On Not Watching Jessica Jones
In all contexts of my life, whether professional or personal or the strange amalgam that is Geekly, I am fortunate enough to be surrounded by giant nerds. These big old dorkazoids inspire and sustain…
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Category: New Releases
Wake of Vultures Review: Oh Give Me a Home Where the Cannibal Owls Roam
As I previously noted, the Old West is being retrodden by not a few new authors looking for the stories not previously found. Another of those is Lila Bowen, with her stellar debut Wake…
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The Girl with Ghost Eyes Review: Gold Rush, Ghost Rush
The American West is coming into vogue in a big way. Brandon Sanderson's getting into it, Rae Carson has a new trilogy set there, and there's also Vengeance Road, Under a Painted Sky, and Wake of…
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Winter Is Coming: What Makes an Homage?
The final book in the Lunar Chronicles is coming out in a few short days, so I'm in one of my periodic states of agony. To cope, let's talk about the first 3.5 books,…
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A Borrowed Man Review: The Maltese Volume
One of the blurbs on the back of A Borrowed Man describes the book as "Wolfean." Meaning, that it was written by and is quintessentially representative of Gene Wolfe, one of our modern SFF masters.…
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Clean Room #1 Review: A Pink and Promising Start
The Clean Room #1 is a tantalizing first step into a world that is altogether a little too familiar. Everything is overexposed--in graphic detail--but somehow still full of hidden agendas. Each character's story immediately dramatically unfair,…
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Geekly Roundtable: Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer
Monday night was a big night for a lot of people. There was a sportsball game (several in fact for different sports) and the new fall season episodes are in full blast; more importantly…
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Carry On Review: Simon Says Read This Book
The first and only thing you need to know about this book is that it's magnificently, enthrallingly, undeniably brilliant and you should read it. Immediately. Well, what are you waiting for? Go, go! Unconvinced?…
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The Unnoticeables Review: Never Mind the Balls of Evil Angelic Light
There's a story about the punk movement that goes like this: Someone asked me "what is punk?" so I kicked over a garbage can. He kicked over another garbage can and asked, "so that's…
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Kickstarter Preview: Steve Lichman Volume 1 Comic
When playing role-playing tabletop games, such as Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder, the players will often regale each other with the tales of their character’s courageous successes, overcoming hordes of foes, going against all…
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