Book Review: The Wind Whales of Ishmael
Philip José Farmer’s The Wind Whales of Ishmael is a science-fiction sequel to Moby-Dick. Immediately after Ahab’s final tragedy, Ishmael travels to a future in which the earth is gelatinous, the seas...
View ArticleLA Geek: WonderCon Arrow Panel Gallery
I attended the Arrow panel on Sunday, March 31st, at WonderCon. Needless to say I took a ton of pictures, which I will share with you here. Take the pictures if you would like them. Post them on...
View ArticleRed Cross Site Lets People Connect After the Disaster
After disasters like the Boston Marathon, people want to contact their loved ones. The Red Cross site, Safe and Well, allows people to register themselves as safe and also provides a search function...
View ArticleDoctor Who: The Crimson Horror
Madame Vastra, Strax, and Jenny check out just what is going on with Sweetville. Last week, we had a review duel from Jessica and Jeremy. This week, I’m back to reviewing. I really enjoyed this...
View ArticleInterview: Kel McDonald, author/artist of Sorcery 101 and Fame and Misfortune
Kel McDonald is a prolific writer/artist known for her urban fantasy webcomic, Sorcery 101, and for a series of excellent one-offs and collaborations — including the just-released Fame and Misfortune,...
View ArticleComic Review: Spera, volume 1
Josh Tierney’s Spera is an all-ages fantasy comic of incredible collaborative richness — the kind of book that’s only possible when everyone involved is working at a very high level and edited...
View ArticleEpic an Adequate Movie
That seems like a much nicer headline than “An Epic Meh.” One cannot name a movie Epic and have it turn out to be a giant meh. Well they can but it doesn’t play well. First I would like to say that...
View ArticleStar Trek: Into Darkness – One More Take
Star Trek: Into Darkness: for me, this is an odd-numbered Star Trek film in spirit if not in fact. I am chiming in as the third Geek Girl voice to review the film, and, I think, the third you should...
View ArticleBook Review: Sulan, Episode 1: The League
I don’t read much YA these days, and I don’t have a lot of critical language to talk about it. This is a shame, because I’d like to do justice to Camille Picott’s Sulan. It’s an outstanding...
View ArticleComic Review: The Simon & Kirby Library: Science Fiction
The Simon & Kirby Library: Science Fiction is a broadly defined book — vintage comics by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, both, and sometimes neither (if Simon edited an anthology and Kirby drew a couple of...
View ArticleAnime Review & Ramble: Angel’s Egg
Angel’s Egg (1985) is an OVA I profoundly like—but I may be weird. Whether this collaboration between artist Yoshitaka Amano and director Mamoru Oshii will appeal to you depends strongly on what you...
View ArticleBubblegun #2 Adds a Splash of Pink and Purple to Cyberpunk
Bubblegun is a Cyberpunk new comic focusing on Molli and Devyn, two sisters in the 22nd century world of high-stakes technology theft. After kidnapping a cyborg for a buyer, Devyn and Molli find...
View ArticleHeroes of Cosplay: Re-inventing stereotypes.
For the past few weeks, I have been getting text messages from friends of mine saying “Have you heard about SyFy’s ‘Heroes of Cosplay?’” After I learned bit more about it, I was genuinely excited...
View ArticleInterview: Tony Donley of Albert Einstein: Time Mason
There are many random things that an editor will discover when casually strolling through Kickstarter for a large on Saturday night; one of these was Albert Einstein: Time Mason. The fantastical...
View ArticleHeroes of Cosplay: Emerald City
I feel that I should say with the review of this show, I do try to keep it objective while still pointing out that this show has portrayed this culture incorrectly. With any cultural aspect there is,...
View ArticleInterview: Jaimie Cordero of Espionage Cosmetics, Glitter Jedi
Jaimie Cordero is one-half of the initial creative team behind the makeup company, Espionage Cosmetics. The two and their friends have created a variety of makeup lines with nerd themes. Espionage’s...
View Article50th Anniversary Title Revealed: “The Day of the Doctor”
The centerpiece of BBC AMERICA’s celebrations of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary will be the special anniversary episode, The Day of the Doctor, premiering on Saturday, November 23. In addition to the...
View ArticleRob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare Comes to the “Fearplex” in Pomona, CA
Warning: The video below is a bit much for younger audiences and those with squeemish stomachs. Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare will be held every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from...
View ArticleHealthy Geek: Chili for a Crowd
Chili and corn bread has always been a fall staple in my family. My Nana would always make a big pot when everyone came over on Halloween to go trick-or-treating. I make it now for my husband and I and...
View ArticleGeek Poem of the Week
I Crossed the Drawbridge by LeAnne Hunt I crossed the drawbridge to the Castle of Geekdom but slipped in the moat. Real life fails after RPGs. Defeat dust bunny hordes—no level up. My dexterity,...
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