Author Archives: ubalstecha

Jun 29
2015

Black Canary #1

Posted on June 29, 2015 by ubalstecha

I did something for the first time this week, I went to the local comic book shop (convieniently called The Comic Shoppe) and picked up a comic to which I have subscribed. I felt like a member of the other half. … Continue reading →

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Feb 07
2015

Boy/Girl Kinder Eggs

Posted on February 7, 2015 by ubalstecha

Jenna Bush over at Legion of Leia posted the following photo on Facebook And rightly pointed out that there were no female superheroes in the selection.  And she is right.  Black Widow and Captain Marvel are nowhere to be found. … Continue reading →

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Jan 05
2015

The Elite – A Long Winded Review

Posted on January 5, 2015 by ubalstecha

Imagine a distopian future world where North America where your birth determined your job.  It is a society divided into clases, with each class only allowed to do certain jobs.  Over all of them sit the Ones, the royal family that rules … Continue reading →

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Oct 04
2014

Whining About Saturday Mornings Gone By

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ubalstecha

I have seen a lot in the last 24 hours about the end of the Saturday Morning Cartoon Block. Many of my Gen X friends are wringing their hands at the loss of three to four hours of cartoon goodness. … Continue reading →

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Oct 15
2012

How to Stop Bullying

Posted on October 15, 2012 by ubalstecha

A little off topic today, but relevant. <Drags out soapbox. Steps up.> If we truly want bullying to stop, we need to stop looking to children to change their behaviour. We need to start looking to adults to change theirs. … Continue reading →

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Jul 21
2012

Aurora – Some thoughts

Posted on July 21, 2012 by ubalstecha

[  Mood: Shocked ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]A Facebook friend commented on the blaming for the horrific events in Aurora on the Joker. A discussion ensured and these were my thoughts. I wanted to capture them somewhere more permanent than … Continue reading →

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Jul 20
2012

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier (LWR)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by ubalstecha

[  Mood: Amused ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]You want to know what Alan Moore was thinking about as he was writing The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier? Sex. Sex. Sex. Sex. Sex. Sex. Sex. Sex. Sex. Oh yeah, and … Continue reading →

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Jul 17
2012

Go Team Everyone Else

Posted on July 17, 2012 by ubalstecha

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Editing a Podcast ]The RevolutionSF books editor, Peggy Hailey, is attempting to beat all the children in her town in a reading contest. You can send letters of encouragement to the children, known as Team Everyone Else … Continue reading →

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Apr 16
2012

Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War Vol. 1 – ALWR

Posted on April 16, 2012 by ubalstecha

[  Mood: Happy ][ Currently: Recording a Podcast – no really. ]I am not a Green Lantern fan. My knowledge of the character comes from his association with Green Arrow through Justice League and the Hard Travelling Heroes. But someone who I … Continue reading →

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Apr 08
2012

Of “Quality” Literature and Trolls

Posted on April 8, 2012 by ubalstecha

[  Mood: Evil ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]So Joel Stein put the cat among the pigeons with his New Your Times piece March 29, 2012. To say he caused an uproar in the YA community would be an understatement. Some … Continue reading →

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