BYOBG with LGNYEG!
(Bring
Your Own Board Game with LADY GEEKs uNITE) too
much with the abbreviations?
August
7th
we, the lady geeks, converged at Happy Harbor for hours of board game
shenanigans! We encouraged people to try games that were new to them
with one or two other experienced players. Groups broke off and the
games began: the classic Settlers of Catan had players cursing the
dice and the surplus of bricks, the sorrowful yet hysterical card
game Gloom was perfectly miserable, Pirate Flux seemed to be
addictive and had players itching for more, and Smallworld took a
little more set up and learning but was a success once everyone got
going.
Sylvia
Moon also provided a diverse sampling of Indie Comics she has
collected over the years from conventions as well as Happy Harbor
Comics local comics section..
INDIE
COMICS, WHAT DO?
Artist
Alleys, creator booths, small time vendors; all places to find indie
comics. Indie comics bring a new taste to the reading palette which
can be inviting if you've only been downing fatty junk food superhero
comics. Indie comics have no specific genre, they can be about
anything and paced at any speed. Creators of indie comics are doing
it for themselves, your direct contribution to their endeavour is a
bigger gesture to the local comic community than buying another New 52 title. These stories are personal, they take you on journeys into
the scene of where ever the indie comic came from, the collected
thoughts and manifests of artists, the experimenting they tried. They
give you a humanist perspective because these comics are made with
love, with no other intention but to tell the author's story. If
these reasons alone are not enticing enough to try finding indie
comics at the next convention you attend, maybe you're journey into
comics is not as deep as you wanted it to be. Indie comics make great
additions to collections because maybe that indie comic you picked up
from an artist will be the next big read. They're affordable, fun,
and unique.
Some
types of indie comics are:
-
Ashcan: a short comic printed on standard size paper, folded, with a
few staples in the middle
-
Booklet: similar to the ashcan but much longer
-
Coil bind: with either a plastic coil or metal coil, looks like a
scribbler/notebook
-
Perfect bind: glued spine, just like a paperback book
So
the next time you see an artist with a comic book, give it a flip and
maybe you'll see a comic worth reading sans the hype department.
Thank
you to everyone who came out and played games with us! We’ll do it
again sometime!
Coming
Up Next for LADY GEEKs uNITE…
Come
and enjoy a free screening of Sailor Moon Crystal on September 4th
at 7pm. The beloved story of the celestial Sailor Scouts has been
rebooted to follow the source material, the original manga, more
closely. Using modern animation the series is being brought to life
once again for fans and new audiences to experience. Many adults have
fond memories of these heroines who were each unique in personality,
strengths, and weaknesses but each relatable on some level to
everyone, especially young girls. This free screening is open to life
long lady geek fans, lady geeks who have never heard of Sailor Moon
before, and junior lady geeks that want to attend with a parent. As
always, lady geeks can bring a guest along if they wish! See you in
September: Moon Prism Power!
