DC This Week – Wonder Woman Soars
The ‘Wonder Woman’ annual is full of great stories while the rest of the annuals this week feature an array of terrific guest-stars.
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Get Backstory on the Backstory with New ‘Rogue One’ Novels
This week sees the release of two new young adult novels set before the events of 2016’s ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.’ Both explore the backgrounds of specific characters from that film and shed more light on the events we see on screen.
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DC This Week – Aqualad: Rebirth
This week sees the return of the new Aqualad, who will be very familiar to fans of the animated Young Justice series, in the strongest outing yet for the new Teen Titans series.
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DC This Week – Crossover Power!
his week, the Justice League is busy fighting with everyone! Well, not quite everyone, but, yes, the Power Rangers and the Suicide Squad, though not at the same time. Vixen returns as Steve Orlando gathers his Justice Leaguers, and Year 1 in Wonder Woman concludes spectacularly.
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DC This Week – The Holiday Celebration
DC continues its wonderful tradition of the holiday issue with a story framed by Harley Quinn, Batman and friends confront the victims of Gotham City. Plus, Wonder Woman talks about the break-up with the (female) lover that she left on Paradise Island.
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Wonder Woman Saves the Day
There many good books to choose from this week, including the latest debut from DC’s Young Animal line and the continued excellence of Deathstroke, but there is only one book at the top of the list: Wonder Woman #10
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DC This Week – The Bat-Kids Are All Right
It’s a good week across the board for Gotham’s youth movement, as Batgirl, Nightwing, the students of Batman Boot Camp, and even Red Hood deliver strong issues!
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DC Rebirth This Week – Flash Hits Full Speed
In which Corrina gets ranty about Lex Luthor but we enjoy all of these week’s Rebirth titles, especially Wonder Woman and Flash.
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DC Rebirth This Week – Many Happy Returns
Wonder Woman, Flash, Detective, Action Comics, and Aquaman all successfully restart with their Rebirth issues. Wacky Racers, however, never gets past the starting gate.
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Between the Bookends April 2016: Feminist Sci-Fi, Flipped Fairytales, and Fae
In this month’s Between the Bookends, our writers have been immersing themselves in Russian history, feminist sci-fi, teenage wizards, and flipped fairytales.
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Setting Your Young Reader Loose in the ‘Star Wars’ Universe
Don’t let the “young adult” label fool you, these ‘Star Wars’ books are all great fun and worth the read for all ages. They’re excellent stories from excellent authors, so give them a chance even if you don’t have a young reader at home. Here are ten suggestions, in rough chronological order.
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Between the Bookends Feb 2016: Smugglers, Spaceflight, and Schooling
In this most romantic of months, the GeekMoms have been reading about, smugglers, spaceflight, and schools. Oh, and there might be a romance novel buried in there somewhere too!
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The Cliffs of Insanity: The Year of Geeky Television
The geeky show you should be watching? Person of Interest.
Continue ReadingThe Cliffs of Insanity: Lois Lane and Comic Culture
Lois Lane’s 75th anniversary book reflects the ambivalent attitude about women in comics over the past century.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — August 28th, 2013
Corrina looks at two anthologies, one featuring Batmen, one all about vampires, that are fresh off the presses today, while Dakster dives into some motion comics on the web and Melody gives us a look into her daughters pull pile this week.
Continue ReadingGreg Rucka Talks Books, Comics and Fatherhood With Brian M. Bendis
Read a conversation between two of comic’s most prominent writers, Brian M. Bendis and Greg Rucka.
Continue ReadingThe Superman Mythos and Lois Lane: Why She Matters
“I think Lois is amazing and it comes down to portrayal. She’s the woman that Superman falls in love with – think about who that woman has to be. It’s not the most beautiful person in the world, but that’s …
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