One of my pet peeves is nostalgia and the way it warps peoples’ perceptions. With everything from politics to pop culture, we’re always hearing about how great things used to be, and how much it all sucks now. We can observe trends within a particular time period, but these tendencies are often ...
Read MoreYesterday I attended the Orville panel at the New York Comic Con (replete with a press pass, thanks to Gary from Nerdrotic and Viviane from Hey Viv). It’s the first convention panel I’ve ever attended (I’ve been to NYCC before, but always seem to spend the day looking for people), and a great ...
Read MoreWhen it was announced that a Downton Abbey movie was in the works, I was more than a little excited. I caught on a bit late, but the TV series which ran from 2010-2015 quickly became one of my favorites when I found my parents re-watching older seasons on DVD. Of course, the costumes and …
In recent years, crowdfunding has become more popular than ever, taking projects directly to the fans for financial support. The latest benefactor of this new model is the trivia card game Half Truth. I had the privilege of speaking with the creators – Magic: The Gathering’s Richard Garfield and...
Read MoreThe history of the consumer hashtag #ComicsGate is a complicated one. But there’s a group of people who have certainly impacted the development of the struggle to make comic books great and viable again; Englentine from I Love Comics, Captain Frugal, and Washington Times journalist Doug Ernst ...
Read MoreThe Ubisoft press conference at this year’s E3 opened with a performance from the Assassin’s Creed Symphony as footage from the games played. Then two announcers (who were never seen again) talked about how many people were in attendance, and the show started. A brief intro video gave way to a g...
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