Kamala […]
“Crimson Peak” is Not a Horror Movie
Crimson Peak Release Date: 16 October 2015 Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman Director: Guillermo del Toro Studio: Legendary Pictures Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Horror Rating: ★★★½☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia For those of you who want to see Crimson […]
DC and Marvel take on Continuity with Batman & Robin Eternal and Dr. Strange
Continuity is becoming an increasingly thorny concept in superhero comics. After more than 50 years of building up characters, concepts and unique worlds, both Marvel and DC have begun to reevaluate the way they approach continuity in vastly different ways. With the New 52 in 2011, DC vastly opted to […]
Hear and Now Episode 2: CHVRCHES, Fetty Wap, Julia Holter
Hey, episode 2! We’ve made it this far! This week on Hear and Now with Steve Jozef, we kick things off with the new album Every Open Eye from Glasgow synthpop group CHVRCHES, their followup to their breakout release The Bones of What You Believe. Then we tackle the debut self-titled album from the […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – October 7, 2015
It’s a great time to be a comic book fan. There are tons of awesome television series out there bringing out heroes to life. Gotham, Arrow, and The Flash have all returned. We’ve got shows like Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Outcast, and more on the horizon. We also have some […]
“Dark Disciple” Lets Us Revisit A Dark Chapter in The Clone Wars Story
Star Wars: Dark Disciple Author: Christie Golden Release Date: July 7, 2015 Publisher: Lucas Books Genre(s): Media Tie-In, Science Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon I was a late convert to the awesomeness of The Clone Wars series. To be perfectly honest, the Clones Wars and the Republic Era from the prequels never really […]
“Pan” Struggles to Bring Back the Luster of a Classic
Pan (2015) Release Date: October 9, 2015 Cast: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Amanda Seyfried Director: Joe Wright Studio: Berlanti Productions, RatPac-Dune Entertainment Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Action Based On J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia J.M. Barrie’s […]
Document Your Memories of NYCC with Con*Quest Journals!
In the digital scrapbooking age, it’s nice to be able to hold physical memories. Con*Quest Journals, a kickstarted project that’s grown from a single option journal to multiple fandom inspired journals for all kinds of convention attendees, is the answer to collecting all of your con memories in one place […]
Summer Movie Hits and Misses
Now that the super blood moon eclipse has occurred and the pumpkin spice latte cravings are happening (apparently), fall has officially arrived. There were some worthwhile summer movies this year. From Mad Max: Fury Road to Inside Out – here’s a look back at the summer flicks I got to […]
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