February 5, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with young adult author A.M. Rose, whose debut, The Road to…
January 25, 2018
The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has never looked brighter. With the incredibly cool-looking Black Panther and the much hyped Avengers: Infinity War set to hit the screen before the summer, the short term is sure to be filled with excitement. And the long term looks just as good, thanks to Marvel’s acquisition of Fox, the studio which owns…
January 3, 2018
Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass and Sorcery (2014) Written By: Kurtis J. Wiebe Art By: Roc Upchurch Genre: Fantasy Pages: 128 (Trade Paperback) Publisher: Image Comics Why I Chose This: A friend handed this to me a few years ago and said “you have to read this.” I did and I loved it, but I don’t think the second volume had…
December 18, 2017
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week we sit down with author Anthony Francis. His urban fantasy series featuring magical tattoo…
December 14, 2017
“If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever.” from The Crow (1994, the only version that should exist) I was thirteen when I first saw The Crow in the movie theater (with my cousins during the summer…
November 21, 2017
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, recruit the most powerful people you know and discuss Justice League, which premiered in the United States on Friday, November 17, 2017. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all,…
November 7, 2017
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, grab your mythical hammer and discuss Thor: Ragnarok, which premiered in the United States on Friday, November 3, 2017. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while we are…
October 25, 2017
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, learn about the origin story of Speculative Chic’s favorite thing of 2017 and discuss Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, which premiered in the United States on Friday, October 13, 2017. Sound Off! is meant to…
October 23, 2017
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Speculative Chic contributor, book club host, and salt-miner Merrin. What…
September 28, 2017
DC Comics can be a bit of a clusterfuck, rebooting their own lines every few years, retaining some aspects of the previous comics while throwing others right out the window. But sometimes, a fresh start is just what the doctor ordered, which is what DC decided after the uneven results of their New 52 experiment. With Rebirth, DC renumbered all…