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	Confessions of a Fangirl by Mia Voelker 2008-07-02 What exactly goes on in the mind of a fangirl? Honestly, not always a whole lot. But once in a while an interesting thought, idea, rant or rave shows up and Mia writes about it to share it with the world. This week, Act 22: Thank You, Michael Turner, For Making Me a Fangirl ... [click for more]
	Derek's Open Letter by Derek M. Koch 2008-07-01 Derek may be able to attend local (to home) comic conventions, but when it comes to events like Wizard World Chicago or Philly, he's restriced to experiencing the conventions secondhand through various comics websites. Just because he's not there, though, doesn't mean Derek doesn't have a few sometimes cynical opinions about them. ... [click for more]
	Weekly by Anthony Laplume 2008-06-30 The mainstream index: Countdown to 100...The Brave & The Bold #14, Batman: Gotham After Midnight #1, Justice League of America #22, The Flash #241, Tangent: Superman’s Reign #4, The Incredible Hercules #118, Trinity #3, Wolverine #66...Young Avengers Presents: Hawkeye #6, Superman #677, Batman: Gotham After Midnight #2, Captain America #39, Green Lantern #32, Trinity #4, Kick-Ass #1, No Hero #0 ... [click for more]
	Friday Mad Science by Dan Head 2008-06-27 "I was building another science, my science, wild science, robots and lasers and disembodied brains... And it was angry. It was MAD SCIENCE." ~Dr. Impossible from Austin Grossman's Soon I Will Be Invincible ... [click for more]
	Anime Mia by Mia Voelker 2008-06-25 Anime (n): A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes. What do slick gunfighters, fast spaceships, hot women, and cute dogs and kids all have in common? Why they are all part of the bounty hunting crew of the Bebop of course! ... [click for more]
	Friday Mad Science by Dan Head 2008-06-20 "I was building another science, my science, wild science, robots and lasers and disembodied brains... And it was angry. It was MAD SCIENCE." ~Dr. Impossible from Austin Grossman's Soon I Will Be Invincible ... [click for more]
	Galactica Log by David Bird 2008-06-19 The season wraps up and no one gets away whole! ... [click for more]
	Confessions of a Fangirl by Mia Voelker 2008-06-18 What exactly goes on in the mind of a fangirl? Honestly, not always a whole lot. But once in a while an interesting thought, idea, rant or rave shows up and Mia writes about it to share it with the world. This week, Act 21: Summer Entertainment and the Fangirl ... [click for more]
	Galactica Log by David Bird 2008-06-12 With the show almost through its known broadcast schedule, we were treated with one of its strongest episodes this past week. The episode that was stronger, in part, than many recent ones for telling one complete story, instead of falling into the recent pattern of splitting the hour between two plots and pushing everything else into the background. ‘The Hub’ reels back to two days before the end of the previous episode, and takes us to events aboard the rebel base ship. No sooner had the Hybrid been restored than it ordered the ship to jump. Why? It’s panicking because the ‘6 who went among the makers’ is no more. So it was the killing of Natalie that caused the ship to leave. The Hybrid launches them on a wild series of jumps, but they quickly realize that the jumps aren’t random. She is going to the Hub. The mission to destroy it is still a go... ... [click for more]
	Anime Mia by Mia Voelker 2008-06-11 Anime (n): A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes. What do you get when you cross a girl who wants to be a prince with a prince who wants to be a Chairman with a princess who likes to get engaged with Student Council members who like to duel with swords? Why, Revolutionary Girl Utena of course! ... [click for more]
	Derek's Open Letter by Derek M. Koch 2008-06-10 Derek writes an Open Letter to this summer's Comic Book Movies this week. It's a lighter letter than normal, which pretty much matches the amount of enthusiasm Derek has for the film offerings over the next few months. ... [click for more]
	Galactica Log by David Bird 2008-06-05 Recent episodes have concentrated on only a couple of characters at a time and this week those characters were William and Lee Adama. Both men under went important turning points in the episode. One was a long time coming, the other a complete surprise. ... [click for more]
	PBR Interviews by Moya Dawson 2008-06-05 CAGES is a moody, dystopian thriller where three children have lived their entire lives inside a cage and it's time for them to be set free. Unfortunately, they are unprepared for a world very different from the one they know. I interviewed the writer Xander Bennett about this exciting graphic novel available now from Insomnia Publications. ... [click for more]
