Once again, we’re in rebellious territory with Snow Like Ashes, the story of a band of refugees set on reclaiming their homeland at any cost. The escaped citizens of Winter, a magical kingdom forever frozen in that single season, lost everything to the evil denizens of Spring. To fight back, they need to reunite the …
Let’s just get this out of the way first: in Red Queen, a young woman is dragged from obscurity, thrust into a deadly competition, and then embroiled in a revolution. Comparisons to The Hunger Games are inevitable and warranted. Fortunately, Red Queen riffs but doesn’t replicate. It has its own world and its own rules, which in this dystopia …
So the world ended. As apocalypses go, it wasn’t the worst: there were no zombie pandemics or nuclear holocausts. Most people even survived it. Unfortunately, a decade later, they’re still surviving, not really thriving. It’s not the standard dystopian dictatorship that’s really keeping them down, and it’s not the weird new stars in the sky …
We’ve reached the penultimate issue of Star Trek / Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive, with the final issue hitting stores today. Kirk and Taylor have decided to work together, the Klingons are pushing the apes toward war, and Scotty may have accidentally spilled the beans on how time travel works. It’s a madhouse! …
Is this YA Fantasy? Is it even YA, or fantasy at all, beyond being a retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses fairy tale? I don’t know, and I don’t care, because Geeklies, you have to read this book. The original story features twelve princesses who sneak out each night to go dancing, and the only …
Descender is a sci-fi story set in a completely original universe. There is a lot of hype around this book as it has already been picked up for a movie even before it came out. After reading this first issue, I think the big shots in Hollywood may have lucked into something big. Our story …
I found this book when looking at examples of query letters. Stefanie Gaither’s was held up as an ideal pitch. I recommend reading the full critique, especially for any would-be writer. The blurb, in her own words: When Cate Benson was twelve, her sister died. Two hours after the funeral, they picked up Violet’s replacement, …
Another home run from the Saga team. Vaughan and Staples seem to be able to do no wrong, and I chalk it up to good pacing. Both in the book and in their schedule to make it. Saga 26 expertly blends bits of actions with great character development with a hint of intrigue to boot. …
Snow White this ain’t. (Moderate spoilers ahead) In Stitching Snow‘s version of the distant future, Snow White’s story begins with a cage match. Essie, alone in the ring with someone twice her size, surrounded by a crowd of men who want her to lose, shows us her wits and her grit right off the bat. …
New comic day is upon us! What shall your hard earned sheckles go to?! Here are some ideas! Also, if you deal in sheckles, please contact me immediately. I need to know the face of madness. Bill and Ted’s Most Triumphant Return I can’t even believe this is happening. Our most excellent time travelers are …