This post is an update on our original post, “SDCC Sundays: What To Keep In Your Bag.” We want to know all about your con essentials! Tweet us @nerdophiles using the hashtag #CantConWithout to show us what you can’t survive a convention without! Maybe you drag your sleeping bag out […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – June 3, 2015
We’ve got the final impressions of Feathers and Plunder this week, as both series wrap up – though, sadly, Sam was not all that impressed with how things ended with either series. Arcadia continues to be compelling and unique with its second issue and Broken World makes a strong debut. A heavily skewed BOOM! Studios […]
Broken World #1 Reveals A World We Want More Of
Broken World #1 Author: Frank J. Barbiere Artist: Christopher Peterson, Marissa Louise Release Date: June 3, 2015 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Sci-Fi Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild The premise behind Broken World isn’t exactly earth shattering (terrible pun totally intended), but the immediacy of the extinction event – an asteroid hitting Earth in two […]
Orphan Black: Community of Dreadful Fear and Hate Recap
Synopsis: Helena and Sarah await the rescue party, Cosima really needs pee (and acting lessons), we meet Alison’s mother, and Donnie’s real name was Donald Francis Chubbs – before he took Alison’s last name, of course. Rating: ????? Sarah takes a backseat in this episode to mourn Paul and give Helena and […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 27, 2015
This week we’re picking up two new series and we’re pretty excited about them. Kylee is revisiting an old favorite from Chuck Palahniuk in the form of Fight Club 2 #1. Meanwhile Sam is discovering new reasons to be afraid of stepping into the ocean with Surface Tension #1. Capture Creatures […]
Breaking the Rules for “Fight Club 2”
Fight Club 2 #1 Author: Chuck Palahniuk Artist: Cameron Stewart Release Date: May 27, 2015 Publisher: Dark Horse Source: Dark Horse DRC Genre(s): Satire, Crime Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild Listen up neckbeards, the end of the book version of Fight Club and of the Free Comic Book Day bridge issue set between the book and the new comics […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 20, 2015
Take a break from the ordinary and check out this past week’s pull list picks. Embrace the supernatural with the Lumberjanes, investigate mysteries with Malcolm in UFOlogy, and see a favorite fictional comic book character come to life in Oh, Killstrike! and more. This was a pretty solid week across […]
“Oh, Killstrike” Pokes Fun at Comics from the 90s
Oh, Killstrike #1 Author: Max Bemis Artist: Logan Faerber Release Date: May 20, 2015 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Comedy, Satire Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild BOOM! Studios | Comixology A satirical series looking at the state of comics during the 90s while tying in a coming-of-age lesson on growing up and taking responsibility? […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 13, 2015
Dark Horse and Archaia both launched some pretty awesome new series this week. Harrow County blends Southern gothic with fairy tales and horror, while Lantern City has something for the steampunk fans among us. Meanwhile some other favorites are trucking along. Here’s our weekly pull list. What did yours look […]
Harrow County #1 is the Start of a Harrowing Tale
Harrow County #1 Author: Cullen Bunn Artist: Tyler Crook Release Date: May 13, 2015 Publisher: Dark Horse Source: Dark Horse DRC Genre(s): Horror, Southern Gothic, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild Dark Horse Digital | Things From Another World With a good ol’ fashioned country town hanging, Harrow County introduces us to a new southern gothic fairy tale […]
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