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This post is going to be primarily a picture post, and if you can help me track down the people who should receive credit for any comics that might be misattributed, that would be awesome. So, from the early days of GGR, I’ve been bitching about the sexist treatment of female heroes, particularly about the… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #202 – The Backlash Against Female Superhero Costumes
I love horror movies, and I don’t watch them often enough. Really, I don’t. Part of that has to do with the fact that the Geek Husband What Rules really doesn’t like them, and I’m kind of fussy about my horror. I’ve got no use for ‘people being shitty to other people’ horror films, as… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #200 – Horror Movies, Hooray!
What do you get for the Geek on your list? Well, kind of depends on what they geek on, really. But here’s a few suggestions for geeks of all genders, ages and categories. ThinkGeek.com I’m not even going to beat around the bush, I’m just linking them here because if you have a geek, ThinkGeek… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #198 – Holiday Gift Guide
Anne McCaffrey, author of the Pern books among many others, passed away Monday night. She was 85. When I met her at DragonCon, she was confined to a wheelchair, but still feisty as all get out. When I started to cry, she scolded me: “Don’t you cry! Damn it!” Instead I laughed, and then thanked… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #197 – Anne McCaffrey Saved My Life
So, the Geek Household What Rules does not currently have cable. There are many other things we’d rather spend our money on, and really all that happens when we have cable is I waste entire days watching terrible movies on Syfy, or Criminal Minds marathons on A&E. Between the lack of cable and the… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #196 – WWE Survivor Series and Chikara Pro Wrestling.
I hate it. A lot. The Geek Husband What Rules is playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and in several levels you are attacked by dogs and have to kill them. Every time one of them yelps, I flinch. I noted this on my personal Facebook, and a friend replied that he found it interesting… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #195 – Violence Towards Animals in Videogames.
Making the rounds of Tumblr today (Oh, Tumblr, how I love and despise thee) is this darling post. In addition to his completely charming lack of punctuation, capitalization and atrocious grammar, is the oh, so adorable misogyny dripping from every word. Because you know, girls regardless of hotness are NEVER into comics, ever. Oh, but… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #191 – Sexism in Geek Culture
The fifth book in Seanan McGuire’s October Daye series, One Salt Sea is every bit as incredible as the first four books. And, as with the other four books, I should have taken my own advice and not read the last three or four chapters on the bus. As usual, I wound up trying to… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #189 – One Salt Sea Review
SPOILER WARNING! BEYOND THIS POINT, THERE ARE SPOILERS! READER BEWARE! Action Comics #1 – Grant Morrison reboots Superman back to his roots as a rough and tumble Champion of the Oppressed. I approve. Superman, in reference to the corrupt billionaire in his grasp: “Sure, officer, I’ll put him down…just as soon as he makes a… Read More DCnU – Week 2 Mini-Reviews
SPOILER WARNING! BEYOND THIS POINT, THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS! READER BEWARE! Flashpoint #5 It all ends here. The DC Universe as we know it. The DC characters as we know them. As finales go, this is a big one, and writer Geoff Johns delivers a game-winning grand slam, concluding with our first glimpse of the… Read More Reviews: Flashpoint #5/Justice League #1
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