In what I hope will become a regular feature, this week I’m looking at 2021’s Dark Knights of Steel, which a friend just gave to me last month because he was appalled I’d never read it. The simplest way to explain it is that it’s all the DC superheroes but reimagined for medieval times. But
Created by Tony Gilroy, Andor Season 2 follows the continuation and conclusion of the five-year journey of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and others on the path towards the events of Rogue One. The first season was a phenomenal surprise that not only gave us a new perspective/introduction of various characters and the universe they exist
“ALL the Cali-class ships ALL OF THEM.” Kathryn watched three episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks this week, and Elizabeth rewatched two of them, so she can contribute something helpful. (For once – Kathryn.) (Yes ALL RIGHT. – Elizabeth) Anyway, the final two episodes of season three solve the mystery of Rutherford, bring T’Lyn to
I’ve reviewed and enjoyed a couple of John Wiswell’s Hugo-nominated stories, but this is his debut novel. And wow, what a debut. In this fairy-tale-but-not-really, a monster who’s been terrorizing a small town meets a kindhearted traveler who’s entire family is monstrous, and somehow each of them are exactly what the other one needs. …her
This week in Night Vale, Cecil’s starting a new segment: Missed Connections. I’m sure you’re all familiar with the concept, where you throw all of your longing and regret into the public forum in the hopes that one person (or in the case here, one car, one planet, one train, or one very untrustworthy partner
“Your book and the hole it keeps cutting through time has started to break the world.” Mark Lawrence’s trilogy of the eternal Library wraps up in Book three, with a conflict that has spiraled out of the Library and into all of history, everywhere. The star-crossed lovers Livira Page and Evar Evantari are still searching
Created by Dave Filoni, Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld is a six-part animated anthology series that is the third installment of the Star Wars Tales series that includes Tales of the Jedi and Tales of the Empire. Tales of the Underworld focuses on the stories of two of the most notorious bounty hunters in
It’s poetry week in Night Vale! Let’s all pull together and submit at least a couple hundred poems each, and this time could we please not have any incidents with the menacing obelisk in the Dog Park and oh come on WHAT DID I JUST SAY? After the recap we’ve gotta talk about some amazing
Directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts* follows the assembling of an unconventional team of antiheroes, including Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), John Walker (Wyatt Russell) and a mysterious man named Bob (Lewis Pullman). After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by