Author Archives: Denise

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About Denise

Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

Tonight’s AMA on Reddit: BronyCon

That’s right everypony. Have a question? Tonight’s the night! Or maybe you’ve heard about Bronies, BronyCon, and/or My Little Pony and wonder what gives. Why Baltimore? Why a con? Are there actual ponies? And where can a parched pony get … Continue reading

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New MINIONS poster and trailer!

Yaaaay — Minions!  Gotta love ’em.  I have no idea what they’re saying, but I’m dying to know more about the little yellow cuteballs.  So when a new trailer hit?  Hello there. Synopsis?  Got you one better; press notes! Here: … Continue reading

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Off the Shelf: DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels and Chronology 2015

(I’m gonna skip the usual outline of OtS reviews, as this book isn’t a series, but a guide.  Bon Appetit!) “Where do I start reading?”  Heck honey, if I knew that, I’d be famous.  Because everyone has their own ideas … Continue reading

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19th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards winners – pictures and winners list

The Grand Budapest Hotel, Guardians of the Galaxy and Birdman took top film honors, while American Horror Story: Freak Show, True Detective, Big Bang Theory and Portlandia were some of the winners in the Television categories. Read on for the … Continue reading

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Meet Me Giveaway: tix to the Fathom Events showing of Les Contes d’Hoffmann!

Getting cabin fever? Me too! Love opera? ME TOO! So it’s wonderful that Fathom is doing it’s The Met: Live showcase again this year. Woot! Wanna woot some more? Okay — I have passes, and I want to give share … Continue reading

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Seventh Son images and press release

“Seventh son of a seventh son…” Yeah, I’ve heard that one. I’ve also heard a whole lot of other Iron Maiden.  (I also happen to love Sheena Easton’s “You Could Have Been With Me”, another reference to this mythicall bit … Continue reading

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The Ghastly Awards: 2014 Best of Horror Comics nominees announced!

What’s award season without awards? Nothing, I tell ya.  So want to know what was top-shelf in horror comics last year?  Take a gander at the list of Ghastly Award nominees.  Afterlife with Archie, Crossed: Badlands, Nailbiter, Rachel Rising, The … Continue reading

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Amy Poehler receives Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year award

Love the Hasty Pudding Awards. They seem like a hoot, and all the recipients are so up for the game. What’s the Hasty Pudding Awards? They’re two awards — Woman of the Year and Man of the Year — presented … Continue reading

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Off the shelf — Mind the Gap Vol. 1: Intimate Strangers

Nutshell:  Mind the Gap is the kind of damn-near perfect comic series that makes you want to stop random people on the street and shout “read this!  READ THIS!” But orange jumpsuits and straight jackets aren’t my kind of fashion … Continue reading

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Off the Shelf — Battlestar Galactica Volume 2: The Adama Gambit

Nutshell: It’s great to see the classic gang together again! But I wish the way the characters think would also be brought to the 21st century. Athena is still “the little woman”, and that should be embarrassing to modern writers. … Continue reading

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