The first time I saw myself in fiction, the character didn’t actually resemble me much at all. I was in elementary school, reading Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club series for the first time, and immediately fell in love with the character of Claudia Kishi (who I still maintain is hands-down the best BSC member, […]
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Fandom: The Next Generation
Feature image source I can trace my love of sci-fi, fantasy, and superheroes back to a the formative movies and shows I watched as a kid. Willow. Legend. The Hobbit (animated version, obviously). Back to the Future. Ghostbusters. The Abyss. The Princess Bride. Star Wars. The Last Unicorn. Superman and Superman II. Batman: The Animated Series. X-Men: The Animated Series. The […]
In Which Lauren & Sarah Reluctantly Watch “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice”
With Suicide Squad getting ready to release next month and DC dropping the trailers for both Wonder Woman and Justice League last week at Comic-Con, we (Sarah and Lauren) decided it was finally time to pull the trigger on Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. While in theory we would be all about a new Batman and Superman movie that also introduces Wonder […]
Last Week in Geek 9/1-9/7
Around the Web There are rumors that Greg Berlanti (executive producer of both Arrow and The Flash) is in active development for a possible Supergirl tv show. With Berlanti behind this production we have high hopes that this series could find a home on a television network in the near future. This year marks the 40th anniversary […]
Pick Your Poison: Batman
Welcome to Pick Your Poison, one of our occasional features! Here we will discuss our favorite versions of characters or franchises that have had multiple iterations and timelines. As we all know in geek circles, you can never have just one of something (excepting Highlanders), and Hollywood just can’t help itself when adapting our favorites. […]