Monthly Archive:: September 2022
Sep 28 2022
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island Breathes New Life into the Franchise
Despite being based on the one episode of the Gundam series that creator Yoshiyuki Tomino didn’t want US audiences to see, Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island exists as more than just a redux of the series. The decision to omit the episide from the official English release was based entirely…
Sep 26 2022
Clementine Crafts Its Own Space in the Universe of The Walking Dead
When I first heard about it, the concept of a young adult story in the universe of The Walking Dead seemed a little far-fetched to me, given the bleakness and adult themes of the source material, but this Image Comics and Skybound Comet story proves that it is possible. Clementine: Book One is written and…
Sep 25 2022
This Week in Geek (9/26/22–10/2/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 26, to Sunday, October 2.
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Kid Koala: Music to Draw To
What: Music, Meetup
When: Monday, September 26, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Crowdcast
This…
Sep 21 2022
It’s Time for Sad Girl Autumn
Now that fall is here and a new Taylor Swift album is on the horizon, it’s the perfect time to put on the “Sad Girl Autumn” version of “All Too Well.” The song first appeared on Swift’s 2012 album, Red, where it had been shortened from its original length of 10 minutes; when she released the rerecorded…
Sep 19 2022
It Takes a CONvillage of Volunteers to Run CONvergence
Con-goers, pat yourselves on the back. You’ve been through a lot. I don’t need to remind you about the height of the pandemic, and before that we had to rally together and talk about our traumas in order to make con spaces safe and ethical. Despite all this, or maybe because of it, CONvergence…
Sep 18 2022
This Week in Geek (9/19/22–9/25/22)
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Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 19, to Sunday, September 25.
Virtual Events
The Fringe Hangover
What: Theater & Comedy
When: Thursday, September 15, through Sunday, September…
Sep 17 2022
Between the Lines Challenges Its Audience to Write Their Own Story
When I say I waited years to see the new musical Between the Lines—based on the YA novels Jodi Picoult wrote with her daughter, Samantha Van Leer—I’m not exaggerating. I was first made aware that a stage adaptation existed when it premiered in Kansas City in 2017. After almost five years of following its…
Sep 16 2022
Clerks III Has More Heartfelt Nostalgia Than Comedy
You might well ask what more can be done with Clerks. How much more can we get from the characters who went from debating Death Star contractors to hosting donkey shows in a restaurant?
The good news is that Kevin Smith has found a way to make these Gen X figures ride off into the sunset with an earnest midlife…
Sep 16 2022
Story and Strategic Combat Shine in Expeditions: Rome
Rome has been called the eternal city. Romulus saw a very nice-looking hill upon which to build his kingdom over 2,000 years ago, and that city is still capturing imaginations. Was it the conquest? The politics? The togas? Whatever it was, Rome is still the topic of media today, video games included.…
Sep 14 2022
Level Up Games Opens a New Location in St. Paul
Level Up Games announced in August that it would be opening up a new St. Paul location, in Sibley Plaza off of Highway 5, and as of last week it’s officially here. Owner Ben Ubl told Twin Cities Geek the entire team at Level Up was excited to open up the new store and that they worked hard all summer “to…