	Confessions of a Fangirl by Mia Voelker 2008-06-04 What exactly goes on in the mind of a fangirl? Honestly, not always a whole lot. But once in a while an interesting thought, idea, rant or rave shows up and Mia writes about it to share it with the world. This week, Act 20: The Fangirl's List of Enemies to Arch ... [click for more]
	Anime Mia by Mia Voelker 2008-05-28 Anime (n): A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes. The films of Urban Vision take you deep down into the underbelly of life...hopefully you can survive the experience... ... [click for more]
	Derek's Open Letter by Derek M. Koch 2008-05-27 Star Wars. Indiana Jones. Battlestar Galactica. Angel. C.S.I., The X-Files, Independence Day, Star Trek. Comics based existing properties aren't anything new, so the process behind putting them together should pretty much be nailed down by now, right? Why, then, does there seem to be so mcuh inconsistency in the success of these comics. In this Letter, Derek writes openly about his experiences with comics spun out of television shows and movies. ... [click for more]
	Galactica Log by David Bird 2008-05-22 The title of this episode comes from the 1967 movie, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. A liberal, upper middle class family meets their daughter's fiancé and he turns out to be black. The parents have to face up to the values they've been teaching their little girl. With Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Sidney Poitier, the film boasts some great acting (though no one ever remembers the daughter, played by Katherine Houghton). It's all about people coming together. I can only assume Moore and Eick were being ironic when they settled on the title for this episode. Even as the humans and the rebel Cylons settle into an actual alliance, they can't stem the tide as everything continues to fall apart. ... [click for more]
	Confessions of a Fangirl by Mia Voelker 2008-05-21 What exactly goes on in the mind of a fangirl? Honestly, not always a whole lot. But once in a while an interesting thought, idea, rant or rave shows up and Mia writes about it to share it with the world. This week, Act 19: How Much is Too Much Indiana Jones? ... [click for more]
	Galactica Log by David Bird 2008-05-15 Faith. We all have to have it. Faith in God. Faith in our leaders. Faith in ourselves. This week's episode followed the pattern of last week's by concentrating on just a couple of storylines, but it is a much better episode. One story moved everything forward and the other saw an important character look deeper into herself and the developments around her. ... [click for more]
	Anime Mia by Mia Voelker 2008-05-14 Anime (n): A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes. Sometimes you want to watch a series that is sensitive, thought-provoking, and deeply romantic....and other times you want blood, guts, explosions, and tight body suits! That is where Gantz comes in! ... [click for more]
	Derek's Open Letter by Derek M. Koch 2008-05-13 The topic of this Open Letter - comic character deaths - is a familiar one but this week's column takes a slightly different approach to the subject. ... [click for more]
	Weekly by Anthony Laplume 2008-05-12 What’s to know? The average joe reads: Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #3, [Robin #173], Countdown to Mystery #7, Infinity Inc. #9, Secret Invasion #2, Nightwing #144...Who gets a QB?...Iron Man…Daniel Acúna…Skaar Son of Hulk…Wizard #200 (Part 2!) ... [click for more]
	Friday Mad Science by Dan Head 2008-05-09 "I was building another science, my science, wild science, robots and lasers and disembodied brains... And it was angry. It was MAD SCIENCE." ~Dr. Impossible from Austin Grossman's Soon I Will Be Invincible ... [click for more]
	Entertainment Roundup by A.C. Hall 2008-05-09 A língua inglesa simplesmente não pode expressar o greatness desta coluna, conseqüentemente nós fomos forçados a olhar em outra parte no mundo. O roundup do entertainment bate com a força de mil microfones Tysons, mas este é um uppercut que não é visado sua cabeça, mas seu crotch preferivelmente. Coma-o e weep para fora lá na cidade aborrecida EUA, porque não há nenhum outro DJ neste partido e nós somos spinnin nossas próprias batidas mais grandes até que o sol venha acima. Não faça um erro que você lamentará até que você esteja inoperante, lê esta coluna agora, ou outro meus amigos portugese mostrarão acima em sua porta e jogarão galinhas inoperantes em sua cara! ... [click for more]
	Galactica Log by David Bird 2008-05-08 Episode five done and we're half way through. Sort of. I know, I know. There will be a total of twenty episodes to season four, but, to date, only ten of those have been scheduled to air. There is speculation that the second ten may not be aired until next year, which is nuts! So, again, we're half way through and where are we? ... [click for more]