DC: Aquaman #7
Aquaman is cool. I don’t care what anybody thinks, he’s cool alright. This is what Geoff Johns thought too, before taking on the king of Atlantis in his own monthly series back at the New 52 reboot. Seven issues in and it’s safe to say that Johns succeeded in making Aquaman cool and relevant in the new DC universe. With this issue we get the setup to Johns’ next arc which involves a mystery team known as The Others, and the return of one of Aquaman’s greatest foes, …

With the wild success of The Hunger Games, both book and film, there are a lot of dystopian novels being published, and even more due to be released. Hype for the genre has flooded the market – and as a huge dystopia fan, I don’t say that lightly. But the truth is, it takes a lot to capture my attention with a young adult dystopia novel these days, and Tankborn by Karen Sandler managed to do just that.
Tankborn is the story of best friends Kayla and Mishalla, who have just …

The Decemberists
We All Raise Our Voices to the Air
(Capitol/ Rouge Trade)
A prominent group in the indie folk genre, The Decemberists have released six studio albums, eight EPs, and, with We All Raise Our Voices to the Air, their first live album. The album was recorded while on a promotional tour for The King Is Dead. The album is just as pleasing as their albums and has the added feature of a whole ‘nother disc of songs (the short length on their last two albums was my only complaint when they …

Running over four days, Sled Island is ready to shock and amaze another audience. This arts and music festival has worked hard to make itself a well-known and unforgettable show.
Sled Island features over 300 artists performing in over 30 venues around Calgary and other art shows including film. The main gigs are at the Olympic Plaza, which is where all the biggest names take to the biggest stage. And these big names have attracted many fans since 2007, with listeners voting Sled Island one of the top 10 music festivals …

By now I would expect that almost everyone has heard of The Hunger Games.  Whether you have seen the movie (which was just released this past week) or if you have been following the book series, The Hunger Games are quite the epic adventure.  BUT! Did you know that the idea for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins actually came from a short story by Chet Harwick called The Hungarian Games?  My guess is not; very few people have heard of The Hungarian Games, and it’s a damn shame.
If you …