• San Diego Comic-Con Sues Local Utah Con over Copyright

    A convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, is being sued by San Diego Comic-Con over alleged copyright infringement of the latter’s name. SDCC claims the Utah convention’s name, Salt Lake Comic Con, violates their copyright by using “comic con” in its name, citing irreparable damages for the convention’s use of the phrase. Lawsuits Over The…

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Comic Books

    Movies based on comic books have been hitting theaters since the ‘90s, but not quite as relentlessly as those in the last decade or so. It’s only August and five—that’s right five!—comic-based blockbusters have hit the silver screen somewhere near you, and there are only sure to be more. For publishers, movies allow them to…

  • Runefest 2014: Is it Worth it?

    October 11th marks Jagex’s fourth annual “Runefest’- a convention entirely for Runescape players. The con will be held in London, England at its usual convention center at “Tobacco Dock”. It is the first ever single-game convention to attract a large population of gamers, and is also the first convention entirely payable with in-game currency! However,…

  • RWBY Season 2, Chapter 1- “Best Day Ever”

    RWBY seasons two has finally begun with a mixture of new and old. Chapter one is definitely an introductory episode through and through, but is it a quality episode in general? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpAfCxXctlY] Old and New Faces The two new characters who are introduced at the begging of the episode are Mercury and Emerald. Not…

  • Studio Ghibli: Shutting Down or Taking a Break?

    Rumors have been flying around the internet for the last few days about Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation film studio behind such popular movies as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. After director Hayao Miyazaki’s recent retirement, the future of the studio seems uncertain, and it is unclear whether we can expect to see more films…

  • ‘The Legend Of Korra’ S3 E9 Recap: The Stakeout

    “The Stakeout” is easily the best episode of Korra so far. It combines action and philosophy, reveals numerous secrets of the Avatar world, and gives all of the characters something to do. This was a great episode to switch to digital as well. It resolves the cliffhanger in the last episode in an incredibly satisfying…

  • Ghosted Issue #11- Anderson Lake’s Backstory

    ANDERSON’S BACKSTORY AND GUNS, BLAM, BLAM! Sorry, sorry, it’s just hard to form complete sentences after finishing Issue 11 of Ghosted. TO THE REVIEW! Ghosted Issue 11- Anderson’s Backstory As you may have gathered from the excited ramblings that began this article, Issue 11 of Ghosted covers the backstory of Anderson. We met Anderson all…

  • The Rat Queens Issue 7 Review

    Hannah is still a pain in the butt. Betty noms on people’s heads, Dee is just all different flavours of mysterious and Violet hardly gets attacked at all. But boy, that new Lola character, I think I’m in love…..Must be Issue 7 of The Rat Queens! The Rat Queens Issue 7- Rude bits and L-L-L-LOLA!…

  • Comic Review: Nailbiter #2 Well, Hello Clarice….

    If there was a list of things to turn you off your steak, Nailbiter Issue 2 is definitely on that list and fairly high up. Even if it’s not “Silence of the Lambs” because Warren doesn’t even LIKE Chianti! Nailbiter Issue 2: Not ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’ In the first issue of Nailbiter, another brilliant offering…

  • Happy Birthday, Harry Potter and JK Rowling!

    Today marks Harry Potter’s 34th birthday, not the story but the character himself. It also marks creator JK Rowling’s 49th. Now, what’s look at what these two are up too. Harry Potter After a pretty rough childhood and teenage years, life has turned out pretty well for Harry James Potter. He remained very close with…

  • Game of Thrones Fans Can Now Learn Dothraki, Khal-Status And Horse Not Included

    What do your Dothraki partners mean when they ask you to go watch the athdrivar shekhi with them? Is it an execution? A belly dance performance? The glorious hair of Daenerys Targaryen? WHAT?! Well, come October you will no longer have to face such frustrating communication gaps. David J. Peterson, the official linguist behind HBO’s adaptation…

  • ‘The Legend of Korra’ S3 E8 Recap: The Terror Within

    The Move to Streaming Of course I should address the fact that Korra is moving to online streaming only instead of a live premiere. I don’t see this as a sign that Nick has lost respect for Korra. I see this more as an acceptance of what demographics Korra is hitting. Most Korra viewers are…

  • Homestar Runner Returns: The 4-Year Hiatus Ends

    Those who were around before the great internet bubble of the late nighties exploded will remember a certain quaint little flash cartoon that took the world by storm.  I’m of course referring to Homestar Runner, the brain-child of Matt and Mike Chapman.  This bizarre web cartoon full of non-sequiturs, 80’s jokes, and self-referential humor went viral…