Hollywood may be playing fast and loose with its “values” again. In the new animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, the Turtles’ ally April O’Neil – who is traditionally a white woman, outside of one of the more recent cartoon series – is depicted as a black teenager. ...
Read MoreGary From Nerdrotic was only seven minutes late to the interview! Blabbering Collector: When did you decide to start collecting, and why? Gary: Oh boy! I started collecting even before I intended to! I was five or six; my mom bought me a comic book at a 7/11. She bought me Marvel Team-Up 42 because ...
Read MoreAdd one more to the list of previously fun things that have been turned into homework. At the GI Joe panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, GI Joe brand manager Emily Bader asked those lining up for questions to give their name and their pronouns. Later, at the Hasbro Pulse Con (which I just &h...
Read MoreHave you been wanting to start your very own collection but just didn’t know how? It can be quite intimidating to see a massive collection. You might think, how on earth does one start, and why would you collect? To inspire you, I’ve asked my fellow Geeks + Gamers members to share photos o...
Read MoreI’ve always been a big fan of animation, whether it’s Gargoyles or the various incarnations of Scooby-Doo! so, when I got the chance to interview the minds behind the burgeoning multimedia franchise Alter Nation – Ryan Magnon and Curtis Andersen of Panda Mony Toy Brands – over the ph...
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