Jeff’s Picks of the Week for August 14, 2019
Howdy Gatherers and Grand Geeks! This week Jeff provides you Picks courtesy of Amryl Entertainment and Mad Cave Studios. In Cavewoman: Riptide #1 Meriem may be getting in over her head investigating a brutal murder that leads to her ultimate adversary while in Show’s End #1 little Loralye is hiding a very deep dark secret from her new companions in a Georgia based freak travel show set during the 1920s. Enjoy these these titles and more at your local comic shop and never stop reading, friends!
Captain’s Log: Honolulu Comic-Con 2019
The Annual Summer Pilgrimage to "Nerd Mecca" in Paradise Honolulu Comic Con was held this past weekend at the Hawaii Convention Center. I attended Saturday's festivities of the three day event alongside my childhood friend Justin Wong. This was the third year of the...
Game of Thrones and The Importance Of Fan-Fiction
"Second Star On The Right, and Straight On 'Til Morning" Note: This article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. I was never really a fan of fan-fiction. I could never understand it. Maybe I saw some of the reasons why people composed "expanded universes" of their...
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for August 7, 2019
Greetings to all! This week, Jeff provides you some nice selections courtesy of American Mythology Productions and Titan Comics! In the second chapter of Eternal Thirst of Dracula, we see the titular lord of all vampires hot on the hunt for the blood and documents of the descendant of one of his greatest adversaries, while in the third installment of Roman Dirge’s Lenore we find our incredibly cute and macabre cutie facing a threat from a killer pickle hat! Head on down to your local stores this Wednesday, folks. And never stop reading!
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for July 31, 2019
Howdy, Gatherers and Grand Geeks aplenty! Jeff provides some interesting selections this week courtesy of Scout Comics and Golden Apple Books! In the former we have Red Winter #1 (Gordon/Munoz) detailing the decisions an enforcer for the Russian mob must make when a rival turns out to be his own kin while in the latter we have Blastosaurus: Summer Special #1 (Fairgray/Eiding) displaying our favorite dino’s attempt to enjoy summer vacation while evil forces try to make him become a commercial spokesman! Never stop reading, friends!
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for July 24, 2019
This week, Jeff provides you some Picks courtesy of American Gothic Press and Coffin Comics! In the former, we have a first issue of a new six-issue miniseries titled “Monster World: The Golden Age” detailing the mysterious investigation of a witch gone missing and to what lengths the investigator will go to find her. With regard to the latter we have the twenty-fifth anniversary re-release of “Lady Death: The Reckoning”, which brought one of indie comics’ most iconic characters to life for legions of readers to enjoy. Find these and others at your local store or even online. Never stop reading, folks!
Geek Dad Guide: Taking a Kid to Comic-Con
When you have a kid your life really does change, but who you are doesn’t have to. I’m a geek. I do geeky things. I go to geeky places. When I do those things and go to those places, I now have a kid in tow. Comic-Con is no different. Going to Comic-Con itself is...
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for July 17, 2019
Howdy, Gatherers and Grand Geeks! Jeff provides you some wonderful selections from Keenspot Entertainment this week. In the Spotlight one-shot, we get a glimpse into many of the young adult short stories that readers can find in the general literary universe while in X-Liefelds #1 we find a series spoofing the various iconic (and not so iconic) creations of one of the industry’s top creators! Never stop reading, friends!
Breath of the Wild is Coming Back!
Originally Written by Monica Oakwood The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been lauded as one of, if not the best video games of all time. With its revolutionary gameplay mechanics, breathtaking visuals, fantastic world, the lovable cast of characters, the...
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for July 10, 2019
Hail, indie readers! This week Jeff provides you some books courtesy of Humanoids, Inc. and Top Shelf Productions! In Strangelands #1 (Visaggio/Del Rey), we find that some people are best kept together even if they would rather have distance between them, while in Kitchen Table #1 we see the triumphant return of Brett Warnock to the publishing realm with this culinary keeper! Stay cool, friends and never stop reading!