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SDCC Recap: Geek Girls Exist Panel

August 1st, 2010

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It’s truly unbelievable what can be accomplished with a little confidence, a bit of motivation, and Twitter!

For those of you who haven’t heard how this came about, my friend Jill (aka @thenerdybird) announced that she would be on a panel Where Are All the Action Chicks this year at the San Diego Comic-Con and while I was so happy for her I also wanted to be part of a panel, or better yet, moderate an panel.

I immediately emailed Comic-Con to inquiry how one goes about pitching and securing a panel for 2010. They instructed me to email my pitch, I did, and they got back to me a few weeks later with my room number and date and time of my panel. (This is where I passed out from overwhelming excitement)

geek girls exist

Knowing that I had less than a week to gather panelists, I teamed up with @GeekGirlDiva who graciously offered her assistance and support of my new exciting project. In one week’s time, we had 8 amazing women who were willing to join the panel and who represented the wide spectrum of geek culture; everything from TV to comics to gaming. Read the rest of this entry »

Updates from the Geek Girl: SDCC 2010

July 23rd, 2010

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by @geekgirls

So far SDCC2010 has been amazing. I’m sorry for not posting here as mich, but please follow me on Twitter and Check out the GGN Facebook page daily for picks and updates live from the convention.

The Geek Girls Exist panel was a hit! @GeekGirlDiva gave a great intro, Marian Call sang for us, and the panelists kept us in stiches talking about growing up geek. (I’m doing my best trying to find a video. In the mean time, click here to see some of the pics)

I met tons of tweeps in real life, which has been such a highlight of this whole trip! I’ve met: @CapSteveRogers, @KatieDoyle, @PhysicistLisa, @JurassicAlien, @MollyMcIssac, @JMStump, and many more! (sorry if I didn’t mention you yet, my brain is so mush today ;)

I went to the Threadless Comic Tees Luanch Party last night which was great! Check out the pictures of all the new tees here.

And tonight is the official Geek Girls & Friends Tweet-Up. I will be tweeting and sending twitpics live, so stay tuned.

Interview: Jonah Weiland from Comic Book Resources

July 22nd, 2010

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by @geekgirls

I got to spend some time yesterday with Jonah Weiland, executive producer of Comic Book Resources which is the hub for all things comic. The site features breaking news, interviews, and a community link that allows fans and experts to connect and share.

Jonah has been attending the San Diego Comic Con for over 17 years and graciously offered his time and experience to GGN readers.

GGN: What do you find id the biggest difference between today’s comic-con, and comic-con 17 years ago?

JW: It’s the size and scope. Its was always nuts, and just keeps getting bigger and bigger. A lot of people say that Hollywood has adopted today’s con as their own. Its true that Hollywood plays a very big role here, but they were here 17 years ago: Lucasfilm had a booth here in 1976, a year before Star Wars even came out. So to say that Hollywood hasn’t always been here is wrong; they do have a larger presence today and that’s due to the fact that 17 years ago we couldn’t make movies like we do today. We couldn’t make Lord of the Rings 20 years. So the growth of Hollywood’s ability to create the spectacular films is directly proportionate to the growth of the con. And its still a comics show.

GGN: Has anything suffered as a result of the growth of this convention?

JW: Its depends on your perspective. A lot of people think comics have become overshadowed, but at the same time, the Cup of Joe and DC panels are always packed with 4000 attendees. And if you want to meet you favorite comic creator, you have a better chance of meeting him/her here than any at other show.

GGN: Are their any other substantial cons that you think are expanding to catch up to SDCC?

JW: SDCC is an entity on to its own; it is a special event, a unique event. The other excellent big conventions in North America are Wonder Con, NYCC, and Fan Expo in Toronto. Some of the other great regional shows are Emerald City in Seattle, Heros Con in North Carolina, C2E2, and the Long Beach Show in California.

GGN: There are rumors that this con will be moving from San Diego to LA. Read the rest of this entry »

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @ SDCC

July 18th, 2010

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BPAL stuff at SDCC

***press release***

We have three new scents debuting at next week's San Diego Comic Con.

At the CBLDF Booth (1920)

LIBERTY
Liberty was created for the CBLDF by Black Phoenix, inspired by Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People: frankincense, beeswax, olive blossom, chamomile, sampaguita, magnolia, apple blossom, gunpowder, and smoke.

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At the Hero Initiative Booth (5003)

We have teamed up with Boom!Studios to offer an exclusive edition of Mark Waid's The Unknown, to benefit The Hero Initiative.

Limited to just 100 copies, this numbered hardcover edition features a bookplate newly illustrated by artist Minck Oosterveer and signed by Oosterveer and Mark Waid.

This special edition comes with a 5ml bottle of Cat Allingham from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.

CAT ALLINGHAM
Catherine Allingham, the world's greatest detective, has been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and given six months to live. But she refuses to go quietly. She's determined to first unravel the greatest mystery of all–what happens to us when we die? Cat and her brawny assistant, James Doyle, chase the secret of the afterlife around the globe in this fast-paced graphic novel!

Distilled shadows, a bleak desert landscape at midnight: Myroswelia balsam, gaïac wood, obsidian musk, green cumin, patchouli, myrrh, Siamese benzoin, frankincense, champaca, and sand.

The set will be available exclusively at the Hero Initiative booth (5003) for $50, starting on Thursday 7/22.

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And last but not least…

In winter of 2010, Black Phoenix will debut its long-awaited RPG line! These layerable combos, stat boosters, and olfactory stacking bonuses have been in development since 2002!

BPAL: By Geeks, For Geeks.

DUNGEON CRAWL
Wet stone corridors, gobs of candle wax, crusty abbatoirs, rusted caltrops, nefarious necromancer incense, kobold musk, and dragon droppings.

Dungeon Crawl is exclusive to the Geek Girls Tweetup at SDCC. It will be free on a first come, first serve basis to all attendees.

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
12120 Sherman Way
North Hollywood, California 91605

Lost for Beginners: Season 2, Episodes 1-12

July 18th, 2010

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by @SaraDion

Welcome aboard again, readers! Today, we take a look at the first half of Lost Season 2. I’ve got a whole lot of “tailies,” DHARMA, and more to talk about, so let’s get started!

Upon starting season 2, there were 2 things that jumped out at me as being different from season 1. First of all, they revamped the music. That means no more sliding trombones (or trumpets? Not sure) to signal danger. However, the new music is just as enticing, although I have yet to pick out a single recurring musical theme that stands out as much as the trombones did. The other shift is that the flashbacks now connect more directly to the episode material. In the first season, the main purpose of the flashbacks was to introduce us to the characters and show us what they were like pre-island. Now that we know a considerable amount of everyone’s back story, it’s time for the flashbacks to dig a little deeper. What I mean by this is that, in many episodes of season 2, the character’s flashback and the character’s current island escapades are united by a common theme. We see the character facing some sort of problem on the island, and then we are taken back to a time in their past when they were challenged by essentially the same problem back in the “real world.” The first season flashbacks did this to some extent, but it gets A LOT more prevalent here. I find this unification of island life and pre-crash life to be fascinating. It very effectively conveys the idea that, even in dire circumstances, people will still be plagued by familiar problems, albeit ones that manifest themselves in unfamiliar ways. One of my favorite examples of this trend is in the episode “Adrift,” the second episode of the season. In both the island action and the flashbacks, Michael fights relentlessly for custody of his son. Granted, in the flashback, this battle involves his ex-girlfriend and some lawyers, while on the island it involves the barbaric Others who enjoy kidnapping children, but in terms of dramatic tension, they do mirror each other. Read the rest of this entry »