In a Variety exclusive, Mattel has reported that early sales for their line of ‘Ghostbusters’ inspired toys have been strong from boys – their usual demographic for similarly themed films – and, not so surprisingly, girls. Despite all the controversy that the female-led ‘Ghostbusters’ reboot has had to contend...
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Just look at these adorable girls wearing Superhero costumes. Girls make about 50% of the children population, yet toy stores and department stores, like Target, separate “boy toys” from “girl toys”. Separate but equal? I don’t think so. The boy isle, colored with blue, is full of exciting Superheroes, trucks...
Alien fans, here is the news you’ve been waiting for. Niell Blomkamp’s Alien 5 will enter pre-production as early as next week! Director Neill Blomkamp himself confirmed that Alien star, Sigourney Weaver will officially reprise her role as Ellen Ripley. While we all hoped that she would, we are thrilled to know its true. There...
Hey Legion! This year at Comikaze, we’ve partnered up with the Geek Girl Authority to find out which of our favorite fictional female icons will reign supreme! If you’re going to be in Los Angeles for the convention, please stop by our panel, Saturday 11/1 at 2 pm for what promises to be a very rowdy discussion filled with much...
This Special Edition Character Profile is courtesy of Legion supporter Emily Ronkar, who is very excited that the new season of Doctor Who premieres today! “Don’t be so daft. I’m nothing special.” – Donna Noble Growing steadily in popularity over the last ten years, Doctor Who has provided its innumerable fans with a wide...
Nominees, presenters and special guests of the 2014 Geekie Awards were definitely With the Legion on Sunday night, offering a wonderful variety of answers to the question: “Who’s your favorite woman or female character from sci-fi, fantasy, comic books or video games? Unsurprisingly, one of the first answers we heard was from...
Check out this week’s Throwback Thursday character profile of Starbuck from Legion member Dorina Arellano. “Pilots call me Starbuck. You may refer to me as God.” Battlestar Galactica has been praised by critics and nerds everywhere for its great storytelling, breathtaking special effects, gorgeous music, and, especially, for its...
“For my family!“ This week, we’re featuring Pacific Rim’s Mako Mori, the Mecha heroine of Guillermo Del Toro’s film whose sequel was recently announced to be rushed into production as the big Monster craze FINALLY hits its stride. The sequel is set to follow Mako, played by Rinko Kikuchi, and her teammate Raleigh...
“‘Fear’ is a four-letter word, ladies! You wanna go pee pee in your big-boy slacks, keep it to yourself!” This is how we meet Sgt. Calhoun, the leader of the cybug-killing squadron of Hero’s Duty, the fictional first person shooter game in Disney’s arcade fantasy, Wreck-It Ralph. During a time when actual video...
“God damn it, that’s not all! Because if one of those things gets down here then that will be all! Then all this… this bullshit that you think is so important? You can just kiss all that goodbye!” These are the words of a person who has faced terrifying danger. This is someone who has witnessed unimaginable horrors, made...