By: John D. Pepe My father told me growing up, on more than one occasion, that “The choices we make dictate our lives.” How true that statement is. That little piece of wisdom has stuck with me my entire forty-six years of existence, helping guide my decisions, making me cognizant of the potential outcomes, both…
Category: Comics
#Free Fandom Forever!
By G.P. Avants There has been a great disturbance in the Force and the Star Wars franchise. Have you felt it? The tight knit fandom family feels like it’s unraveling a bit. One thing that I have always loved about the nerd and geek culture has been their united diversity. Visit any con…
Episode # 35 Comic-Con Reviews
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-jebs5-97faf7 Rudy, John, and Ron talk about some of the new movies and features announced at Comic-Con San Diego 2018.
Make Your Own Wakanda
By G.P. Avants About a week ago after doing the flag salute in my classroom I heard a few students talking. They asked me if I had every read the second stanza in our national anthem. It was then they said it was very racist and that is why they refused to do…
Wonder Con!
A few weeks ago Rudy, and his daughter Hanna and I got to visit Wonder-Con in Anaheim. This was my first large event and these are some of the pictures from that fun day. If you are in the area and you want to be part of our live audience we will…
Walk the Fence Between the Worlds
By G. P. Avants The King is dead. The prince rises to take his place. The world is in turmoil, unrest, and divided. Yet, the secret world of Wakanda is united, at peace, and even with different tribes, they pledge their loyalty to a new Black Panther. They hold in their hands an…
MARVEL vs. D.C.
By: John D. Pepe This is the golden age of comic book movies. We are seeing unique, diverse, and once irrelevant superheroes cast in movies that are exploding onto the big screen. Two of the largest comic book companies out there: Marvel and D.C. (former obscure, nerd only universes) have become mainstream at…