Is it bright where you are?
SPOILER ALERT: Specific scenes from the movie are discussed in the text that follows. Two weeks ago I watched the Watchmen. I sat in the […]
SNL Nerds – Episode 313 – Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
We just celebrated Thanksgiving, so Darin and John are watching 1987’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!...
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Evan Dorkin Steals the Show
The room where the Dark Horse panel would take place was empty when I arrived, and since there were no convention ushers around, I slipped […]
He’s the Goddamn Batman
Securing a spot near the front of the line, I waited patiently for convention volunteers to usher us into the room for the panel on […]
A Brief Glimpse at Making Robot Chicken
It was an impressive costume: Whoever the poor soul was, he must have been sweltering in his Mad Scientist getup, complete with animatronic chicken. He […]
Pure, Blind, Frenzied Rage
I suspected that a few of the people already in line—only about twenty-five or so when I approached—were probably there to see Milo Ventimiglia, what […]
Get me my BLUE WINDBREAKER!
Exactly one hour before the panel was supposed to begin, the frazzled convention volunteers ushered the enormous crowd into the room. I took my seat […]
Who Watches the Watchmen Panel?
It was no surprise that despite getting there early to secure a good spot in line, I found myself at the back of one that […]
One time, at the New York Comic Con
My early relationship with comic books was defined by money and gender. When I was a little girl, I understood that my family’s economic situation […]
New York Comic Con 2009 — Day Three!
Ah, the last day of a con…Â such bitter-sweet sadness New York Comic Con left us great memories, an amazing chalk mural, and enough free […]
New York Comic Con 2009 — Day Two!
Hello you crazy cats in NonPro land! Well, day two of New York Comic Con has come and, sadly, gone, and it was a doozy. […]