NOC Recaps Supergirl: Family Matters
Still playing catch up on our recaps, but I didn’t want to go into the holiday break without talking about
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Supergirl is a Total Drag
Welp. We’re down seven episodes on CBS’ new Supergirl series, and I can now definitively say that not only does
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NOC Recaps Supergirl: My Favorite Martian
Full disclosure: I wasn’t really looking forward to last night’s Supergirl. After the big cliffhanger in last week’s excellent entry
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NOC Recaps Supergirl: Anger Management
After a couple of weeks of out-of-order continuity, we finally got back on track with “Red Faced,” the latest episode
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Help Dante Basco and Beau Sia Kickstart FailSafe
There is only one week left in the Kickstarter for Failsafe, a new independent video game by Game Over Studios.
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NOC Recaps Supergirl: Lord Have Mercy
The fifth episode of Supergirl on CBS finally aired last night, and now we know how the continuity glitches from
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NOC Recaps Supergirl: Electric Boogaloo
After the horrific attacks in Paris and Beirut over the weekend, CBS decided to postpone the already scheduled episode of
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Spark of Diversity: What Sabine Wren Means For Star Wars
by Bria LaVorgna | Originally posted at Tosche Station Sometimes, the impact of a character can take you completely by
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NOC Recaps Supergirl: Flight Song
With each passing week, I’m becoming more and more impressed with Supergirl as a series. Sure, the pilot was already strong,
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NOC Recaps Supergirl: Strength in Numbers
After a strong debut last week, the second episode of Supergirl’s inaugural season took a bit of a ratings hit,
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NOC Recaps Supergirl: This Show Flies Up, Up, and Away
It feels like we’ve been riding the Supergirl hype train for more than a year now. Now that the show
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The Jem and the Holograms Movie was a Bomb
And not, in fact, the bomb. In fact, Jem and the Holograms’ $1.3 million box office was so low that
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One on One with Arrow Director Lexi Alexander
Arrow fans, are you ready for next week’s episode, “Beyond Redemption,” directed by fan-favorite Lexi Alexander? Fortunately, the woman behind
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N.O.C. One-Shot: Lexi Alexander on Why Effie Brown is a Superhero
UPDATE: The full conversation with Lexi is now available here. HBO’s hit documentary series Project Greenlight has been a trending topic
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The Happy Hour Review: Image Comics’ Paper Girls
Paper Girls #1 is a finely crafted, unpredictable marvel. I haven’t been this hooked this instantaneously on a comic since
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Superhero Romances, Princesses, and Ponies with Jeremy Whitley
Prolific comic writer Jeremy Whitley (@jrome58) steps into the Hard NOC Life this week to talk about his latest books, including
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Ex-Machina Abuses Women to Show that Abuse is Sick
I saw Ex-Machina a few months ago at a special pre-screening here in Los Angeles. Now that it’s out on
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On Body Image, Diversity, and Comics’ Outdated Standard of Beauty
Originally posted on Black Nerd Problems ESPN made a “Body Issue” based on Marvel superheroes, and it’s glorious. But before
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West of Sunset: My Love Letter To Black Women
Originally published on Black Girl Nerds When my debut novel, Hollowstone, was released a few years back, I had no idea
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Talking Advantageous with Jennifer Phang
Last week, one of the most-lauded science fiction films of the year was released digitally, on demand, and in cinemas
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We Are Brienne
by Lexi Alexander | Originally posted at Lexi-Alexander.com “All my life men like you’ve sneered at me, and all my
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Did Xena: Warrior Princess Inspire Legend of Korra?
In the 1990s, Xena: Warrior Princess — starring Lucy Lawless — ruled TV. Her chakram, armor, and famous warrior cry helped
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If You Perceive “Girly” Superheroes as Lesser, isn’t the Problem You?
Last night, CBS and Warner Brothers television released a six-and-a-half minute sizzle reel for Supergirl, this fall’s hotly anticipated entry
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