What genre is LXG or The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter?

Here’s a seemingly simple question: what do you call stories like the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? What subgenre does the Continue reading →

James Roberts’ Transformers comics

In a way, James Roberts’ run on Transformers comics is very gay. Which makes sense. After all, Cybertronians are adults, Continue reading →

The Many Captain Marvels (part 2)

For Captain Marvels one to four, as well as what Carol Danvers was up to pre-1993, click here. The fifth Continue reading →

The Many Captain Marvels (part 1)

Right now the next of Marvel’s superhero films, with Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel, is a few weeks away. This Continue reading →

Sharkpunk 2 Kickstarter

On a rational level, we know there’s not much to fear from sharks. Sharks are responsible for ten human deaths Continue reading →

Bloom County and Trump

For a few years I thought Trump was a fictional character. I know. It’s the day after the 2016 election. Continue reading →

PSFS Hugo Panel

This Friday the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society will be holding their annual Hugo Panel. I and four other foolhardy panelists Continue reading →

93990 by George Saunders

This is written in the style of a lab report. A toxicity study looks at the effects of Borazadine on Continue reading →