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Kaylee is my Favorite Mechanic

It’s no secret that I am a Browncoat. Firefly captured my heart for so many reasons. I liked the ragtag crew and equally beat up ship. I liked that a sense of hope always shined through the grunge....

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Comic Book Review: ‘The Outlaw Prince’

The Outlaw Prince is based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs story The Outlaw of Torn. Rob Hughes adapted the script for the comic using the previous story as a foundation. The story follows Richard, the...

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Comic Review: ‘The Stuff of Legend Book 2: The Jungle’

When I was a little girl, I was always convinced that my toys had adventures while I was sleeping. I’m not the only one who felt this way. I’m also not alone in my belief that bad things happen in the...

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Thoughts On Webcomics

Oh, webcomics. It feels like webcomics have exploded just as much as web series in the past five years. I guess that’s obvious; it’s the web. Everything on the internet is moving ahead at reckless...

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You Can Smell Like A Halfling

It’s time to add a new sensory experience to your tabletop roleplaying game. Immerse yourself in the RPG world you play in with Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s new series of RPG character fragrances and...

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Having Geek Friends

Last Saturday, ScienceFiction.com sponsored an event created to help geeks meet other geeks. I’m part of the group that hosted the event – The League of Extraordinary Ladies. The group started because...

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In Defense Of Sansa Stark

Sansa Stark is on the receiving end of endless disdain and dislike. She’s probably the least liked character in the Stark family and close to the bottom of the pile of all the players in Westeros. Yep,...

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How I Lost My Sci-Fi Virginity

I don’t really think I can say I was a geek my whole life. I wasn’t exposed to superheroes or comic books until high school. Except for the Baby Muppets comic from age five or six. I played with My...

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American Gods 10th Anniversary

Ten years ago American Gods was released. The story by Neil Gaiman is about the old gods who were dragged across the ocean to America by their believers. They have to contend with the new gods that...

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Hermione Saves The Day… Again

You can depend on some things to be absolutely true in the Harry Potter universe: at least once per movie Harry’s scar will make him cringe, Ron will do something to hurt the feelings of the opposite...

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‘Harry Potter’ From The Beginning

It all ends. Thanks, Warner Bros. for choosing such a depressing tag line to promote the last Harry Potter movie. We know it’s the last one. You didn’t have to remind us. Legions of fans around the...

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Ten Attractive (Male) Minds in Sci-Fi TV

One factor that takes science fiction shows from cheesy to interesting is when the characters are more than just attractive actors. Pretty faces are fine for eye candy, and just like anyone else, I do...

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Peggy Carter – More than Captain America’s Girlfriend

‘Captain America’ comes out in theaters this week. The movie goes back to Steve Roger’s beginnings as the spangled superhero. His transformation from scrawny Steve to muscled Captain America happens in...

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San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Recap

San Diego Comic-Con seemed crazier than ever this year. The list of panels to go to, booths to stop by, parties to attend, and people to see gets longer and longer each year I attend. The lines for...

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My Favorite Science Fiction Book Is ‘Dune’

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration…” From the Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear I read Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ about once every two years....

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