Dragons, I am SO EXCITED for the upcoming Wrinkle in Time movie. The trailer looks awesome and I’m still completely floored that Ava DuVernay is directing it. March 2018 cannot get here quickly enough. If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, check it out: A Wrinkle in Time was one …
I was having dinner with a friend recently when she mentioned that novellas are a “thing” right now, especially where sci-fi and fantasy books are concerned. I like to think that I generally stay on top of publishing trends, but when she said this I thought to myself, “Huh. They …
It’s July! For me, that means one thing — it’s time for the THIRD annual Sci-Fi July. Check out my post from last year about Sci-Fi July’s origin story, or keep reading for the TL;DR version: Here’s how Sci-Fi July works — join the Facebook group and talk with other …
I have a major weak spot for graphic memoirs, especially when the writer and artist are one and the same. There’s something incredibly personal and revealing about reading AND seeing somebody’s memories about a pivotal point in their life. (Similarly, I love listening to memoir audiobooks when the narrator is …
I pride myself on being an omnivorous reader who rarely turns her nose up at any type of book…. but even I have my stumbling blocks. For years, one of those personal stumbling blocks was manga*. I always relied on the knowledge of my coworkers and secondhand information from reviews …
Are you watching American Gods on Starz? It is SO GOOD; I swear each episode is better than the last. Because it’s based one of my very favorite books I was really nervous that the show wouldn’t live up to my expectations, but it’s doing a bang up job so …
I had the chance to chat with Kenny (our fearless leader) recently about comics with female leads — keep an eye out for that podcast sometime in the future. We focused on some great comics from Image: Saga, Rat Queens, Paper Girls, and Sex Criminals. Of course, one podcast isn’t …
It’s never too early to get a child hooked on reading comics. But what comics should you give a five or six year old? Watchmen? The Killing Joke? Probably not. (I’m going to sacrifice sarcasm for clarity’s sake here – DEFINITELY NOT. Please, please don’t give a young child either …
I love reading short stories, but I particularly love them when I have a lot going on — those times when I know that I’m not going to be able to sit down for extended periods and really dive into a book. For example, this week I’m in the midst …
It’s been around a year and a half since I first read The Secret History of Wonder Woman and went on a Wonder Woman reading binge. Despite reading a decent stack of Wonder Woman comics back then, I never really found a story that resonated with me. My favorite of …
