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Trailblazer Ariell Johnson, 33-year-old founder and president of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in Philadelphia, will appear on a variant cover of Invincible Iron Man #1. The comic will hit shelves next month and features Johnson and new Marvel superhero RiRi Williams together. Johnson opened Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse last December, establishing herself as the first woman…
Halloween is right around the corner and as many retailers and businesses are gearing up for specials and sales, Pokemon Go is jumping on board and planning it’s very first in-game event. The event will take place from October 26 through November 1st. During this time, the opportunity for trainers to catch some of the…
Beyblade has been around for quite a few years now and has captivated the hearts and minds of boys and girls across the globe. Beyblade took the classic tops, resembling that of the Jewish dreidel, and made them into a fierce battling mechanism that exists in and out of the virtual world. Opponents spar against…
September’s edition of Comic Block brings to your doorstep some items hot off the heels of this month’s debuts. From the hard-hitting adventures of Luke Cage on Netflix to the 2nd season premiere of Supergirl, Comic Block’s monthly box keeps riding the wave of current pop culture events. Keep the Streets Clean with this ‘Luke…
Your Name, a Japanese animated film originally titled Kimi no Na wa, is quickly breaking records other major anime have set. The only other animators to come close in popularity is Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. The creator of the film, Makoto Shinkai, has been dubbed Miyazaki’s successor. Your Name is now the ninth-highest grossing Japanese film, and the…
Young adult books are all the rage from bestseller lists across online marketplaces and in little hole-in-the-wall bookstores in local towns. I enjoy a good young adult book as much as the next twenty-something-year-old, but sometimes I just can’t get past the age gap. Sometimes I want to read about a life situation that is…
The 76-year-old Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, and essayist Margaret Atwood, can officially add the title of a published comic book writer to her extensive creative portfolio. Teaming up with comic book publishers Dark Horse, Atwood has released the first volume of her superhero series titled, Angel Catbird. In Atwood’s fantastical world, she maps out…
Big news for the anime world (for those of us who live outside of Japan)! If you’re an anime fan, you’re most likely familiar with the two most prominent anime providers in the West: Funimation and Crunchyroll. It’s been announced that these two forces have teamed up in the name of anime. What does that…
The Salt Lake Comic Con had a wide variety of panels for all sorts of creative endeavors, from writing to cosplay. I had the opportunity to sit in on producer and casting director Catrine McGregor’s panel on filmmaking. She discussed the beginning processes of getting a film together and gave key information and insight from…
The Salt Lake Comic Con this past weekend was phenomenal, as always! There were magnificent panels and fun events, and there were so many great cosplays. One of the things I love about conventions like this one is the atmosphere. People of all different fandoms come together and build off of each other’s enthusiasm and…
I love this time of year! The leaves are turning, a new school year begins, and the weather is getting perfect for indoor reading (while still being good enough for some under-a-tree-of-falling-leaves reading). September’s BookCase Club crate is filled with magic and wonder. BookCase Club is a monthly subscription service that sends hand-picked hardcover books…
The annual Baltimore Comic Con concluded Sunday. According to the event’s organizers, over 40,000 people attended the celebration. Both young and the old wandered the Baltimore Convention Center’s football sized arena floor amongst the cosplayers and countless comic vendors selling old classics as well as newer and lesser known comics while local comic book makers showcased…
Baltimore’s annual Comic Con is right around the corner. It’s going down over Labor Day weekend at Baltimore’s Convention Center and patrons of the Con will have lots to see and do. If you are thinking of going, this year’s guest of honor is Kevin Eastman who is a co-creator of the widely popular Teenage…
Gundam is one of the longest running anime series in history, beginning in Japan in 1979 with Mobile Suit Gundam. Now, almost forty years later, Iron-Blooded Orphans is one if its latest iterations. The first season reached its conclusion in the fall of 2015 and Toonami began airing an english-dubbed version back in June. The…
Summer is rolling to an end, and school is about to start-up again. What better way to spend your crisp summer nights (or insanely hot summer days) than by reading custom-picked books sent directly to your door from BookCase Club? For those of you who may be unfamiliar with this subscription service, BookCase Club is…