Monthly Archive:: March 2019
Mar 31 2019
This Week in Geek (4/1/19–4/7/19)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, April 1st to Sunday, April 7th.
Game Changers
What: Educational, Gaming, Family, Arts
When: Daily through May 5th; see site for museum hours
Where: Science Museum of Minnesota
When cutting-edge…
Mar 30 2019
Minnesota’s Gaelynn Lea on Her Identities as a Musician and a Disabled Woman
Gaelynn Lea Tressler, best known just as Gaelynn Lea, is a talented musician who happens to have a disability. She has a form of dwarfism called osteogenesis imperfecta, otherwise known as brittle bone disease. She is also an amazing violinist. Both are part of her identity.
Lea is Minnesota grown,…
Mar 29 2019
It’s a Visually Stunning New Era for Marvel’s Venom
When it comes to on-screen depictions of Venom, the mishandling of David Michelnie and Todd McFarlane’s creation in the 2007 Spider-Man 3 still stings, and Tom Hardy’s crazed yet slightly entertaining portrayal in the 2018 blockbuster Venom is fresh in the mind. But in the comics, writer Donny Cates…
Mar 28 2019
Mad Cave Studios Is Making Fresh Indie Comics
When I first started reading comics, I exclusively read DC comics—I was so hyperfocused on reading about the superheroes dominating the box office that I missed out on the great indie comic series out there. As a result, I have a lot of comics to catch up on. I’m currently reading Moonstruck from…
Mar 28 2019
Tim Burton’s Dumbo Is Whimsical but Strangely Lukewarm
Translating Disney’s animated classic Dumbo into a live-action film presents a number of issues, from the debate of whether or not to make the animal characters talk to how to inflate what was essentially a one-hour animated movie. It’s certainly a challenge, and director Tim Burton steps up to the…
Mar 27 2019
In Both Book and Movie, Five Feet Apart Keeps Its Side Characters at Arm’s Length
A problem many filmmakers face when adapting a book is fan backlash. Not everything in a novel can make it onto the big screen, whether because of time constraints or production limitations or story changes. Time and time again, fans have voiced their complaints about films they say mangle their beloved…
Mar 26 2019
Comics I’m Picking Up the Week of March 27, 2019
Below are the books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of March 27, 2019.Rise
Publisher: Scout Comics
Words/Story: Don Aguillo
Art/Colors: Don Aguillo
“Nine-year-old royal orphan Zakaiah falls heir to the throne of the broken post-apocalyptic kingdom of Pacifica…
Mar 26 2019
Minnesota RollerGirls’ Season 15 Semifinals Set the Stage for the Home-Team Championship
The regular 2018–2019 season of the Minnesota RollerGirls ended back in January on a frigid night, with the Rockits defeating the Dagger Dolls as expected and the Atomic Bombshells winning over the Garda Belts. In February, things couldn’t have been faster as four teams fought to survive in the fierce…
Mar 25 2019
Shazam! Goes Wild with Classic Superhero Fun
If the DC Extended Universe has been giving itself a more dapper makeover since the darker days of Batman v Superman, Shazam! is the pinnacle of taking the DC Comics characters back to their roots. A darker tale just wouldn’t seem to fit for this titular magical hero, a literal child at heart in a big red…
Mar 25 2019
The Beldenville Troll Is Fascinating, Fantastical Theater at Its Best
It is always a treat to visit small theaters, especially ones that have taken up residence in old buildings that once served a very different purpose. Inevitably, the time-worn architecture imparts a unique character upon the space that’s generally not found among newer, more purpose-built…