Cosplayer Spotlight: Kit Quinn
Imagine you’re walking through the bustling halls of your local comic convention, if you turn around and find yourself face to face with the most stunning Dr. Mrs. The Monarch (it won’t matter if you’re not used to the character,…
ComicsOnline’s Summer Movie Preview – June 2012
by Gema Luna, Assistant Editor It’s that time of year, where big explosions, fairy tales, guys in masks and big stars are all the focus of our attention. No not Comic-Con… I am talking of summer blockbusters!!! However, this year…
Cosplayer Spotlight: Belle Chere
Cosplay fever continues to grow in popularity both as a hobby and as a spectator sport. To that end, we continue our series searching for some of the stars of the scene. One element that highlights great cosplayers is the ability to portray a wide range of characters (and to do them well).
This time we visit Belle Chere, out of New England, seen at events all around the country.
Q: How long have you been into cosplay?
My first time cosplaying was at DragonCon in 2005.
Editorial: Geek Christmas in July
by Kimberly Learned Kane, Reporter Remember being a kid? The days leading up to Christmas were the best; the pomp and circumstance, the tree, the lights, the Rankin/Bass and Peanuts specials. Christmas Eve was the best, the anticipation drawing to…
Gallery: Fanime 2012
Fanime 2012 swept into the San Jose Convention Center this past weekend and brought with it over 20,000 attendees from around the country and beyond. This year saw the introduction of Clockwork Alchemy as a satellite event. The event’s energy continues to permeate all of central San Jose as costumes from Anime of every imaginable persuasion come to life. The level of costuming and fabrication skills continue to amaze as every year new technologies emerge and old ones become more affordable.
Movie Review: Battleship
Summer blockbuster movies are normally one of the highlights to the mid year season. Many look forward to being entertained with whatever new spectacle that Hollywood has managed to cook up, while being able to turn their minds off…
Android App Review: The Avengers Live Wallpaper
- Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow avenge your phone.
The Avengers has smashed box office records and has provided fans with oodles of fun tie-ins such as the latest Android wallpaper from Cellfish, the developers of NFL 3D Live Wallpaper, Halloween Live Wallpaper, and other popular apps.
WonderCon 2012: Photo Gallery
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Anime DVD/Blu-ray Review: Cat Planet Cuties: The Complete Series
Don’t worry cutie, there’s plenty of pussycat to go around!
What’s better than cute kittens or cool aliens? Busty aliens in skin tight suits with cat ears, naturally! Prepare to have an extra close encounter with FUNimation’s Cat Planet Cuties: The Complete Series on DVD/Blu-ray combo. A sexy, harem-style anime with a sci-fi action twist and plenty of geeky references, Cat Planet is a fast-paced, playful series full of fan service in sleek, shiny animation.
Convention News: Full Event Schedule for Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con
This year’s Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con is starting to get crazy!
Movie Review: The Avengers
Assemble the movie stills! There are a lot of them in here.
Sorry I’m not sorry.
by Karissa Barrows, Editor
If you have not been excited for The Avengers since first hinted at in the Iron Man franchise, you have no soul. Or whatever. Maybe not that extreme, but DUDE. The movie was destined to be either a massively awesome, mind-blowing life experience or the worst 2+ hours of life. As soon as it was announced that Joss Whedon was directing the film, I knew the former would be the case. I went to see the movie after having driven for 16 hours the day prior and still getting up super early that morning, and I was so pumped up afterwards that I was able to stay up for two hours more than normal playing Modern Warfare 3. Seriously. It is that good. I’ll explain why… and try my hardest to be as brief as possible. That’s gonna be hard, considering how much I loved this movie.
Blu-Ray Review: Torchwood – Miracle Day
Miracles really do come true as Torchwood finally returns with the brand new series of Torchwood: Miracle Day now on Blu-Ray and DVD. This newest incarnation of the Torchwood series is brought to us thanks to a new partnership between BBC and Starz. which has allowed the series to expand in both scope and budget.
TV Review: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – “A Canterlot Wedding”
by Kroze “King of the Bronies” Kresky, Media Editor
I can say that without a single doubt that My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic has been one of the most consistently entertaining and well written shows on television in recent memory, and I have no fear of being ridiculed or laughed at. This is because the show has grown to such enormous levels of popularity, taking over the internet with its massive fanbase at a lightning quick speed that could only be compared to Rainbow Dash making a Sonic Rainboom™.
Special Event: My Little Pony Royal Wedding, A Second Look!
“How do you feel about ponies?”
I was in a parking lot with a friend and a fellow brony when I was asked this random-in-almost-every-scenario question. I could tell there was some underlying reference that I didn’t catch, but I didn’t know how to answer. My ultimate response was a hesitant, “…why?” The aforementioned brony gave a brief but relatively informative breakdown of the show, mentioning some of the puntastic names (i.e. Fillydelphia, Manehattan, etc.), and, if we’re being honest, I wasn’t quite sold. Like most girls, I loved My Little Pony when I was younger. I even had a place for them in my heart of hearts as I went into young adulthood in that Peter Pan “never gonna grow up” kind of way. Despite not having watched the movies or the shows due to my ever-lasting tomboy phase, the ponies never failed to make me smile. But would I, as a young adult, be captivated by this show like some of my peers seem to be?
Movie Review: The Cabin in the Woods
Hey guys, the cellar door just flew open loudly. Let’s check it out!
by Aliki Taylor, Reviewer
Sure, we all love Joss Whedon and we’re already salivating over his upcoming blockbuster The Avengers, but Dollhouse has been off the air for a while, so what’s he been doing? It turns out he spoiled us years ago.
At the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con, Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse) announced on stage that he and Drew Goddard (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cloverfield) were co-writing something, describing, “It is a film called Cabin in the Woods, and it is the horror film to end all horror films. Literally. And more about that, I will not say.” Nearly five years later, we now know what he meant.
(Spoiler-free review ahead!)