Reading Time: 4 minutes When I was a kid, She-Ra was my heroine of choice. I owned all the She-Ra dolls, the Crystal Castle, and as many different accessories as possible. It is with great personal regret that I admit, while I loved the first season, work and life kept me from watching Season 2. […]
GeekMom Melody is letting her daughter embrace the dark side through Star Wars Cosplay.
GeekMom is excited to announce a brand new all-ages comic series debuting this fall.
There is no question of Leia Organa’s importance to the Star Wars saga. She’s the heart of the rebellion, uniter of farm boys and scoundrels, a brilliant tactician, a brave soldier, and a survivor.
Reviews this week include Superman, Supergirl, The Flash, Princess Ugg, and the revamp of a Jack Kirby comic by the current DC Co-Publisher.
This Kickstarter campaign to create a book to “get young girls interested in astronomy, science, and technology” has just a few days left for funding.
This past weekend I ran my second Disney Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney World. I’ve written about the event before, from my costume to the race itself. I donned the Mrs. Incredible costume that I wore at this past Dragon*Con (most of which was conveniently made by Asics) and had a fun time.
In case you hadn’t heard it from me before, when Disney puts on a show, they really know how to do it! In the case of the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend, they skillfully blend athletics, beauty, whimsy and inspiration for nearly 20,000 participants (95% of whom are women) to have a magical weekend. You’ve […]
Well, I did it! I conquered the Disney Princess Half Marathon last weekend and it was fantastic! I’m also thrilled to have gone on a girls-only road trip – without the kids – for the first time in over 3 years! I was so giddy with excitement about the weekend I hardly slept! But I’ll […]
As the mother of a tween I know more than I ever wanted to about every Disney Channel and Nickelodeon teen star on the planet. I know who’s been in what movie or TV show, if they have a new album, what their unique fashion style is, if they’ve highlighted their hair recently, and of […]
My first introduction to Labyrinth came a few years ago when I picked up a copy of a Swiss edition of the game. I thought it looked fun, and like something my middle child would enjoy. But when I got it home, it was my husband who freaked out about this beloved classic game from […]
This post was sponsored by Storyastic. We had the chance to interview Chip and Dana Brown, founders of Storyastic, about how families can use “the gamification of conversation” to reconnect with each other, and how playing games together strengthens relationships and fosters a healthy, happy family life. Dana is a former Walt Disney Imagineer and […]
The first half of 2021 promises to be filled with a lot of fun, interesting, and engaging new LEGO sets for people of all ages and interests, from toddler to adult. With new products ranging from freeform build-what-you-like sets to kits to wearables to licensed and themed items, LEGO continues to come up with bold […]
Following on from the success of the first From a Certain Point of View anthology, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back is more of the same, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing with this short story collection set in the galaxy far, far away. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
It’s Star Wars Day. May the Fourth. And I have a confession. I do not love Star Wars. There. I said it. To clarify, I like Star Wars and there are elements I truly enjoy. But I don’t love it like many other sci-fi geeks I know. What I do love is watching it with […]
credit: Konami / Nintendo I consider myself a PlayStation fan girl, a Final Fantasy fanatic, and lover of JRPGs. These are my ‘go to’ fandoms, the ones I publicly cheerlead for, the OSTs I listen to while driving, and the music I play on the piano. It’s my reflexive answer when asked about my gaming […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I loved how our costumes matched the posters behind us…and the Big Blue Bear staring down at us. The Colorado Convention Center is surrounded by community art, such as that huge bear. Photo credit: Patricia Vollmer The second day of Denver Pop Culture Con, which was a Saturday, is really when […]
Reading Time: 16 minutes Comic Book Corner Featured Image 03 17 2019 There’s a lot to say in this week’s Comic Book Corner. We’re going to talk about some great comics: X-23, Daredevil, Calamity Kate, Crackdown, Rat Queens, Vampirella Dejah Thoris, The Wicked + The Divine, Blackbird, My Little Pony: Nightmare Knights, and Lazarus Risen. We loved a lot of books this week, […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN MARVEL..Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) ..Photo: Film Frame..©Marvel Studios 2019 It’s hard not to think about Captain Marvel (the movie) without thinking of how it empowers every female in the cinema. And let’s face it: That’s what this movie is going to do. But you know what? I don’t […]
Reading Time: 15 minutes Comic Book Corner Title Composite This week’s comic book corner was full of variety for us. From hard case crime books to funny superhero books to satirical takes on being a preteen, we found books that we loved, that we liked, and that we found deeply disappointing. There’s a lot in […]
Reading Time: 12 minutes Welcome back, CBCers, to the TRUE Comic Book Corner! In case you’ve forgotten, since, as all mad tyrants do, Luke attempted to steal the vast and storied history of Comic Book Corner for himself – I’m Kay, when Luke saw me he said “Oh”, and now he’s KOed. He tried to […]
Reading Time: 11 minutes New Comics Come To Comic Book Corner New comic book day brought some excellent surprises for our team. As we’ve said before, one of the best parts of being a fan of serial media (TV, comics, so forth) is the constant surprise of what comes next. I might only read a […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Photo taken of The Nutcracker show we saw in Greensburg, PA, last year, by my 10-year-old on a phone. So, pretty good considering. It’s that time of year again: the perfect time to introduce your children to ballet. It isn’t usually hard to find a small, relatively local performance of The […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I’m going to start up front by saying, “y’all, if you aren’t watching Marvel Rising already, then you must do so post haste.” Like, drop everything you’re doing to do that. Next, I’m going to be 100% honest and explain, I loved this show so very much that I reached out to […]
Reading Time: 10 minutes This week was a great week for comics. From Unstoppable Wasp to Welcome to Wanderland, there were plenty of great comics to read and—because we are who we are—review. It’s the middle of November, the week before American Thanksgiving (regardless of how you feel about that holiday itself), and Christmas (if it’s […]
Reading Time: 10 minutes Unstoppable Wasp and her Agents of GIRL If memory serves, about ten minutes passed between when I first heard that Unstoppable Wasp was getting a second series and when I changed my Twitter handle to “Kay, Agent of G.I.R.L.” I loved and treasured the original run in 2017. I read it […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes Metrocon 2018: The Masquerade Part Play. Part Dance Party. ALL Fan Service. (No, not that kind of fan service.) The Masquerade is on of the main events at MetroCon Tampa. It’s arguably THE main event at THE largest annual anime convention in Florida. It’s a once in a lifetime experience partially […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Image: Lisa Tate The Ford Mustang has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. A 1966 Fastback was the family car since before I was born, and I remember countless trips (in the days before seatbelt laws) lying in the folded down back seat, looking […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Amazon princess deserves a better story. image copyright DC Comics The signs that this current Wonder Woman run, written by James Robinson, would be a disaster of epic proportions were all there at the beginning. It began with two throwaway concepts from The Darkseid War, written by Geoff Johns: Wonder Woman had […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes A musical theater playlist that represents my life is probably a life dream come true. I always said that I wanted my life to have a soundtrack. Then I started thinking about the songs I sing at different times and that connected to me at various points in my life. It […]
