Becky Chambers talks about her favourite video game romances, just in time for Valentine’s Day (or as I like to call it: Meh, Whatever Day). Obvious spoiler warning (and one I did not remember in time to leave Guild Wars 2 unspoilt, whoops). [The Mary Sue]
Actually, let’s talk more about video game romance. Way back when, Geek & Sundry had a romance in games-themed show called Metadating, and I highly recommend it.
Back when I was an intern at Drawn & Quarterly, I had the chance to read Jolies ténèbres (Beautiful Darkness) in its original French while scanning the artwork. They’ve since put out a translation, and you can read the first ten pages over at Buzzfeed. It’s so creepy and beautiful and great.
There used to be a neon, woodland-themed, pay-what-you-can cafeteria in 1930s Brooklyn. It was dedicated to providing a hot meal to those who couldn’t afford it, and it was, apparently, marvellous. [Collectors Weekly]
Here’s a review of IDW’s recent Star Trek #29 comic, that featured a genderbent crew of the Enterprise. [Geek Feminism]
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