My mission this year at the New York Comicon was to meet Greg Capullo. I failed miserably, in part due to the NYCC mobile app being all but useless and because there were 125,000 people pressed hip to shoulder inside the Javits Center. Navigating the crowd became the featured activity, seconded by finding an emptyContinue reading "New York Comic Con 2013"
Review: The Loathly Lady
The Loathly Lady by John Lawson. Nothing like the call of duty to ruin a good party. Or the cold slap of reality. The carousing of squire Brandywine is cut short by rumours of war. The rumours are just that, though, stories covering a darker threat and poor young Brandywine falls out of his cupsContinue reading "Review: The Loathly Lady"
Less Than Perfect
Mikayla’s read every book in her collection of post-apocalyptic novels at least twice. She thinks she's prepared for aliens taking over Earth. She's not. Nor is she prepared for the attention of a good-looking refugee named Reg. All Mikayla and Reg want is a safe place to see out the end of the world, hidden awayContinue reading "Less Than Perfect"
Going Down
I came across this picture (and accompanying article) in a copy of 'National Geographic Kids' magazine (my daughter has a subscription) and it immediately fired my imagination. I wanted to start writing stories about life in the earth scraper. What would it be like to live on the lower levels? Would it be like takingContinue reading "Going Down"
Review: Best Served Cold
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie Brilliant and bloody! Or brilliantly bloody. I had been reading about this book for years. The cover grabbed my attention a few times and friends kept adding it to their bookshelf on Goodreads. I met Joe Abercrombie at a convention, had a nice chat with him (not about hisContinue reading "Review: Best Served Cold"
Kelly Jensen 