Perhaps the best known modern vampire saga began in the late-70s when Anne Rice released Interview with the Vampire. There are currently 11 novels in the Vampire Chronicles series, plus multiple crossover novels within the Mayfair Witch series. That has provided a wealth of characters to follow. So it’s a good thing that Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles: An Alphabettery has just been released. Continue reading She Geek Critique – ABCs of Vampires
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Playing Around – Art and Arcana: A Geek’s Review
This week, Dungeons and Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History hit the shelves. It is an epic sized coffee table collection of the history of Dungeons and Dragons, from its early days as a homebrewed game to the cultural phenomenon that it is now. The book takes you on a visual tour of the conceptual and finished works that were seen in stores everywhere, the creative ads, the many iterations of electronic and video games, and the classic animated series and cinematic features. Continue reading Playing Around – Art and Arcana: A Geek’s Review
GW1 Issue 176 – Art of the Dungeon
This week we have an interview with a coauthor of Dungeons and Dragons Art and Arcana, a new visual history of the game. Michael Witwer joins us to talk about the book, the history behind it and all things D&D. Plus there’s a bit of geek news to share for the week and more details on Con on the Cob, which is barely two weeks away. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 176 – Art of the Dungeon
She Geek Critique – Keeping It Weird
One subgenre I enjoy reading is “weird” fiction. If you’re not familiar, it’s one of those genres that defies a “set in stone” definition. It falls under the sci-fi/fantasy realm and involves odd characters, settings and/or situations, typically has the supernatural or paranormal, sometimes has elements of science or mythology, and there’s a dark side to everything that may or may not be explained. Often the plot is not straightforward or the story itself is written in a non-standard or non-linear way. Ambrose Bierce and Edgar Allen Poe are like the grandfathers of this subgenre, with H.P. Lovecraft as one of the most recognizable classic writers of the weird. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Keeping It Weird
GW1 Issue 168 – Book to Movie to Book
For our August Meeplecast, we’re hitting the books! Joined by members of the Rubber City Book Posse, we’re talking the good and bad of books turned into movies (and, in a couple cases, the books that came after). Plus, we have details on the looming grand opening of the Oddmall Outpost and the upcoming Rubber City Rumpus. And we have some news about new comics, Hugo awards, the SDCC court case and STEM in Akron schools. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 168 – Book to Movie to Book