This year was not my first PAX East or even my first PAX. My first PAX East was in 2013 and I was five months pregnant, hating life, and easily angered. I also had about 4, maybe 5, scheduled appointments for the show, so I could do pretty much whatever I wanted, which ended up being standing in line or running to the bathroom. Don't attend one of these massive conventions … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned from PAX East 2016
The Teen Titans 2011-2014 Comics Are Everything I Loathe About Comics (Yet I Kept Reading)
I was into comics in the 90s, but I fell out of them for a number of reasons. Thanks to writing for The Daily Crate, I got back into the comic scene rather hardcore. With the New 52 and several Marvel reboots, it seemed like the perfect time to jump back in. One series I jumped into was Teen Titans, which received yet another reboot in 2014, even though the last Teen Titans … [Read more...] about The Teen Titans 2011-2014 Comics Are Everything I Loathe About Comics (Yet I Kept Reading)
One Line Book Review: Diablo: The Sin War: Veiled Prophet
The biggest sin of this whole trilogy is how padded it is. … [Read more...] about One Line Book Review: Diablo: The Sin War: Veiled Prophet
Deadpool’s Success Does Not Mean Superhero Movies Should be Rated R
I saw Deadpool over the weekend (OMG I GOT TO SEE A MOVIE IN THE THEATER! AND OMG IT WAS OPENING WEEKEND!), and it was as amazing as I expected it to be. It was rated R, a first for superhero movies, because a movie about the Merc with a Mouth should fucking be rated R. It's just not Deadpool if he isn't throwing f-bombs right and left, beheading bad guys, and well, talking a … [Read more...] about Deadpool’s Success Does Not Mean Superhero Movies Should be Rated R
One Line Book Review: Diablo The Sin War: Scales of the Serpent
Heaven and Hell both set up the chessboard in Sanctuary, but this is so drawn out, the book doesn't even have its own checkmate. … [Read more...] about One Line Book Review: Diablo The Sin War: Scales of the Serpent