Recently at the grad school where I teach, I attended a prospective-student event in which the faculty introduced ourselves by including not where we got our Ph.D.s, but by something much more important: our favorite cartoon characters. The first words out of my mouth were “Wonder Woman,” whose history veiled in mystery Smithsonian Magazine disclosed… Continue reading Read Comics, Learn Lit (Guest Post)
How can there be a “Detective Comics” printed in 1937 numbered 1 and one printed in 2012 numbered 1? This is Part 2 in a crash course on comic book lingo that will help you navigate the comic book store and that pile of old comics in the garage.
Floppy, One-shot, Trade, and Variant? What do all these comic book terms mean? Get a crash course in comic book lingo that will help you navigate the comic book store or that pile of old comics in the garage.
As my days fill up with activities and I seem to have less and less time to read recreationally (reading is a big part of my day job), There are certain books that stand out in my long, long list of books I’ve read during my life. They are books that opened my mind to… Continue reading Books That Made Me a Reader
I have a collection of nerdy hobbies: Trek, D&D, comics, Shadowrun, sci-fi books, Doctor Who... and I could go on. I rotate between a few at a time; sometimes I let a few sit on the back burner while I go full bore into another one. You should have seen me with Magic: The Gathering… Continue reading Like You’re Running Out of Time
Comic books aren't just a sequence of squares with "Pow!" and "Bam!" written in pointy speech bubbles. This stuff is science!
Hello! My name is Dante and if you didn't have to Google the reference in my article title, then I want to be your friend. I've been interested in geeky stuff my whole life, and love talking about it to practically anyone who has ears. I grew up playing Super Mario Bros and Sonic the… Continue reading Through me, the way to eternal geek
The Japanese manga style is broken down into three categories: Chibi, Shoujo, and Shounen. All of these terms also apply to anime. Chibi Chibi is used to portray extreme emotions or just to mix up animations styles a bit, generally as comic relief. Chibi characters have large heads, round cheeks, massive eyes, and are highly simplified.… Continue reading Manga Style — Chibi, Shoujo, Shounen
I’ve been reading manga since September 2014 and started on anime a year before that. I started watching anime because my friend explained the entire plot of Fullmetal Alchemist to me and I decided I needed to see it. What really drew me in was that I had never seen anything except content for children.… Continue reading Your Guide To Getting Started With Anime and Manga
This week we review an excellent anthology focused on women gamers. "Chicks Dig Gaming" from Mad Norwegian press is a great collection of stories and articles we are sure you would love. We share some quotes from our favorite stories in the collection. We WRaP up the episode with what we are Watching, Reading, and… Continue reading Episode 137 – “Chicks Dig Gaming”
