It’s a light week over here on the Nerdophiles’ pull list. Sam’s enjoying the latest issue of Lumberjanes from BOOM! Studios though! Want to hear more about what we thought about these issues? Read on – and let us know what you thought in the comments below. Sam’s Reads Lumberjanes #41 […]
The Bold Type: Carry the Weight Recap [Season Finale]
Synopsis of 01×10: Freeform’s The Bold Type ended its first season with a powerful topic: sexual assault. Jane gets an eye opening experience when she is tasked with writing a piece about a performance artist/activist who is speaking out about sexual assault. Kat is distracted by thoughts of Adena while trying […]
Long Beach Comic Con 2017 Caters to Cosplay & Indie Creators!
Long Beach Comic Con (and a heat wave) happened over Labor Day weekend this year, drawing large crowds of Star Wars, space and science fiction, comics, and cosplay fans. One of the benefits of attending a small convention like this was how it easily became heavily cosplay centered. Cosplayers were […]
It’s a Cuteness Explosion in NYC with Free Swag at PIQtoo’s Grand Opening this Weekend
New Yorkers and fans of cute things everywhere – there’s an event just for you this weekend at Rockefeller Center. PIQ, one of our favorite designer toy, game, and all around geek shops, is opening up their newest location. To celebrate they have a number of exciting events and creator […]
‘Meddling Kids’ Imagines a Grown-Up Scooby Gang Facing A Very Real Supernatural Threat
Title: Meddling Kids Author: Edgar Cantero Release Date: June 11, 2017 Publisher: Doubleday Books Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Let’s have a show of hands: who didn’t want to be a part of the Scooby Gang growing up? Like a lot of you, I watched Scooby-Doo all the time as a kid and I loved […]
“Ban This Book” Helps Young Readers Understand and Challenge Library Censorship
Title: Ban This Book Author: Alan Gratz Release Date: August 29, 2017 Publisher: Starscape (Tor Books) Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon If you ask me, the premise of this book is just too amazing to pass up. In Ban This Book, a little girl starts her own “illegal” locker library after a parent goes […]
Blood Drive: Finish Line Recap [SEASON FINALE]
Synopsis of 1×13: With nothing left to lose, Grace, Arthur, and Slink head for Heart Enterprises in an attempt to cut the head off of the snake. Things are about to explode. The very briefest of title cards makes a not-so-surprising stat known: there are a little under 7,000 people […]
Lucy & Andy Neanderthal Tackle the Cold (and Cave Bears) in Their Latest Adventure, ‘The Stone Cold Age’
Title: Lucy & Andy Neanderthal – The Stone Cold Age Series: Lucy & Andy Neanderthal #2 Author: Jeffrey Brown Release Date: August 29, 2017 Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon By this point, it’s clear to everyone that I’m a huge Star Wars fan so it should come […]
Anne and Her Friends Continue Their Adventure in ‘The Adventurer’s Guide to Dragons (And Why They Keep Biting Me)’
Title: The Adventurer’s Guide to Dragons (And Why They Keep Biting Me) Series: The Adventurer’s Guide #2 Author: Wade Albert White Release Date: September 5, 2017 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon If you’re not familiar with Wade Albert White’s The Adventurer’s Guide series then you’re missing out. […]
Rockstar Book Tours: The Journey to ‘The Last Jedi’ Begins With ‘BB-8 on the Run’ in Drew Daywalt’s Latest Picture Book!
BB-8 On The Run Author: Drew Daywalt Artist: Matt Myers Release Date: September 1, 2017 Publisher: Disney-Lucasfilm Press Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon | BN | TBD We’re just a few months away from the release of the next installment in the Star Wars series, The Last Jedi. While not officially released under the ‘Journey to Star Wars: […]