If you prefer your comics to be less superhero and more fantasy, you might want to take a look at The Wicked + The Divine. From Image Comics, this dark, contemporary fantasy series is written by Kieron Gillen, with art by Jamie McKelvie. It follows a group of people, known as The Pantheon, who are reincarnated deities walking the earth. Continue reading Comics Cosmos – When Gods Roam the Earth
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Best Geeky Finds – Lindsey Stirling is Certainly Brave Enough
When I was a kid I was exposed to a multitude of different music, often artists my classmates had never heard of. I would mention attending a Pete Seeger concert and, if I was lucky, I would get corrected “Bob Seger.” As a result, in high school I was confused when, at a school show choir concert, a student came on stage with an electric fiddle. I wasn’t surprised by the fact that a fiddle was incorporated into the piece, but that not only did an electric fiddle exist, but that somebody my age played one. Now of course, she didn’t simply just play the fiddle. She was a violinist. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Lindsey Stirling is Certainly Brave Enough
Irregular’s Intel – Reboots Aren’t Just for TV and Movies Anymore
A few years ago, Kevin Smith penned a reboot of The Six Million Dollar Man called The Bionic Man. It had many of the things that I loved about the iconic show, but it also was updated for the 21st century (as a matter of fact, I think he was upped to six billion dollars). Nanotech was introduced as well as some abilities that Steve Austin did not have in the original series, things I felt worked. Not long after The Bionic Woman followed with similar success. But then I started to notice something… reboots were popping up everywhere! Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Reboots Aren’t Just for TV and Movies Anymore
The Gamer Geek Blog – Announcing Nothing
So two days ago Bravely Default turned four and to celebrate this Square Enix did something that Apple always does: announced an announcement. Now as someone who has to always be on the lookout for something to write about, this made me very mad and confused. They said they are going to be saying something soon, but what does that mean? Are you saying that you’re going to be making another game, trying something new entirely? Continue reading The Gamer Geek Blog – Announcing Nothing
Comics Cosmos – Krypton
Fans of the Man of Steel have been waiting for Krypton since the show was first announced by Syfy more than a year ago. Not a lot has happened in that time, but they are finally getting beyond rumors and general development, announcing actual characters and casting. Continue reading Comics Cosmos – Krypton