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llyzabeth

aka Elizabeth Wallace. Full-time graphic designer, part-time book reviewer and violinist. Slightly weird, usually nice, occasionally grumpy, always preoccupied.

Review: Transformers Evolution Soundwave

When I was asked if I’d be interested in reviewing the San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Soundwave figure from Hasbro, I replied with professional decorum and interest. Kidding. I almost broke the keyboard typing “YES PLEASE TO ALL THE THINGS I LIKE.”

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Nerd Con 2016 Photo Gallery

The second annual Nerd Con was held this past weekend, with thousands attending the home-grown Convention. Nerd Con grew a lot in just one year, taking up two days instead of one (three if you count the Friday preview night) and covering a much larger area of the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. Click the

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Review: In a Dark, Dark Wood

I wanted to do a quick review of Ruth Ware’s mystery novel partly because they were handing out free copies at San Diego Comic-Con and I want to encourage that kind of thing (seriously, getting a preview pamphlet is fun, but for a book nerd getting handed a whole free book is like winning a

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Review: Supergirl Rebirth #1

Supergirl turns to the shadowy organization known as the D.E.O. (Department of Extranormal Operations) to restore her lost powers once and for all! But as a fateful experiment sends Kara Zor-El rocketing toward the sun, disaster strikes at home in the form of the lost Kryptonian werewolf Lar-On! As someone who’s neither watched the current

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Review: Monstress Volume 1

The Shaman-Empress was the most powerful Arcanic who ever lived…and she was a Sciencemaster of the highest order. She created technology and magics that would make us look like we’re living in the dark ages. And she buried it with her. The bitch. After a crazy few months things are calmed down enough for me

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SDCC 2016 – Interview with Hasbro, Transformers Generations

As a Transformers fan who remembers sitting in a theater being blown away by the 1986 Transformers movie (and literally bursting into tears at the death of Optimus Prime…what? Don’t look at me like that, it was sad!) and a huge fan of the IDW More Than Meets The Eye comic, I’ve been very excited

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SDCC 2016 – Photo Gallery #5

San Diego Comic-Con 2016 was a great year for cosplay (and that’s saying something, because they’re ALL good years.) Check out our next photo gallery from SDCC, featuring cosplay, collectibles, and more!

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SDCC 2016 – An Interview with Dave McKean

At this year’s Comic-Con I had the chance to sit down with artist and writer Dave McKean to talk about his graphic novel Black Dog: the Dreams of Paul Nash. Once I stopped hyperventilating I actually enjoyed the talk. (This is the guy who created every single cover in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series, not to

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