Nikki Alfaro, Author at Comic Book Blog

The 100 Recap: Who is Worthy of the Throne?

February 18, 2016

Every week the 100 manages to catch me off guard and “Watches the Thrones” isn’t any different but it is the first episode this season that made me question and think about all the characters’ motivations and h... Read More...

The 100 Recap: Take a Bow

Nikki Alfaro

February 9, 2016

Featured, Recaps, TV

My weeks used to revolve around New Comic Book Day, especially because I work at a comic book store, but now everything circles around Thursday nights. That’s because The 100 has been killing it every week. Co-... Read More...

The 100 Recap: Wanheda, Two Heda

Nikki Alfaro

January 29, 2016

Featured, Recaps, TV

“War is brewing.” The past week after the season premiere was torture because Wanheda Part 2 was so far away but now I know this is just going to be a never-ending cycle. Guys, I love this show so much! Each... Read More...

Ship This! My Intro to Shipping, Shipping Theory, and How Shipping Made Me Queer (Eventually)

Nikki Alfaro

January 28, 2016

Columns, Comics, Featured, TV

As a self-confessed multi-shipper for over a decade, shipping has been a big part of my geek experience. It also had a profound impact on my life because it helped me discover and accept my sexuality. Yes, it i... Read More...

The 100 Season 3 Premiere Recap: Where in the World Is Wanheda?

Nikki Alfaro

January 22, 2016

Featured, Recaps, TV

It's been an excruciating wait but the 100 is back and we are so ready to see the next chapter of this story unravel. At the beginning of the series, there were only the hundred kids sent to the ground in the h... Read More...

5 Reasons to Check out the 100

Nikki Alfaro

January 22, 2016

TV

With the first two seasons on Netflix and the third season just premiering this week, now is the best time to catch up with the 100! Almost a century after a nuclear war wiped out human life on earth, the su... Read More...

Ship This: An Intro to Shipping (Not the Mailing Kind)

Nikki Alfaro

December 23, 2015

Columns, Featured, Features

Ship This: An Intro to Shipping (Not the Mailing Kind) By Nikki Alfaro What is shipping? While brainstorming about this article, I asked a couple of geek friends what they thought of the shipping and one... Read More...

Insexts #1 Review

Nikki Alfaro

December 16, 2015

Comics, Reviews

Written/Created by Marguerite Bennett Art by Ariela Kristantina Colours by Bryan Valenza Letters by A Larger World Published by Aftershock Comics Set in an era with some of the most prudish and s... Read More...

Silk #1 Review

Nikki Alfaro

December 1, 2015

Comics, Featured, Marvel, Reviews

Written by Robbie Thompson Art by Stacey Lee Colours by Ian Herring Letters by VC’s Travis Lanham Published by Marvel Comics A couple of weeks ago, I recommended the Silk V. 0 trade paperback to ... Read More...

Spider-Woman #1 Review

Nikki Alfaro

November 24, 2015

Comics, Marvel, Reviews

Written by Dennis Hopeless Art and Colours by Javier Rodriguez Inks by Alvaro Lopez Letters by VC’s Travis Lanham Published by Marvel Comics When Marvel announced that Spider-Woman was coming bac... Read More...

Batwoman #25 Review

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #522: Papas Conquin

Robins #1 Review

Robin & Batman #1 Review

Let's Play: Galak-Z

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 – Review

James Gunn Getting Fired Is Gamergate | Talking Games Episode 203

I Am The Night: An Interview With Kevin Conroy

Fhloston Paradise-Vacation Destination

Nerd Fusion Issue #1: Red (Comics Version) part 1

Coming Soon! Perpetually Overthinking

Let’s Hear it for The Aces!

Issue #106: The Sandman Overture Discussion

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #522: Papas Conquin

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #521: Sexy Zootopia

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #520: Into the Jodo-Verse

The Sixth Gun In Development At NBC

DC Welcomes its Newest Bi-con: Jon Kent!

BELZEBUBS sign with Century Media Records; release first single and video “Blackened Call”

John Verzyl: A Remembrance

Five Books Brian Michael Bendis Could Write for DC

Meanwhile… Comic Con

Beloved Princess Passes Away; Galaxy Mourns

The 100 Recap: Who is Worthy of the Throne?

The 100 Recap: Take a Bow

The 100 Recap: Wanheda, Two Heda

Ship This! My Intro to Shipping, Shipping Theory, and How Shipping Made Me Queer (Eventually)

The 100 Season 3 Premiere Recap: Where in the World Is Wanheda?

5 Reasons to Check out the 100

Ship This: An Intro to Shipping (Not the Mailing Kind)

Insexts #1 Review

Silk #1 Review

Spider-Woman #1 Review

Author Nikki Alfaro