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Who Should Play the New, Younger Lara Croft?

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…n, so all in all I think she’d pull off Lara Croft without a hitch. Summer Glau Summer Glau might technically be older than the young and innocent Lara Croft in the new video game, but her youthful look and bad ass attitude make her an excellent choice for the iconic character. She’s no stranger to kicking ass, having played a terminator in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and a highly trained killing machine in Serenity. But, can she do a… Continue reading

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Geek Girls Create – What Would YOUR Comic-Con Panel Cover?

…ey had their own con panels. “Oh, You Sexy Geek!” Oh, how much trouble our summer 2011 panel stirred up. Answers on Facebook: Sarah Fuller Phillips: Using comic book media in narrative therapy for adolescents/college students. Of course, I’d have to do quite a bit of research and several years of practice with it, but if we’re dreaming here…. William G. Hamrick Jr.: I once did an “independent study” class in college on the topic of “Comic Books as… Continue reading

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ShiftyLook Assembles Cartoonists (Including Mine!) for Namco Bandai’s Dig Dug 30th Anniversary Webcomics Collaboration

…ANDAI Games Inc. “And I think we just might have the comics team-up of the summer and a must read for video games and webcomics fans alike.” Each creative team will craft self-contained Dig Dug stories, with a different angle brought each time. A partial list of talent is as follows (additional talent to be announced): • Raynato Castro (Buttersafe) • Jeff “Chamba” Cruz (ShiftyLook’s Sky Kid) • Javier Charro (Soul & Sword) • Brian Clevinger (Atomic… Continue reading

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The Walking Dead Season 3 Premiere! “Seed”

…, let’s check in with Dale to see how his summer’s been. It’s been a great summer, Action Chick, a great summer for sure. Spent most of m’time whistle fishing (that’s where you catch fish by whistling at them) and teaching myself to play the guitar. Funny thing is, I can’t seem to get a grip on my guitar like I used to. Maybe it’s just my age… Maybe it’s the fact that you died in season 2, and now yer a ghost hanging ’round and haunting these revi… Continue reading

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Megan Fox as Catwoman – a Fox, a Cat, and a Chick

…Joan Jett, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Connelly, Kate Winslet, Kate Beckinsale, Summer Glau, Natalie Portman, Natalie Morales, Rosario Dawson, Morena Baccarin, Naomi Watts, Carla Gugino, Queen Latifah, Meryl Streep, Sarah Palin, more Theron, more Weisz, more Biel, more repeats, “maybe the same chick who played Silk Spectre in Watchmen,” an unknown, none of the above…whew! These were among the many interesting responses: KitKatSenses: no no no no, megan… Continue reading

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Wired Interviews the Action Flick Chick: Geek Culture’s 26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers

…ling ass-kicker, Female Division, when Salt opens Friday. Midway through a summer freighted with testosterone, Jolie’s lithe Agent Salt is a potent reminder of the power of feminine fighters. A minority presence in sci-fi and action realms even in 2010, women warriors remain the exception to the guy-centric rule in film, TV, videogames and comic books. But that’s changing, according to Action Flick Chick blogger Katrina Hill, who moderates the “Wh… Continue reading

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Song for Your Next Fight Scene?

…ser-u&context=G248ad35UCGXQYbcTJ33ZcTmRIuK3JA_dAKSV0eVLLqvTdQM8ebwQ Th3rd “Summer of Punk 2011”: An interesting take on the Summer of Punk 2011. Featuring songs from Dr. Horribl…See More Carrie Bland: I’ve always wanted to see a very violet scene play out to Lola… That song has a feeling of menace to it that I can’t accurately describe. Chris Glasgow: The Star Trek Capt. Kirk fight music. Chris Verebelyi: chariots of fire David Frederick: The 1812… Continue reading

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Thor (2011): Will You Be Thunderstruck?

…h is an attractive, ripped dude. Good work! Marvel Studios has started the summer off with a blast of lightning by introducing Thor! Chris Hemsworth, essentially an unknown actor, has risen to the challenge of playing Thor, God of Thunder. Living in Asgard, Thor is an arrogant and war driven punk, so his father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), tries to teach him a lesson by stripping him of his powers and sending him to Earth to live amongst the lowly hum… Continue reading

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