books + comics Books-and-comics 12 Dating Tips from Famous Nerds 16 By: Eric Garneau We recently hit up the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2)—our favorite Midwest geek convention. Between interviews with well-know... More» Books Harry Potter Books That JK Rowling Should've Written (or Not) 47 By: Brandon Specktor Some of you already turned the enthusiasm up to 11 when we dropped the bomb about JK's forthcoming novel, The Casual Vacancy. Others, unders... More» Books-and-comics Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello: World's Coolest Nerd By: Eric Garneau One of the most surprising guests at Chicago's C2E2 convention had, to many visitors, nothing to do with comics at all. Legendary rock guita... More» Before Watchmen Before Watchmen Debuts at C2E2 (to Minor Controversy) By: Eric Garneau Of all the important gatherings at C2E2 over the weekend, perhaps none were more anticipated than DC Comics' Before Watchmen panel. In a tot... More» Books-and-comics Comic News from C2E2: Free Justice League Comic, New Gambit Series, and More! By: Eric Garneau Over the weekend, Chicago's McCormick Place played host to the third annual Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo, one of the country's larg... More» Life 8 Things About Last Night's Game of Thrones (Season 2, Episode 3) 1 By: Eric Siegelstein Blades and beards and bolts and boobs and banter: it’s Game of Thrones! So what was going on this week? 1. Tyrion plays the old "who ... More» The Eisners What Were the Best Comics of Last Year? 1 By: Eric Garneau Movies have the Academy Awards, music has the Grammys, and comics have the Eisners. Every year a panel of judges nominates what they conside... More» Book News JK Rowling's New Book, The Casual Vacancy 48 By: Josh Perilo OK Sparklers… are you all ready to SCREAM!? Gimme a J! Gimme a K! What’s that spell!? JK ROWLING! And we finally have more awesom... More»