DC Comics has been criticized before for their public relations responses (or non-responses, as the case may be) and a recent move has raised eyebrows yet again. Editor-In-Chief Bob Harras and Editorial Director Bobbie Chase were contributing to a monthly column to Comic Book Resources in which they answered questions from both the journalists working for CBR and fans. But in its latest installment the website announced DC would no longer be participating. And guess what? The Orson Scott Card controversy and other “tough questions” played a part.

Anja Keister, Shoshana Kessock, Iris Explosion, Stella Chuu, and our very own Susana Polo brought their knowledge of the lady gamers’ experience to this past weekend’s PAX East for the panel “You Game Like a Girl: Tales of Trolls & White Knights.” Lucky for those of you who couldn’t attend the con, the panel was taped for a thing called the Internet, since technology is awesome like that. Check it out under the cut; the relevant bit starts at approximately the 03:05:02 mark.

First we had a supercut’s worth of people for whom there was no time to explain; now there are a bunch of people willing to pick up the slack. Clarissa Darling doesn’t make an appearance. I guess for all her ability to explain It All, she never actually offered her skills to anyone using those exact words.

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Okay, a supercut is when you take a certain category of dialogue, a repeated motif, or some such recurring but not necessarily content-rich unit of an audio or video recording, and create a recut version of that recording that features only those units. This particular supercut focuses on the phrase “there’s no time to explain” and variants of it. It also, surprisingly, includes no less than three clips from 101 Dalmations.

There. Now was that really so hard?

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I’ll be honest, it’s been a while since I sat in a science class and my brain has refused to retain most of what I learned when I did. Though mostly, I don’t care how things like the pill or Plan B work, just that they do work. But in case you’re curious (or forgot), here’s a great animation from AsapSCIENCE showing you what goes down in your body.

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My household recently signed up for Amazon Prime (mostly for The West Wing) and have been exceedingly happy with it. Not only does their streaming service offer shows Netflix doesn’t, the free two-day shipping came in handy while ordering last minute cosplay items for New York Comic Con this year. It seems they’ve decided to try a new tactic to gain customers. Much like Netflix and Hulu, Amazon will now offer a $7.99 monthly option which includes everything the $79 yearly subscription does. Sound good? Maybe, maybe not. That comes out to $95.88 a year. 

You know how it goes: ”Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.” Operative words there being “girl” and “she,” so what’s the story with Dark Horse Comics’ new gay male slayer? Hit the jump to find out! 

The John Newbery Medal is awarded each year by Association for Library Service to Children for outstanding contributions to children’s literature in America. Along with the Caldecott Medal, the Newbery is one of the most prestigious awards a children’s author can receive. But although countless graphic novels are written each year with children in mind, none have ever won a Newbery. The reason may surprise you.

DreamWorks Animation, the folks who brought us Shrek, Madagascar, and How to Train Your Dragon, have just acquired the privately owned animation studio, Classic Media. Why should you care? Classic Media owns the motherload of awesome cartoon and comic properties. And all it cost them was $155 million in cash. Hit the jump to find out what characters from your childhood we’ll likely be seeing again very soon. 

Amongst the many plunders of the rather epic Marvel Comic-Con panel was the announcement from Kevin Feige that, yes, the studio is working on a film version of the Guardians of the Galazy franchise, focusing mostly on rebooting the 2008 team as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So what is Guardians of the Galaxy, exactly? We’ve put together a quick guide for those who are as of yet unfamiliar with the 31st Century heroes.