All Hail Optimus – Part 1! Backed by an army of zealous followers, Optimus Prime declares Earth to be a part of Cybertron’s Council of Worlds—and the Decepticons and the people of Earth don’t won’t take it lying down! The story starts here, but the repercussions will last forever. Click the jump for a review of the
My extensive reading into apocalyptic fiction (three massive short story collections edited by John Joseph Adams and one novel – Station Eleven – all read over the course of fifteen months) shows that when it comes to ways for the world to end, accidentally-engineered plagues outnumber alien invasions, but only just slightly. But what about an apocalypse that’s
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! Elizabeth and I watched Spotlight, which is nominated in six different categories: Best Picture, Directing, Writing (Original Screenplay) and Film Editing. Mark Ruffalo is nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Rachel McAdams is nominated for Best Actress in a
I don’t wish to brag, but really, folks, the day that I don’t have a plan is the day Hel freezes over. There are a lot of stories about the Norse god Loki, his jokes, his mean-spirited pranks, his betrayals followed by begging for mercy and then secretly plotting revenge. But they’ve all been a
After years of waiting the fans can finally stand up and lose their minds: Deadpool has arrived. The disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary with a superhuman healing factor, the “Merc with a Mouth” as he is called, has been let loose. He’s ridiculous, rude, funny, loud, tends to break the fourth wall and talk to viewers
Shutdown! A vengeful god stalks the corridors of the Lost Light, murdering everyone who makes eye contact. The crew must answer two questions: Why have they been singled out for punishment? And how do you stop someone who can kill you just by thinking about it? Click the jump for preview pages and a review of More Than Meets
No one, Lucy realized. No one is in charge. Picture the worst devastation you’ve ever seen on the news: gang violence, war refugees, famine, people dying while trying to escape into another country. Now imagine that what people are fighting and dying over isn’t oil, or land, or even drugs, but water. Imagine it’s happening in the United States.
While I’m not the only one that enjoys a solid Batman story, there is something to be said about over saturation of any one character. I understand the choice as a business decision; Batman is the most popular DC characters and he sells well. I’m just at the point where I might need a bit of a
My wedding is going to be awesome. In two short weeks, I’ll walk down the aisle with a man I don’t love, flanked by friends who aren’t speaking to me, and, afterward, I’ll celebrate by killing my stepmother. I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t want to come… The main characters of Camille Griep’s first novel