Recently Wonder Woman writer Greg Rucka confirmed that Diana is indeed bisexual. Â Yes, I know he used the word queer to describe her but I was raised to believe that was an exceptionally rude way to describe a person. Â It means strange, abnormal, and I know that people are reclaiming the word but it still … [Read more…]
American Ninja Warrior is a show borrowed from Japan’s Sasuke Rising, or Ninja Warrior.  It’s a competition show where athletes take on an obstacle course that requires a lot of agility, speed, strength, and will.  Sasuke is about to have it’s 33rd season with only 4 finishers over the course of it’s run.  The American … [Read more…]
Editor’s note: While this is an opinion piece I feel it necessary to get as much of the perspective of the people mentioned as possible. Â On 06/23 I reached out to Zoe Quinn, Dennis Scimeca, and Brendan Keogh via email for clarification on what has been posted. Â As of this writing I have not received … [Read more…]
Recently actress Rose McGowan took umbrage with the image above, decrying the depiction of violence against women used as advertising material. Never mind that that this is a pivotal dramatic scene in a fictional movie in which the woman is a hero (Mystique) who puts everything on the line to try and stop the villain … [Read more…]
Editor’s note: Â On the 14th the twitter account for Social Autopsy put out a challenge of sorts, they wanted a guest blog from someone in the gaming world to tell them our concerns. Â I immediately responded and told them I’d be happy to write up something based on my concerns and what I’m seeing in … [Read more…]
I’ve sat here for an hour staring at my screen, trying to decide the best way to talk about this, because the fact of the matter is there are a lot of vocal people that don’t think I have any right to talk about it at all, but they sure want my agreement on the … [Read more…]
I’ve said it before, and it bears repeating over and over, geeks are a welcoming, and inclusive group of people. Â The men and women, boys and girls I’ve known over the years have loved nothing more than to share the things they love with other people. Â That’s what being a geek is, loving something so … [Read more…]
It’s no secret that comic books have been suffering financially over the last couple of decades. Â The market has grown to staggering proportions, seeing a lot of competition for the two biggest publishing houses, as well as digital media, and free independent press taking a huge chunk of the market share from Marvel and DC. … [Read more…]
Editor’s note:  This article was previously published in 2013 on The Curious Task and is republished under the author’s permission, under the pseudonym Russell Michaels. Action figures, being an avid collector, have always interested me on a fundamental level. I got my first action figures at the ripe old age of three and a half years … [Read more…]
So, this might be a little late but I want to talk to you about Suicide Squad. I’ve been watching people flip out about it for months now. They hate just about everyone in the movie for one reason or another. I know because, I was one of them. Out walks Margot Robbie (hilarious for … [Read more…]