Author jeannie di giacomo

30-something female seeking: a villain who enjoys long walks in apocalyptic cityscapes and philosophizing about revenge for his often misunderstood, now extinct home world. Preferably equipped with a fully...

Got those ABCs down? Recharged? Fed? Time to get back to the show floor. Last week we covered a few preliminary notions on conventioning for beginners (if you missed Part I, Learning your ABCs: Attending Big...

Fan Expo is about the Fan Experience. That's on the attendee as much as it's on anyone else. Put on some comfy walking shoes and accompany me on a trek through this indulgent guide to attending big...

Listen up, Brothers and Sisters. Hulkamania is alive and well, as is Hulk Hogan himself. Saturday at Fan Expo in Toronto is brimming with people and devoid of space to maneuver. While the show floor is...

If you’re not already watching Doctor Who, now is the time to drop in on the Time-Lord. Peter Capaldi is the next Doctor and the world is setting off on a new adventure (during which he’ll surely save our...

How much passion is too much passion when it comes to decorating? How much is too much when it comes to displaying what gets you geeked? Is there a need to balance the twain... (spoiler alert: I say go all...

It’s the saddest domino effect in the age of information. Bad news flying as fast as the high-speed DSL will carry it. R.I.P. statuses accompanied by links to canonized images and videos. Anguished tweets...

  SDCC 2014 (San Diego Comic-Con, the ultimate marketing megaphone, for any non-conventionist readers) gave us a taste of Batfleck this past week. Feeding us a helping of the Justice League by plating...

Amidst all the in depth think pieces by qualified comic critics regarding the upcoming female Thor, I would like to take a moment and some web space to digress. Fictiophilia: An attraction to fictional...