In reality, I'm sure that the Internet ruined comics long before now but this past week was my personal tipping point. In case you're unaware, these past two weeks were not particularly great for women in comics. The Riri Williams variant cover controversy was bad enough. Then the Mockingbird #8 cover controversy made the Riri scandal… Continue reading The Internet Ruined Comics
Happy Halloween, Geeks! Part three of A Strange Occurrence wraps up Mark's spooky fiction offering. I hope you enjoyed this foray into the depths of Mark's imagination... that is, if this is truly fiction. Please let us know in the comments if you'd like to see more serialized fiction on the site. ~ Regina Two… Continue reading A Strange Occurrence – Part 3
If you’re having trouble getting into the Halloween spirit, put on one of these podcasts to set a spooky mood! Welcome to Night Vale Welcome to Night Vale is a twice-monthly podcast, narrated by Cecil Palmer (voiced by Cecil Baldwin), the community radio host for the mysterious desert town Night Vale. Cecil has been a… Continue reading Spooky and Suspenseful Podcasts for Halloween Listening
Author Profile Sunday morning, I had the pleasure of chatting with Robert Batten about his book, Human Resources. In a future ravaged by a grim virus, the survivors have been enslaved by corporations. When an immortal assassin learns of a possible cure, she is drawn back into conflict with her former masters. This novel is… Continue reading Author Profile: Robert Batten
Letterer and Inker, Colorist and Artist? What do all these comic book people do and why does it take so many? This is Part 3 in a crash course on comic book lingo that will help you navigate the comic book store and that pile of old comics in the garage.
Missed the beginning? Read part one. It was about a month after first finding the rabbit that things seemed to start escalating. I was in the backyard with the dogs for their 9:30am outing in late July. The morning was unusually cool for that time of year. I was looking at my tomato plants and… Continue reading A Strange Occurrence – Part Two
Recently at the grad school where I teach, I attended a prospective-student event in which the faculty introduced ourselves by including not where we got our Ph.D.s, but by something much more important: our favorite cartoon characters. The first words out of my mouth were “Wonder Woman,” whose history veiled in mystery Smithsonian Magazine disclosed… Continue reading Read Comics, Learn Lit (Guest Post)
Greetings, Geeks! This week we bring a new feature to The Geek Embassy: serialized fiction! Mark is sharing a short story with a Lovecraftian aesthetic for your reading pleasure. This story will be shared in three parts and conclude on Halloween. Without further ado, The Geek Embassy presents, Part One of A Strange Occurrence. ~Regina … Continue reading A Strange Occurrence – Part One
How can there be a “Detective Comics” printed in 1937 numbered 1 and one printed in 2012 numbered 1? This is Part 2 in a crash course on comic book lingo that will help you navigate the comic book store and that pile of old comics in the garage.
Order Now! All right, Geeks. Let's do this! I only have a little over two weeks to make my book, Mothering: The Game, a reality. Time is running out on my campaign and I need your help to make this project a reality. As of this very moment, I have 200 books ordered. I need another… Continue reading Order Now – Mothering: The Game
