In Real Life is Jen Wang’s adaptation of the Cory Doctorow short story “Anda’s Game”. It is a tale of economics and video games. It’s a story of kids wanting to hang out and play, and others who don’t have a lot of choice in the matter. It’s the story of a girl who meets …

If you missed my review of issue one in the series, you can check that out here. This time around Kirk meets old Bright Eyes himself, NRA spokesman George Taylor. The first issue of IDW & Boom Studio’s Star Trek / Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive was a bit of a slow burn, …

Jetsons meeting Flintstones. Critics meeting Simpsons. Predators meeting Batman. Predators meeting Archie. Archie meeting The Punisher. Yes folks, I’m talking about crossovers. They are a part of pop culture that is used to increase sales and hopefully to cross-pollinate brands. It’s hard not to go into them with a cynical eye, but they can be …

A friend of mine used to manage a local video game and comic book shop. When the store was slow and we were hanging out discussing which comics were awesome and why, he tried to convince me that Squirrel Girl was the best character ever and should have her own empire of franchised games, movies, …