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About Denise

Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

Halloween ComicFest: first look at this year’s crop o’ free comics!

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Denise

First: Free Comic Book Day every May.  Then: Halloween ComicFest every October.  Too early to think about Halloween?  No way y’all! The “Miss Popularity” issue has gotta be the B&W Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #1 ComicFest reprint, which is a … Continue reading →

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More comics creators at Baltimore Comic-Con: Marvel’s Beatty, Pak, Raney, Starlin and Zeck!

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Denise

It’s getting close y’all.  The weather’s warm, and soon all local comic book fans thoughts will turn to Baltimore Comic-Con.  So naturally, they’ve got more announcements.  And hello, Marvel creators! I’m psyched to see Greg Pak; been loving his work … Continue reading →

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[REBLOG] Food for Binge(watch)-ing: make an epic rice cooker pancake!

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Denise

I’ve always had a rice cooker in my house. Grew up with one. My mom was the lady who made a pot of rice with everything, including spaghetti. Any wonder I love carbs? So this? EPIC. Now I can binge … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Magic Mike XXL!

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Denise

Oh stop it.  You know you wanna see this.  EVERYBODY wants to see this.  I worried at first, then I saw this quote from Channing Tatum: “Just a bunch of naked dudes sitting around doing dude stuff. We read all … Continue reading →

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Off the Shelf – Batgirl Vol. 1: Batgirl of Burnside

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Denise

Nutshell:  Another excellent revamp from the “New 52”, this time re-imagining “Babs” Gordon as a grad student.  Stewart and Fletcher’s savvy GenY spin on the story + Tarr’s beautiful art (love Batgirl’s leather jacket!) = a playful, but still butt-kicking, … Continue reading →

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Big Sean and Jane Zhang are “Fighting Shadows” for Terminator Genisys

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Denise

Where my soundtrack/musical score fans at?  Yeah, I know you’re here. The first song on the soundtrack for Terminator Genisys has been released…kind of.  In that it’s been hinted at, and the singers and title has been released.  It’s called … Continue reading →

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The Minions are here! First images!

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Denise

Ba-na-na!  Minions are awesome, and the #1 reason why Despicable Me (and its sequel) was such a hit.  So naturally, they’re getting their own movie.  Minions, in case you haven’t noticed the press launch.  (Or if you’re not like me … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Jurassic World

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Denise

Nutshell: Writer/director Colin Trevorrow does exactly what Jurassic World‘s theme park does; makes things bigger, faster and more dangerous in order to whip audiences into a frenzy.  Pratt and Howard look great as Smart Tough Guy and Willfully Clueless Woman … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl!

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Denise

Ready for the summer blockbusters?  Well, I think everyone likes to dig into a mind-blowing popcorn romp this time of year.  But are you looking around for something with a bit more depth, more character development?  Maybe a touch of … Continue reading →

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“President” Samuel L. Jackson in Big Game. Stoked yet?

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Denise

“Get these motherf*cking snakes off my motherf*cking Air Force One!” Okay, maybe he won’t be saying that.  But a gal can dream, right?  (Though he does drop the MF bomb in the super badass trailer.) C’mon, Big Game looks like … Continue reading →

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