Marvel has announced that coming this October, one of their most iconic characters, Thor, will become (or be replaced by?) a woman. That's right, and already fans all across the Internet are at this very second raising up a thunderstorm on Twitter and social media.

I will read anything by Clive Barker, anything audacious enough to depict God as a central character and Next Testament fulfills both conditions. For me, it is the rare horror comic that manages to be genuinely unsettling at times. Moreover, it's a darn good yarn.

Because all great fantasy and sci-fi ultimately transcends its genre conventions, Death Sentence is not so much about superpowers and terminal illness as it is about the inherent power we all have to make creative choices in our lives in the face of cosmic unfairness and uncertainty.

Time plus repetition is one of the most awesome forces in nature. It literally moves mountains. In the face of such a force, something so small and insignificant as a human goal will sooner or later fall at your feet with a sigh of surrender.

As of today it's already been five years since the great Michael Jackson left us to take his place in the hallowed halls of Rock 'N' Roll heaven. But his influence is alive and well.

You might say that aside from the Ghostbusters and pop culture mashing that the album and song title “Crossing the Streams” references, Copy Red Leader are also crossing genre streams here and, in the process, prove that contrary to Spenglerian wisdom, crossing the streams is not “bad” but good. Very good.

When Lizabett Russo's voice is taken out of its usual folksy context and situated in an atmospheric hip-hop production as it is here, it highlights a certain chanteuse-like quality of her voice even more, and the result is seductive and intriguing.

May H.R. Giger's black soul be basking in some dark, biomechanical netherworld, eternally fornicating demons, aliens and robots with indiscriminate glee.

In their clandestine plans to take over the world, Canadian geek bands have united together to form one big geek band website, GeekBands.ca, a smorgasbord of nerdy goodness that makes it quite clear Canada's Got Talent.

We don't yet know what kind of character Max von Sydow is going to play, but it would be a waste if he doesn't play either a Jedi or a Sith. That might not work out plot-wise, but von Sydow really would be excellent as some wise, elderly emissary of the Force and here are five pieces of evidence to support this.

Shatter Me is a more progressive album for Lindsey Stirling with songwriting of increased complexity and subtlety, traversing a greater range of genres without straying too far from the violin-dubstep combo that made her famous. It isn’t as cohesive or consistent a work as her debut but it's ultimately more rewarding in some ways.

If you weren’t a fan of the 2012 reboot, chances are you won’t be a fan of this second installment either. On the other hand, if you did like the reboot (as I did), then depending on the reasons you liked it there’s a good chance you’ll find this to be a solid sequel.

Fear. Sadness. Anger. Envy. Jealousy. Guilt. Loneliness. The so-called negative emotions. Here are 9 archetypes from pop culture that will not only help you cope with your negative emotions, they will help you channel those emotions into good, productive activity.

Indie singer-songwriter Lizabett Russo, whom we interviewed and reviewed late last year, has just put out a new single called "Forgiven," and I hope that I too may be forgiven if I again rave about this gifted musician whose work I've been a big fan of since first hearing her fine debut EP, The Traveller's Song.

This short film about two old Dutch grannies riding a plane for the first time is marvelous. Watch it. You won't regret it.