2017 was a great time to be a fan of sci-fi and fantasy. Pop culture has become a veritable geek feast, with comic book adaptations riding high at the box office, prestige SF films getting respect from the Oscars, and, of course, the books, which only seemed to get better with each passing week. Here’s what […]
In a troubled year, it’s tempting to say comics are just the break we need from…pretty much everything. That’s a reductive view, though, in that the medium can do so much more than just entertain. The year’s great comics and graphic novels include some works that challenge, some that inspire, and some that are, not […]
With the first modern-era superhero film starring a woman finally in theaters today, and Wonder Woman Day making a bid for national holiday status tomorrow (with a chance to celebrate at participating Barnes & Noble stores), its safe to say we’ve all got the Amazing Amazon on the brain. There’s been lots of attention paid […]
At the end of each month, we share lists of B&N’s current bestsellers in the genre, from new hardbacks, to trade paperbacks, to mass markets and media tie-ins, to graphic novels and manga. These are the books everyone is talking about—and buying. Hardcovers
By now, you’ve no doubt heard one of numerous stories of women—even cynical movie critics—being moved to tears of joy at a screening of the Wonder Woman film. That’s as it should be, as it is everything a superhero movie could and should be. And, this time, the hero is a woman. But as I left the theater […]