Comics World, the area’s premier seller of comic books and comic book related merchandise has been located for the last twenty years in the Chambersburg Mall in Scotland, Pennsylvania. That ends today when it reopens in its new location, 1670 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The Chambersburg Mall should now close It’s exciting news for me personally because it’s now...
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Jeremy Griggs from Geeks + Gamers doesn’t understand words
Geeks + Gamers is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to all the great things “Geek Culture” has to offer. Jeremy, the site’s founder, and YouTube host came across my radar from watching Ethan Van Sciver’s YouTube channel ComicArtistPro Secrets. Evidently, there’s been some type of war between Star Wars-themed YouTube channels. Luckily for me, I’ve been...
Read More‘The Force is Female’ is not about Star Wars
There’s a picture floating around the Internet, as pictures often do, that shows Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilms, standing with three women. They’re all wearing t-shirts that say, “The Force is Female.” What the photo means depends on who you ask. Some say it’s proof that Kathleen Kennedy is a militant feminist who wants...
Read More‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ tanked hard
Solo: A Star Wars Story came out in theaters on May 24 and the verdict is in: it tanked and it tanked hard. It made only $143 million worldwide on its opening weekend. For comparison’s sake, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story made $290 million worldwide on its global opening weekend. How bad was Solo: A Star...
Read MoreCasey Parris, the ‘RockstarFlipper’ was wrong
Casey Parris, the person who plays the character RockstarFlipper on YouTube, entered my thoughts yesterday. I was reminded of a video he made last summer encouraging people to buy the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition when they went on sale on September 29, 2017. The reason? So people could resell them at a markup. The practice...
Read MoreZoë Quinn is a finalist for a 2018 Hugo Award
Aspiring video game developer and professional victim Zoë Quinn has been nominated for a Hugo Award. The Hugo Award is an annual award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements from the previous year. Under the category of Best Related Work, Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can...
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