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The Scribbler’s Crazy Scrawl
Sometimes, the most important element of a tale is what the listener brings to it. The story of Suki and her alter ego: The Scribbler is one such tale. The experiences and lessons it reveals will...
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Laurie Breitkreuz
Where some see superheroes as grim vigilantes driven by tragic backstories to avenge the misdeeds of the wicked, a lucky few see them as powerful avatars of good, buoyed by their inherent good to set...
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Veronica’s Art of the Book
In the vibrant Asheville neighborhood of Battery Park, a somewhat violently named gallery Zapow curates a magnificent body of fantasy and pop art, and has recently added one Veronica V. Jones to their...
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Constantine Rising
Belief in the afterlife may comfort some, but such believers would do well to heed the cautionary tale presented in Constantine. The series introduced television viewers to the eponymous abrasive urban...
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Arne aka Ratscape
It’s rare for an unknown artist to suddenly burst onto the scene, but such is the case with Ratscape. His stunning work featured prominently in the Save Farscape campaign. His bold, vector based...
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Casting Light on Vampires in the Shadows
While vampires have long been seen as the embodiment of suave sophistication and raw sexual energy, the new documentary What We Do in the Shadows may very well drive a stake in the heart of these...
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Mr Robot’s Fantastic World of Science Fact
How can the most compelling work of speculative fiction of the summer not actually be science fiction? Mr. Robot shows we are already living in a science fiction dystopia, inextricably conjoined with...
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Chris Seaman
Most people forget the fairy tales they were told in their youth as they slowly grow older. A few lucky ones, however, take their favorite mythological memories with them on their wild, winding voyage...
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Nicole Cardiff
A situation that seems truly extraordinary to one person may be perfectly normal to another. In a land where magic is mundane and the fantastical is forgettable. Nicole Cardiff seems quite comfortable...
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Marvel Netflix Universe’s Super Humans
You’ve no doubt witnessed the spectacle that is The Marvel Cinematic Universe and seen the repercussions of a superpowered world, but have you experienced the infinitely more personal struggles of...
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Stephanie Shimerdla
Once thought the bane of fine literature, science fiction has slowly seeped into the collective consciousness of the world, thanks in part to the success movies and videogames in the genre has enjoyed....
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Colossal Tackles Issues Large and Small
A quite peculiar movie was recently released from writer director Nacho Vigalondo, and even after you watch it — and you should — you may be at a loss to describe the experience. It’s most certainly a...
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Anna Christenson
Fantasy has found many artistic settings over the years, from the classical high fantasy of faraway kingdoms, historical fantasy taking slight liberties with common knowledge, and even magic-infused...
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The Teen Titans’ Television Transformation
The Teen Titans have been around in comics and animation for over 50 years, but they’ve just made the jump to live action with the new DC Universe series Titans. If you’ve been following the group of...
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Alita’s Terrifying Transhumanism
The global box office returns have spoken, and Alita: Battle Angel is a resounding success. Yet, some were disturbed by certain inhuman aspects of Alita and her enhanced enemies. Perhaps some...
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Post-Blade Runner Science Fiction Standouts
A short while ago, The AV Club celebrated the release of Blade Runner 2049 with a list of The 35 best science-fiction movies since Blade Runner. I’ve added The Host to my must-see list, and will try...
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Winona Nelson
The the interplay of chaos and order is responsible for everything you’ve ever known or experienced, from the creation of the universe to your most recent dream. Some might consider these forces at...
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Star Trek: Picard’s Problematic Foundations
I’ve been dreading Star Trek: Picard since I first heard it was in the works. I feared it would be a vanity project for a less than gracious actor focusing exclusively on the least engaging member the...
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Abigail Larson
The 1800’s Romanticism has given us many great works of literature, but more than merely this, it helped to instill a deep and abiding appreciation of the union of scientific principles and the...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks, the Cure for Kelvin
As the first fantastic season of Star Trek: Lower Decks comes to a close, it should be clear to any self-respecting Trek fan that it is all things good and pure from Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction...
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