Wherein I, a Harry Potter Virgin of the novels, reads Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II. To the hashtag twitter excitement of at least one friend. #HPVirgin
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Month: July 2016
#ARCAugust: Progress Post
Did’ja know? Did’ja hear? Octavia and Shelly of Read.Sleep.Repeat are holding the 4th annual ARC August celebration! What is it? Well basically…all the ARCs! Read those ARCs! That’s right you have physical or e-ARCs laying around that you keep saying “I’ll get to that! I swear I will!”, you know like I do constantly, August is the time to do so! Continue reading “#ARCAugust: Progress Post”
#SDCC2016 Highlights (Part 2: Movies)
San Diego Comic Con, aka SDCC, is the mecca for all things pop culture. You are guaranteed to not only find at least ONE exclusive item for your favored fandom, but a dozen new to you friends who also love that fandom. I’ve never been, but I follow the news coming from those lucky gidgets who do get to go. Rabidly some might say.
Yesterday I covered the TV Highlights I was excited for, so today let’s talk about the movie highlights! Continue reading “#SDCC2016 Highlights (Part 2: Movies)”
#SDCC2016 Highlights (Part 1: TV)
San Diego Comic Con, aka SDCC, is the mecca for all things pop culture. You are guaranteed to not only find at least ONE exclusive item for your favored fandom, but a dozen new to you friends who also love that fandom. I’ve never been, but I follow the news coming from those lucky gidgets who do get to go. Rabidly some might say.
Here are some TV highlights I’ve come across that certainly made ME do a happy dance. Spoilers for their previous seasons so be warned. Continue reading “#SDCC2016 Highlights (Part 1: TV)”
#SDCC2016 Highlight: BLACK PANTHER
I’m not even going to play – you want excited? Let me tell you about the excitement I feel over Marvel’s forthcoming Black Panther movie. I was originally excited when I heard they had cast Chaswick Boseman as T’Challa, my gorgeous Prince from a secret country. From what I saw of Boseman he looked like T’Challa; right build, right facial expressions, damn dapper in a suit. When I saw Civil War I could barely contain my glee as he was introduced. He sounded like my T’Challa. Eloquent, dry sense of humor and fiercely protective of his country.
I spent most of the rest of CW bouncing in my chair whenever he came on the screen. You guys I’m not joking when I say that the pre-teen inside of me–the girl who used his name to learn how to properly pronounce the letter ‘t’, ‘ch’ and ‘l’, who doggedly named him any time the kids around her talked about comics–was dancing with joy. If Barry Allen is my favorite guy in DC, T’Challa is my favorite guy in Marvel and I needed his first foray into the live action universe to be nailed.
And he was, oh my goodness he was.
Now at SDCC they unveiled a whole LOT of info about the movie (including the cast!). So expect me to go into overdrive mode when filming begins in January 2017 (which…hey where’s it being filmed…) so let’s break down what we know now ok? Continue reading “#SDCC2016 Highlight: BLACK PANTHER”
#SherlockedSunday: Portia Adams Adventures
Are you missing Sherlock Holmes as much as me? Does Benedict Cumberbatch’s sharp cheekbones and exasperated remarks about how dull we are all being fill your thoughts? Well my friends welcome to my problems.
While by no means the fiercest fan of Doyle’s lofty detective, I am still quite enamored of his exploits and the interpretations that have sprung up inspired by him. After all rumor has it that fanfiction for Sherlock is amongst the earliest examples of fans disagreeing with the creator and producing fan work that fits within their mindset better.
Until the new series premieres (“sometimes in 2017”) I thought every so often I’d examine one of the many adaptations that I have in my collection. If nothing else it will give me a reason to used “I am SHERlocked” right? Continue reading “#SherlockedSunday: Portia Adams Adventures”
(Bookish) News: Red Rising, Buffy, and Coloring Books.
Here are some of the things that made my fangirl heart skip a beat today:
- “Dynamite Entertainment continues the tradition of bringing the biggest names in literature to comics with the announcement of a new original comic series entitled Sons of Ares, a prequel to the bestselling Red Rising science fiction trilogy from Pierce Brown.” —Source
Oh hell yes! I knew Pierce Brown was doing a sequel series (Iron Gold, get here now!) but now this just seems like the cherry on top of a pile of delicious ice cream. Only I hate cherries, but you know what I mean. Praise Dynamite Entertainment for their right decisions (they did publish Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand recently and Lexie seems to like it). Seems like it will not be releasing until 2017, same year Iron Gold is coming out… Pierce Brown is totally spoiling me. - Speaking of being completely spoiled…
I don’t know if I just like to collect these, or if I plan to actually color them at some point. But alas! They keep coming out with amazing adult coloring books (that still have a touch of whimsy and are not just a bunch of shapes coming together). Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the best damn series out there, going strong since the 90s, and only getting stronger with each new comic released. The images for this coloring book are actually a collaboration from the various comic book artists that have helped with the Buffy series, including: Karl Moline, Rebekah Isaacs (my fave! <3), Georges Jeanty, Yishan Li, Steve Morris, and Newsha Ghasemi.This is how Buffy and Willow look through Rebekah Isaac’s art:
They look like badasses, adult yet trying to figure shit out. And they call to mind the actresses while still being their own character. I LOVE IT. Which is why Rebekah is my favorite.
And since I am mentioning strong female characters…
Yeah, you are welcome. Though I am a little worried about how some of the characters may be portrayed, it is rather exciting to see how they appeared in someone else’s mind. Can’t wait!Here are other coloring books available to those of us with pop culture tendencies:
There are, of course, the Harry Potter coloring books as well. Of which I currently only have one, but soon I shall collect them all!
PS; Buffy counts as (Bookish) news because did you know it continued in comic book format after season 7? Yeap, and currently is better than ever on Season 10. I love literature.
Book Review: Magic Born
After the death of her parents, Kat Thomas retreated from college life into an online fantasy game.
But what if the game she plays is closer to reality?When a panther shifter named Alex knocks on her door one night, he delivers a message and a package. Kat’s birth mother was a powerful mage who has just been murdered…and now the killer is after Kat. The package contains her mother’s talisman: an amber necklace that latches onto Kat’s neck and attacks anyone who tries to remove it. Before she knows it, ice is shooting from her hands and she’s on the run from an assassin.
Kat must navigate a world of magic and intrigue, fight the forces who want her dead, and protect her friends from becoming collateral damage–all while coming to terms with her new identity. She’s heir to a powerful legacy, but only if she lives long enough to claim it.
Pro – Panther shifters
Con – Kat in the beginning (she gets better)
#BlogBoundCon Panel 3: Publicists & Bloggers
Moderator: Nicole Brinkley
Panelists: Ksenia Winnicki, Lizzy Mason, & Emma Carbone
Publicists often complain that bloggers don’t do what they want; bloggers often complain that publicists don’t understand them. At this panel, bloggers will have a chance to talk to publicists about what it is that they find most helpful and expect from them, and publicists will have a chance to talk to bloggers about how to make their lives easier and what the best way to work with them is. The panel, moderated by Nicole Brinkley, will start with a twenty-minute Q&A before dissolving into a round-table discussion between everybody in the room.
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Graphic Novel Review: the gods lie.
Natsuru Nanao, a 6th grader who lives alone with his mother, strikes up an unlikely friendship with the reserved and driven Rio Suzumura. Natsuru plays hookey from soccer camp that summer, and instead of telling the truth to his mother, he spends all his time with Rio and her kid brother at their rickety house, where a dark secret threatens to upend their fragile happiness.
Spoiler – there are none!
For the Sake of Reading 