Iron Man 3 has a ’60s pulp spy novel vibe wed to irreverent black humor, giving it a different flavor than its predecessors. But it works. Oh, does it work. In the wake of his near-death experience in The Avengers, Tony Stark aka Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) is obsessively struggling with PTSD and a loss of confidence, and his relationship...
So, in post 253, I linked to the ShortPacked comic, where the female artist character demonstrates what Batman would look like if he were a female sexual fantasy instead of a male power fantasy. The reason that comic is so important, and so often cited, is that when we start talking about the sexualization of female characters and how limited...
Ok, so I bought this book the day after it came out, and then did not have time to read it until...
So, this article, “Own Up or Change Up – 14 Misguided Defenses for Misogyny in...
Ok, so I did Norwescon this last weekend. And this podcast talks about how it went, how much fun...
Kel McDonald draws and writes the Sorcery 101 webcomic, of which I am a huge fan. She has several...
I did not, sadly, get a whole lot of pictures, because I was talking, or my stupid camera...
I don’t typically go to Emerald City Comic Con, but through the generosity of some lovely and...
Just got to get my fancy “Leaving the House” clothes on, and some make up, and...
I’ve been mulling this over for weeks. I’m fat. While to many people I don’t look...
Fahr is a cosplayer and manga artist and writer from Germany, who cosplays a FANTASTIC Loki. She...
I feature Tormented Artifacts on here fairly frequently, because he’s AWESOME! Dmitri is a...
Perpetual Role is a society “for the perpetuation of original tabletop role-playing...
Ok, so the guys at Modiphius have been sending me updates on the Achtung! Cthulhu stuff all along,...
Ok, here’s the deal. Between working on the game and work stress, my brain has been mush....
The Geek Husband What Rules and I saw the Legendary Marvel Deck Building Game around Christmas...
Oh, I talk about Cloud Atlas, Adventure Time, books, writing games, and a whole bunch of stuff....
Supernatural Noir is a short story collection, edited by Ellen Datlow (one of the best SF/F...
I will be completely honest, I had had absolutely no interest in seeing Cloud Atlas until my...
The Canadian supernatural drama Lost Girl, which recently returned for a third season on Showcase...
Ok, first, can someone please explain to me this whole thing where spambots “neg” your...
Wow, so it’s been a year. I’d like to hit some high and low points in geek culture and...
