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Posted on January 3rd, 2013

Written by NatashaChowdory

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Chinese American, comics, IRL, Karima Shapandar, Native American, universe, white, Women
Ethnic-Lookin’ Women in Comics

One of my favourite hobby-horses, is the lack of ethnic-looking women in comics. I grew with the X-Men and Batman but in the last few years I’ve realised how distinctly White the the entirety of the universes are, both DC and Marvel and various alternate universes. It amazes me, that these comics which are set [...]
About Natasha Chowdory
Is a Masters student for the second time - to become a Librarian. Takes pictures of clouds (because they're amazing) and devours YA books like it's the end of the world - also loves fantasy novels with strong female leads. Dreams of going into space one day because it's the final frontier.
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Posted on October 19th, 2011

Written by Motoko

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Angry Birds, comic, Gundam, Star Trek, Voyager
Comic Figures: Pest Control

About Motoko First embraced the inner geek at the age of 10 with a Commodore 64 and programming in BASIC. Avid PC gamer, Gundam Gunpla builder, manga editor and anime enthusiast. Loves Mountain Dew and Ghost in the Shell. Twitter: @Motoko_KWeb | Twitter | More Posts (47)
About Motoko
First embraced the inner geek at the age of 10 with a Commodore 64 and programming in BASIC. Avid PC gamer, Gundam Gunpla builder, manga editor and anime enthusiast. Loves Mountain Dew and Ghost in the Shell. Twitter: @Motoko_K
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Posted on September 28th, 2011

Written by Motoko

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Balrog, Cloud Strife, Fate/Stay Night, Fenrir, Final Fantasy 7, Ghost in the Shell, Lord of the Rings, Tachikoma, Tohsaka Rin
Comic Figures – A new ride

About Motoko First embraced the inner geek at the age of 10 with a Commodore 64 and programming in BASIC. Avid PC gamer, Gundam Gunpla builder, manga editor and anime enthusiast. Loves Mountain Dew and Ghost in the Shell. Twitter: @Motoko_KWeb | Twitter | More Posts (47)
About Motoko
First embraced the inner geek at the age of 10 with a Commodore 64 and programming in BASIC. Avid PC gamer, Gundam Gunpla builder, manga editor and anime enthusiast. Loves Mountain Dew and Ghost in the Shell. Twitter: @Motoko_K
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Posted on September 26th, 2011

Written by Motoko

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analogies, ancient greeks, book, center of the universe, civilisations, copernicus, explanations, galileo, geocentric theory, great discoveries, history, interesting, japanese story, kaguya-hime, manga, Manga Guide, modern technology, naked eye, passion, perception, ptolemy, relativity, roots, space, story, teaching, telescopes, universe, vastness
Book Review: The Manga Guide To The Universe

The latest “The Manga Guide To..” series brings us the universe. This is the second book from the series I have reviewed and I was looking forward to how this will encompass the vastness of the universe as a topic. As always, the story unfolds in manga form while teaching the reader all the questions [...]
About Motoko
First embraced the inner geek at the age of 10 with a Commodore 64 and programming in BASIC. Avid PC gamer, Gundam Gunpla builder, manga editor and anime enthusiast. Loves Mountain Dew and Ghost in the Shell. Twitter: @Motoko_K
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Posted on September 20th, 2011

Written by Motoko

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cloud, comic, Justice Gundam, Tachikoma, Tifa
Comic Figures – A date with Tachikoma-san

About Motoko First embraced the inner geek at the age of 10 with a Commodore 64 and programming in BASIC. Avid PC gamer, Gundam Gunpla builder, manga editor and anime enthusiast. Loves Mountain Dew and Ghost in the Shell. Twitter: @Motoko_KWeb | Twitter | More Posts (47)
About Motoko
First embraced the inner geek at the age of 10 with a Commodore 64 and programming in BASIC. Avid PC gamer, Gundam Gunpla builder, manga editor and anime enthusiast. Loves Mountain Dew and Ghost in the Shell. Twitter: @Motoko_K
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Posted on August 22nd, 2011

Written by Motoko

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book, history, interesting, manga, Manga Guide, Miss Uraga, story, students
Book Review: The Manga Guide to Relativity

“The Manga Guide To…” series has been reviewed before, but this time we hit the topic of relativity. This being a lazy Sunday afternoon, I had several options. Play StarCraft 2, watch anime or put my brain into gear and see how much information I can absorb. I chose the latter, and this being a [...]
About Motoko
First embraced the inner geek at the age of 10 with a Commodore 64 and programming in BASIC. Avid PC gamer, Gundam Gunpla builder, manga editor and anime enthusiast. Loves Mountain Dew and Ghost in the Shell. Twitter: @Motoko_K
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Posted on April 15th, 2011

Written by Motoko

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Berserk, Brimstone, Brimstone and the Borderhounds, comic, Hell, Hostile, manga, violence
Comic Review: Brimstone and the Borderhounds. Not for the squeamish!

Brimstone and the Borderhounds – A comic book review! Warning not for the squeemish! By @motoko_k
About Motoko
First embraced the inner geek at the age of 10 with a Commodore 64 and programming in BASIC. Avid PC gamer, Gundam Gunpla builder, manga editor and anime enthusiast. Loves Mountain Dew and Ghost in the Shell. Twitter: @Motoko_K
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