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Rapid City: Below Zero Review

Posted: August 7, 2014 by Brie Young in Comicology - Comic Books, General, Independent Comics
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After the whirlwind of Disney’s Frozen and the constant hum of Let it Go, the story of a super lady villain with icy powers and a thirst for revenge couldn’t be any more refreshing. Finally someone is going to use these epic powers to make more than an ice castle in the middle of nowhere!

The 12 part series by Josh Dahl tells the story of Icicle, the female super villain on her quest to seek vengeance against Coil, her previous boss who murdered her lover, Piledriver, and her fellow gang of rogues.

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Fan Response to Wonder Woman Reveal and Gal Gadot

Posted: July 29, 2014 by Brie Young in Comicology - Comic Books, DC Comics, Movies & Television
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At San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, director Zack Snyder shared the first photos of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. Finally getting some much deserved screen time in Batman v. Superman, Wonder Woman is one of many comic woman who takes being a heroine to the next level.

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Batman’s 75th anniversary celebration

Posted: July 23, 2014 by Brie Young in Comicology - Comic Books, DC Comics
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“Dark Knight. Caped Crusader. World’s Greatest Detective… poster boy for what a bad childhood can do to you,” call him what you may but after seventy five years Batman’s legacy expanded world-wide and today is the day to celebrate the caped crusader.

Bruce Wayne is looking pretty great for his 75th, no bad knees or graying hair seen here, but rather Bat fans nationwide gather to celebrate the winged hero decades after his debut.

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DOTA 2 Championships and the International 4

Posted: July 16, 2014 by Brie Young in Gamenomics - Video Games, Steam, PC, & Indie Games
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Valve, the major game developer, is hosting The International 4, aka Valve’s fourth major gaming tournament beginning July 8th with playoffs. The name of the game is DOTA 2 and the prize is—drum roll please—10 million dollars. I did not stutter.

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Batgirl’s Kickass Redesign

Posted: July 15, 2014 by Brie Young in DC Comics
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Na na na na na na na, Bat-fans! Dc’s freshest talent, Cameron Stewart and Brandon Flecter are delivering a redesigned Batgirl that is refreshing, stylish and utterly kick-ass.

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Steve Rogers’ “Captain America” Upcoming Replacement

Posted: July 8, 2014 by Brie Young in Comicology - Comic Books, Marvel
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Comic readers are well exposed to the many adaptations, replacements and evolution of favored superheros. Now the future of Captain America or at least Steve Rogers is changing again. Over the weekend, Marvel posted on Tumblr “Who will be Marvel comic’s new #Captain America?…” after the tragedy in Captain America #21. Beware, spoilers ensue.

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“Knights of Sidonia” Netflix Debut

Posted: July 1, 2014 by Brie Young in Anime & Manga, General
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There is no denying Netflix’s knack for producing popular shows (as OITNB is basically what everyone talks about.) Netflix is now branching out with the anime TV series, Knights of Sidonia, streaming this July 4th.

The Knights of Sidonia originates from the manga comic series and the anime TV series that aired in April-June in Japan. The story revolves are the protagonist of the 12-episode summer series, Nagate Tanikaze, and his adventures set on the space ship named Sidonia.

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“Outbound #1: The Science Fiction Comics Anthology” Review

Posted: June 26, 2014 by Brie Young in Comicology - Comic Books, General, Independent Comics
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The Boston Comics Roundtable and River Bird Studios Presents Outbound #1, the science fiction comics anthology. In Outbound, readers find a cluster of comics spanning throughout space and time. The protagonists of the stories varies from a futuristic race to high-tech humans or the less common hero—a flea. Not just any flea, but a flea in space.

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‘Avengers and X-men: AXIS’ Details Revealed

Posted: June 17, 2014 by Brie Young in Comicology - Comic Books, General, Marvel
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Marvel released details of the fall event series where two best sellers, Avengers and X-men, will join up again (after Uncanny Avengers) against a common super villain.

The upgraded villain of the series is Red Skull, as known from Captain America, and his telepathic powers gained from parts of Professor Xavier’s brain… Ah, the perfect mixture of the two groups.

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“Calvin and Hobbes” Bill Watterson returns to Cartoons

Posted: June 11, 2014 by Brie Young in Art, Comicology - Comic Books, Independent Comics
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Not many cartoonists make brief unannounced returns to newspaper cartooning just for the hell of it– unless you are Bill Watterson. The retired Calvin and Hobbes creator “thought it would be funny” to on a “whim” collaborate with “Pearls Before Swine” cartoonist Stephan Pastis this week.

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