Stela redesigned comics to be read on the mobile formats. Here are some of the greatest comics and graphic novels that helped define the medium. Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu)Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka, the father of manga, created the seminal Astro Boy in 1952. Osamu started the manga revolution in 1947 but Atro Boy solidified the…
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Top 10 Science Fiction Movies
This list could easily be a “Top 100” list and it was difficult to decide on just ten. Some titles like The Day the Earth Stood Still, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, Fifth Element, 2001: A Space Odyssey and so many more were close to making the list. Here are what we think…
Top 10 Science Fiction Novels
Stela’s science fiction joins a long tradition. Here are some of what we feel are the greatest scifi novels of all time. Frankenstein Mary Shelley Considered the first science fiction novel by many, this classic tells the tale of Victor Frankenstein and the reanimated corpse he builds. It’s a tragic story of vengeance and retribution….
Kindred Spirits – 13 Female Leads in Children’s Literature
Melody Gearheart joins a long tradition of young female main characters in literature and comics. Here’s a list of some favorites. 1. Alice in Wonderland Published in 1865 Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, later shortened to Alice in Wonderland, perhaps established the girl heroine in children’s literature. Alice is drawn into a world of…