Monthly Archive:: September 2019
Sep 30 2019
No One Left to Fight Proves to Be the Comic You Always Wanted
The first issue of Dark Horse Comics’ No One Left to Fight was released on July 3, 2019, and shops instantly sold out of copies—it took almost two months for this reviewer to get his hands on one. The cover boldly states that it’s “The Comic You Always Wanted,” and it lives up to that statement.…
Sep 29 2019
The Haunted Basement Serves Up New Scares in a New Location
When asked what motivates the folks who put together the Haunted Basement every year to scare the hell out of people, operations director Walker Friend doesn’t mince words: “There is something to be said about being able to absolutely terrify someone so much that they have to quit the experience. It’s…
Sep 29 2019
This Week in Geek (9/30/19–10/6/19)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 30, to Sunday, October 6.
Twin Cities Monday Night Backgammon
What: Gaming
When: Monday, September 30, at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Minneapolis Richfield American Legion
Enjoy a night…
Sep 27 2019
The Death of Dick Long Dares to Laugh at a Messy Death
There’s a secret within the hide-the-body plot of The Death of Dick Long that’s as shocking as it is absurd. I dare not reveal the twist in this review, only because that moment of truth is so surreal to process. Even before this scene, there are many moments that will make the audience question how…
Sep 26 2019
Downton Abbey Dusts Off the Silver for More Costume Drama
For a film that features an attempted assassination, romantic affairs, and a royal event, it’s very telling that the best scene in Downton Abbey features Maggie Smith viciously wishing she had a saber in bitter conversation.
Such is the formula of the movie that continues on from the iconic television…
Sep 24 2019
Comics I’m Picking Up the Week of September 25, 2019
Here are the books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of September 25, 2019.
Rusty Brown
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Words/Story: Chris Ware
Art/Colors: Chris Ware
“A major graphic novel event more than 16 years in progress. Rusty Brown is a fully interactive,…
Sep 24 2019
Sewing Practical and Geeky Pillow Covers
Like many geeks, I love decorating my domicile with the trappings of my fandoms. Movie posters, figurines, and art prints provide color to blank apartment walls and easily “spark joy,” as they say, but I find a particular joy in things that are both geeky and useful. An Enterprise pizza…
Sep 23 2019
Vilification Tennis Supports Reproductive Rights in Its September Show
Since first attending CONvergence six years ago, my friend group has known that, every Friday night, it’s “VilTen” night: I haven’t attended a panel or planned an event if it runs through Vilification Tennis’s annual convention show. If you’re not familiar, Vilification…
Sep 22 2019
This Week in Geek (9/23/19–9/29/19)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 23, to Sunday, September 29.
Twin Cities Monday Night Backgammon
What: Gaming
When: Monday, September 23, at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Minneapolis Richfield American Legion
Enjoy…
Sep 22 2019
Ad Astra Travels to Outer Space to Make Inner Discoveries
Ad Astra is a highly atmospheric experience of one’s journey to the stars. Rather than present a story of mere space survival or humanity’s destiny, however, this big-budget sci-fi picture has a contemplative nature that goes more for the cerebral. Despite featuring zero-g fights and moon pirates—yes,…