It turns out that everyone truly does have a secret world or worlds inside them, it’s just that they all aren’t that interesting. This installment in The Sandman graphic novel series by Neil Gaiman was a bit of a slog for me. I just can’t care about or connect with Barbie and by extension her worlds. Some of the characters were interesting or great to see again, like Hazel and Foxglove and the irrepressible Wanda. Barbie’s dreamworld is under attack by the Cuckoo, who is […]
Cataclysm without, cataclysm within.
Where I summarily review N.K. Jemisin’s excellent fantasy, The fifth season. (Read the review here)
Star Wars Rebels Origin Story: Yes, I watch cartoons.
I think I’m getting geekier as I get older. I caught it from my kid. He’s just getting into Star Wars (and Marvel stuff), and he came to it by way of cartoons on Disney XD. For anyone who hasn’t seen it, “Star Wars Rebels” is an animated series, which is about to start its second season. The show takes place between Episodes 3 and 4 – the Empire is in charge, the Jedi are underground, and no one is happy. On the show, there […]
Saga! Saga! Saga! Saga!
Oh, now I’m sad. I’ve read all my Saga and now I have to wait until September. Like the rest of everybody. That’s the problem with really loving something in the moment—you catch up and you can’t binge read/watch it. Blargh. Volume 4 takes place a few years after the events of the third. By now, Hazel is an adorable toddler, though her narrative voice is still that of a much older individual. Both Alana and Marko are trying to figure out how to make […]