“What is it that makes a true hero?” The Hugo award ceremony isn’t until October 21st, so I’m going to take a quick break to read something I bought months ago. Luna McNamara’s debut novel retells the myth of Eros and Psyche, with some very important differences. “Your child will conquer a monster feared by
“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
They’ve always been there, your Masters the ogres. The start of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Hugo-nominated novella has all the makings of a Robin Hood-style adventure. The beloved but mischievous son of the village headman befriends the merry band of outlaws who live in the woods (away from the control of the wealthy Landlords) and who dream
Directed by Craig Gillespie, Dumb Money follows the insane true story of a group of rag-tag investors from the Reddit page called r/WallStreetBets, who banded together to put the squeeze on at least two hedge funds that had bet that GameStop shares would fall. The GameStop short squeeze of 2021 was probably one of the
After twenty-two years of adventuring, Viv had reached her limit of blood and mud and bullshit. An orc’s life was strength and violence and a sudden, sharp end – but she’d be damned if she’d let hers finish that way. It was time for something new. Once upon a time, in the long-ago era known
It’s an interesting situation with this year’s fiction nominations. We’ve already seen that one of the nominated novelettes isn’t available in English. It turns out that four of the nominated short stories are also only available in Chinese. I haven’t been able to find a reason why these either weren’t released in English or weren’t
God had entrusted her father with the labor of perfecting creation and delivering us all from sin, and thus the doctor had created the hybrids. Dr. Moreau was therefore a prophet, a holy man. Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Hugo-nominated book takes a new look at H.G. Wells’s classic. The island setting has now been moved to a
“…we were raised to protect the human race. Not make a fast buck while we can.” Keep reading for a review of The Magic Order 4, issue #6. Warning, I’m spoiling just about everything in this review. After a two-month hiatus, The Magic Order is back with the final issue of the 4th arc, and
Directed by Angel Manuel Soto, Blue Beetle follows recent college graduate Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) who, after returning to his hometown Palmera City, suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab (Becky G). When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an incredible