Once again, Montreal Comiccon has come and gone and it was an absolute blast! And this year seems to have been one of the best, with guests, attendees and exhibitors all expressing their pleasure with how things were put together this year! It looks like this convention has come a long way! Read more...

Days ago, the saga of the Universal Studios science-fiction lore known as "Heroes" made a comeback with the launch of a miniseries titled " Heroes Reborn". While I never watched the original Heroes series, I actually felt a sense of joy in witnessing the return of a saga full with adventure and action beyond the limits of the realistic as rise science-fiction and fantasy on North American continues to grow, and if you are a fan of the previous Heroes, I am sure a lot of you are happy to witness the revival. Read more...

Today, fans of science fiction, pop culture and theater in general have lost a dear friend. Leonard Nimoy, best known for his portrayal as Mr. Spock in the Star Trek TV series and films, has passed away at the age of 83. While we all fell in love with him as the half-human, half Vulcan second-in-command of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Mr. Nimoy had many other artistic pursuits in his life, such as writing, music, photography and directing (not many people are aware he directed 1987's Three Men And A Baby). Acting since the age of 8, Nimoy had a huge body of acting work including classic horror films like Them!, Zombies in the Stratosphere and The Brain Eaters, and appearances on television shows like Dragnet, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Twilight Zone, Perry Mason, Outer Limits, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and more recently in shows like Fringe, Simpsons, Futurama and Big Bang Theory. And let's not forget his return as Spock in the J.J. Abrams reboot of the Star Trek film franchise! Read more...

Shuffle Track #26 Little things. Sometimes the best things come in tiny packages (wasabi packets, or skittles). Other times, the small stuff can really be a drag (hangnails, yeeowch). In comics, the little stuff, the details, add up to create the overall experience of each book I read. I take in all the bits of data like some crazy punchcard computer from the 50’s and I spit out a verdict. All those pieces once weighed together can make or break a book for me.  If the parts all work together it’s magic, if they don’t it’s tragic (see what I did there, poetry  -  recognize). Read more...