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Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Transformers #31

“Oh Perceptor, I’m going to kill you.” Keep reading for a review of Transformers #31. Minor spoilers below. I’ve enjoyed a lot of the current Transformers series, but if I have one complaint, it’s that I’m a little tired of the Autobots being clueless when it comes to the Decepticons. There’s been enough of the

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Kathryn Adams

Review: The Past Is Red

I don’t blame them. I’m not angry. Everyone uses my name for a swear word but it’s so completely fine. They don’t know I’m beloved. But I know, and that’s plenty. The Past is Red, Catherynne Valente’s sequel to her short story The Future is Blue, is scheduled to be released next month on July

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Luca

Directed by Enrico Casarosa, Luca is set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera and is a coming-of-age story about one young boy named Luca (Jacob Tremblay) experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer), but

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Kathryn Adams

2021 Hugo Awards – Three More Novelettes

The last three Hugo-nominated novelettes are stories by Sarah Pinsker, A.T. Greenblatt, and Isabel Fall. These ones are slightly more…challenging? Thought-provoking? Whatever you want to call it, we’ve got a story about memory, a story about trying to fit in with a group of super-powered heroes, and a very controversial story that I’m not sure

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Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Transformers Annual 2021

“It feels a kind of madness for Titan to fight Titan. We were never meant for that.” Keep reading for a review of The Transformers Annual 2021. Minor spoilers below. It sometimes feels like the primary goal of the current Transformers series is to introduce every single character who’s ever been a part of any

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Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Far Sector #12

“Hello, Green Lantern Sojourner Mullein. I’m Minec of the Sea, by the Streaking Ice, Until the Sun Falls.Care to get off my ship before I have you shot?” It’s the final issue! Keep reading for a review of Far Sector #12. Minor spoilers below. The issue starts out explosively, right in the middle of the

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Kathryn Adams

Review: Day Zero

The first day of the end of the world started entirely without incident. C. Robert Cargil – author of We Are Where The Nightmares Go and screenwriter for “Doctor Strange” and “Sinister” – spun a tale of the aftermath of the Robot Apocalypse in Sea Of Rust. His latest book Day Zero tells the story

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Thor

Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Thor follows the prince of Asgard (Chris Hemsworth) who is soon to inherit the throne from his aging father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins.) However, on the day that he is to be crowned, Thor reacts with brutality when the Frost Giants enter the palace in violation of their treaty. As punishment, Odin

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Kathryn Adams

2021 Hugo Awards – Three Novelettes

Next up for the Hugo awards, three of the stories nominated for Best Novelette. For this group we’ve got a dystopian commentary on body image (and how society’s treatment of it is so much more poisonous than “don’t you want to be healthy?”), a tale of high school friendship mixed with genetic tampering and revenge,

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