Author: Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

I will warn you now, I have not enjoyed HBO’s True Blood in three seasons.  This will not be a happy go lucky fluffy “oh yay it was lovely!” review/complaint on the series finale.  Think of this as a really one sided multi-year relationship that starts off with great sex, making you laugh all the time, […]

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If you know your comics history, then Action Comics #1 from June 1938 means one thing to you, SUPERMAN.  This is the comic where the last son of Krypton made his first appearance in the world, and this particular copy has a 9 out of 10 CGC rating, meaning it is as close to mint condition […]

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Remember the days of the first home edition of Sims?  The endless typing of “rosebud” and ;!;!;!;! to get the monies?  Well, WE remember that! Rockstar games released this official trailer for their next release, The Sims 4: The game is available for preorder here, and is officially available on September 2nd.

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On tonight’s season 9 Mythbusters finale, Jamie and Adam delivered these words: Adam:  It’s not only the end of the episode, and not only the end of the season. It is also the end of an era. This is the very last episode of Mythbusters to feature the incredible trio of Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, and […]

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The much beloved recently departed Robin Williams was a gamer and comics fan.  He played WoW (World of Warcraft), hung out at comic shops, and loved to talk fandoms with friends.  It seems like Blizzard has done something really awesome, and created a NPC named Robin, as a gesture of memorial. There is an entry […]

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Marvel’s Ant-Man is in the height of filming currently in San Francisco.   The photos are spilling forth, and it sure looks like Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne (the daughter of Dr. Hank Pym played by Michael Douglas) is sporting The Wasp hair! Here’s a reminder as to what the comic character looks like: And then a shot with Evangeline and […]

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It’s been awhile since Antonio Banderas has been a household name, and with this delve into Sci Fi Asmovian cinema, that might change: Automata opens world wide October 10th.  Here is the official synopsis: Fast forward fifty years into the future, planet earth is in the midst of gradual desertification. Mankind struggles to survive as the […]

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Here is ANOTHER amazing set of photos illustrating the importance of a good model/photographer relationship.  Thymehadder is a NorCal photographer specializing in cosplay and events.  Based out of Sacramento,  he loves to capture the nerdy and share it to the world.  This particular set is inspired by the graphic novel/film V For Vendetta.  The Evey featured is […]

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