January 16, 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, a weekly column where we gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we’ll be highlighting the latest installment in the Harry Potter movie franchise, a geek chic handbag, a one-of-a-kind comic book,…
December 16, 2016
From Monday, November 28, to Thursday, December 1, 2016, the CW television network premiered its highly anticipated crossover event. Heroes v Aliens brought together characters from all four DC universe television shows, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow. Here to discuss this television event from two different fan perspectives are J.L. Gribble, who regularly watches all four shows…
November 30, 2016
I am the most unoriginal gift buyer ever. Why, do you ask? I just buy people books. Go too far beyond that, and I am at a loss. For the people in my life who don’t read, I just wrap up a gas gift card and hope they don’t realize that I gave them the same thing last year. This…
November 29, 2016
Comics are a big deal in our house. When we heard CW’s The Flash was doing Flashpoint for season three, the news brought more than a little bit of excitement. For those of you who don’t read comics Flashpoint was a 5 issue DC crossover event starring The Flash. It’s one of DC comics most notable stories written by Geoff Johns in 2011. I…
October 27, 2016
I didn’t get into comics for the artwork. No, at twenty-one, when I first wandered into a comic book store, I showed up as a lifelong reader of books, with a passion for well-formed stories, likable characters, and good writing. When my eyes scanned across the glossy pages of the first issue of Buffy: Season 8, I wasn’t looking at…
October 20, 2016
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) As a Christian, God is very real to me. So is the Devil. Stephanie M. Wytovich recently wrote a post on the Devil (specifically with the Lucifer comic and TV series), and she brought up some great points on why…
October 17, 2016
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, a weekly column where we gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we’re falling in love with superhero television shows, a sci-fi comic about star-crossed lovers and bounty hunters (plus one cat),…
September 22, 2016
Back when Greg Berlanti first announced that he was making a Supergirl TV show, I realized something very important. I knew embarrassingly little about Supergirl herself. Sure, I knew that she was a Kryptonian, and Clark Kent’s cousin, but beyond that? Yeah… not so much. To rectify this, I found myself hitting up my library, looking for Supergirl comics. The…
September 6, 2016
Since launch, Speculative Chic has featured articles on personal writing journeys, collections of things people love, and some amazing reviews. So why are we suddenly throwing an academic discussion on vampires at you? Because I’m a huge nerd, that’s why! (See my bio page for official details and credentials regarding my nerdiness.) By now you’ve gotten a taste of me through…
August 29, 2016
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, a weekly column where we gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we’re not just talking about our favorites of the moment, but our top picks of the whole summer. From Ghostbusters…