"Jinnrise vol. 1" was as fun to read as watching a blockbuster popcorn flick. It's fast-paced and has some really unique alien character designs. The roots in folktales and the reminders of assumptions we all make as human beings just add layers to a story that could have just been carnage for carnage's sake. That's what elevates "Jinnrise" into ( Read more... )

Powerful Beyond Measure ( Read more... )

Free Comic Book day is May the 4th this year. It's a day that I absolutely love and want to share with as many like-minded people as possible. A little preparation can go a very long ways, especially for kids with parents who are particular about what they read. I offer some advice for parents who may be new to the whole FCBD thing in my latest ( Read more... )

Defiant ( Read more... )

Interestingly enough, it seems that my co-workers are far more easily shocked than I first realized.  Keep in mind, I don't actually go out of my way or deliberately make attempts to freak them out.  Mostly, I talk to them, say hi to them, and treat them like human beings unless they insist upon tromping all over my toes (two of them learned the ( Read more... )

Want to read my Dragon*Con reports? They're here: http://www.boomtron.com/2012/09/on-the-ground-at-dragon-con-day-1-geek-girl-navigating-the-world/ and
here http://www.boomtron.com/2012/09/dragon-con-tour-of-artists-alley/

Five

Once I month, I hosted a get-together at my place. The Brainiacs all showed up, out of costume to watch horrible, old science-fiction and horror movies. We had decided when we'd determined that we wanted the gathering to become a regular event that we didn't want it to be at the same time every month, so we all figured out which day would work ( Read more... )

( Chapters Three and Four )

First off, my latest Geek Girl Navigating the World column is posted at Boomtron. This one is about comic book movies and how much I love them. And no, it's not all about Beefcake for me there ( Read more... )

My latest fictional Junk-Food-O-Rama column is posted now. It's about Batman!http://www.bookspotcentral.com/2012/05/09/geek-girls-fictional-junk-food-o-rama-the-greatest-batman-stories-ever-told/