Geek In The Kitchen: Squirrel Girl’s Favorite Granola
Gluten-free || Soy free || Vegan || No stirring necessary!
Hello, it’s me, another bisexual who feels strongly about Birds of Prey. We need to talk about what an experience this was.
Spoilers ahead!
I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation is artist Natalie Nourigat’s autobiographical graphic novel, chronicling her experience pursuing a career in animation. The graphic novel was published in 2018 by BOOM! Box and it is chock full of helpful information and advice on breaking in to the industry, including an overview of animation guilds and studio life, tips on applying to animation jobs, as well as recommended travel destinations in Los Angeles.
It’s the season of the witch! In preparation for the new Netflix series debuting in just a few days, I’m reviewing the horror comic Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Vol. 1. Herein lies an overview of this very dark and horrific comic. Hopefully, it will provide a taste of what to expect from the series. (SPOILERS).
I first discovered Lights circa 2008 after hearing her music featured in an Old Navy commercial campaign. Something about her synth-pop sound and the simplistic, but meaningful lyrics really resonated with me. However, the commercials gave no indication as to who the singer was or what songs were being played. Social media and song recognition apps weren’t as prevalent as they are today, so I had to dig deep into Google search results until I miraculously stumbled upon her MySpace page. She quickly became one of my favorite musical artists, as well as one of my favorite human beings. I even featured her in my Top 8!
Lights was an independent artist with a prominent and dedicated MySpace following. I appreciated her equal devotion to her fans and her efforts to communicate with her fanbase via social media. But not only did she make supercute music, she also had rad tattoos and was interested in nerdy things like comics and video games and had absolutely no shame about it. She was the inspiration my geek girl heart needed at the time. Suffice it to say, Lights is my personal heroine.
When I first read issues one through six of Shade the Changing Girl as they were published piece by piece over a year and a half ago the series was quick to carve out a special place in my heart. Now that I’ve made time to go back and reread those first few issues where they are compiled into a collected edition my fondness for everything Shade has multiplied tenfold. If you’re someone who reads monthly comics you know that most of the best titles are written to be circular. What I mean by this is that some interpretation is gained bit by bit, while other interpretations become more clear when you can put all of the pieces together. Both separate reading experiences feed off of each other for the deepest level of understanding.