The Smallville Project: Episode 1.01 – “Pilot”
| June 14, 2013 | Posted by Jess under Comics, The Smallville Project |
Up ‘til recently, I had only ever seen one episode of that behemoth of comic book television, Smallville. (It’s the episode with Booster Gold and TWO Blue Beetles, and I have it saved on my phone and everything, because sometimes you just need to see Booster and Jaime hugging it out, okay?) But with this…
Supergirl: Unbound. I mean, Superman. Whatever.
| June 10, 2013 | Cartoons, Comics, Movies |
A few weeks ago, DC released a new addition to their animated adaptations of popular comics: Superman: Unbound, based on the 2008 “Superman: Brainiac” story arc that paved the way for the whole New Krypton/”World Against Superman” debacle. The movie heavily featured Supergirl, so you know I’m all over that action. I snatched it up…
They’re like freaking Goofus and Gallant at this point.
| June 4, 2013 | Adventures in Real Life, Comics, Ladytexts |
Last year, I was surprised to see that Marvel and DC had actually sent things to the freebie table at Wiscon. I mean, yeah, sending promotional materials to a conference attended by a thousand nerds, most of whom are not current comic book readers but could be given the right encouragement, is a smart move,…
Wiscon Report 2013!
| May 29, 2013 | Adventures in Real Life, Comics, Ladytexts |
How was everyone’s Memorial Day weekend? (Or regular weekend, if you’re not from the States.) I spent mine at Wiscon, where I once again had a lovely time, learned a lot, met a bunch of awesome people, and explored new and exciting iterations of cheese. I was only on one panel this year1: Is Every…
I Wanted It That Way, Part III
| May 7, 2013 | Adventures in Real Life, Celebrities, Music |
Okay, folks, here comes the good stuff. On November 21st, 2000, the Backstreet Boys released their fourth album (third in the US), Black and Blue. (And no, I did not have to look that date up. THIS WAS A BIG DAY FOR ME.) As a way of building hype for the release, they went around…
I Wanted It That Way, Part II
| April 8, 2013 | Posted by Jess under Adventures in Real Life, Celebrities, Music |
As I mentioned last time, by the beginning of the new millennium I was a die-hard BSB fan. The chronology of my obsession is a little hard for me to reconstruct at this point. I definitely tried to get last-minute tickets for the final leg of the Millennium tour, found them for about $200 online,…
DC gets Carrie-d away with robbin’ Steph fans yet again. Also, puns.
| April 5, 2013 | Posted by Jess under Uncategorized |
Following the death of Damian Wayne, DC has announced the new Robin will be…Carrie Kelly, of Frank Miller’s out-of-continuity “The Dark Knight Returns” fame! Which of course begs the question: why not use that other girl Robin, the one with the passionate fanbase and trade paperbacks on The New York Times bestseller list? My Twitterlist…
I Wanted It That Way: A Retrospective of Backstreet Boys Fanatacism
| April 3, 2013 | Posted by Jess under Adventures in Real Life, Celebrities, Music, Tweendom |
I used to be a Backstreet Boys fan. Wait, let me rephrase that. I am a Backstreet Boys fan, though I’ve only listened to their most recent couple of albums once or twice through each and I didn’t go to see them on tour with New Kids on the Block. I’m still fond of those…
The Austen Project: Mansfield Park and Emma
| March 26, 2013 | Posted by Jess under Books, The Austen Project |
I haven’t forgotten about this! I just kind of got burned out on Mansfield Park for a while. It’s cool, I’ve got nine more months to (reread) the last two! Mansfield Park. Sweet baby Jesus, I hated this book. I loathed this book. I tore through it towards the end just so that I could…
The Great Disney Blogathon: Saludos Amigos (1943)
| March 12, 2013 | Posted by Jess under Cartoons, Disney, Movies, The Great Disney Blogathon |
Saludos Amigos is a bit of an odd duck, if Donald will excuse the term. As touched on in most of my previous posts, the early 1940s was a rough time for the studio – there was a bitter animators’ strike in 1941 that led to a permanent rift between Walt and his staff, plus…
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