WELL. The gigantic trash fire of last year’s nominating process sure was a thing, wasn’t it. It sounds like there’s been a house-cleaning in the committee, and maybe we can hope that all the votes are fairly counted this year, and no one’s getting unfairly disqualified, yes? This year will also be slightly different in
Image Comics is pleased to announce an exciting creator-owned panel this year at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle on Friday, March 1 at the Seattle Convention Center. Please note: updates to the schedule may appear online during the show. Please refer to the www.imagecomics.com post for the most up-to-date information. —Image Comics Panels—Spotlight on Kieron GillenFriday, March 111
I keep forgetting that Resident Free Days are a thing in Balboa Park: every Tuesday a different set of museums has free admission for San Diego residents. This last Tuesday it was the Comic-Con Museum’s turn to be free, and the latest exhibit is “Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman.” Obviously, we had to stop by.
This past Saturday Wade and I got to check out Black Com!x Day at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park. As a celebration of Black creators in comics, it featured artists from publishers worldwide, as well as cosplay, food, art, panels, music, and more. I highly recommend you stop by next time they hold
“How do you think the world will end?” The next book in my “reviews for graphic novels Elizabeth got me for Christmas” series is the deluxe hardback edition of The Nice House On The Lake, and it’s little more recent than the one from my last review. And also darker. Not just darker than the
I’m just a little bit late getting to the Lazarus series (this graphic novel was first published more than a decade ago). However, ’tis the season to read the books we got as Christmas presents, and I have Elizabeth to thank for introducing me to this fascinating dystopian near-future saga and the kick-ass title character
Terry Moore wraps up the Parker Girls miniseries with Deadlight as Katchoo and her terrifying sister Tambi try to stop the billionaire Zachary May from gaining global power, and also bring him to justice for murdering his wife (and fellow Parker Girl) Piper. Volume 1 ended on one hell of a cliffhanger. Tambi’s associates Cherry
Congratulations to this year’s Hugo Award winners! Here’s an updated list with links to all the Pixelated Geek reviews. 2023 Hugo Award Finalists Best Novel The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey) PG ReviewThe Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi (Tor Books) PG ReviewLegends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree (Tor Books) PG
“I can’t tell you how sick I am of people’s pathetic last words.” After a long three months Saga’s back, keep reading for a review of Saga #66. Warning, some spoilers below. I had to doublecheck the page count when I finished this issue, because I felt like I read it in two minutes. It’s