Emily Stachelczyk

ScreenRant • 27th June 2022

One Piece's Luffy vs Dragon Ball's Goku: Can Gear 5 Beat a Saiyan?

When it comes to insanely powerful main heroes in the shonen genre of manga, One Piece's Monkey D. Luffy and Dragon Ball's Son Goku reign supreme. Both characters are top-tier mystic warriors and main protagonists of their respective series. With the recent introduction of Luffy's Gear Fifth that enhances his power level, it calls into question whether or not he would be able to withstand the divine might of a Saiyan in a one-on-one battle with Goku.

Luffy mastered his new Gear Fifth powers aft

ScreenRant • 19th June 2022

TMNT's Iconic Heroes & Villains Get Mythic Redesign in Jaw-Dropping Art

The universe of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is home to many iconic villains with diverse powers and threats posed to the terrapin brothers, and now in a new piece of fan art the two sides have been given a redesign in an epic showdown done in the ancient Japanese Ukiyo-e style.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are beloved in pop culture. The original iteration of TMNT was a comic series written by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and published by their studio, Mirage Comics. The series's potentia

ScreenRant • 19th June 2022

Deadpool's Voice Secretly Suggests His Origin Story Is a Lie

A seemingly innocuous detail that Doctor Strange notices about Gwenpool implies there is more to Deadpool's origin than previously suspected. The visual cues from one issue hint that Wade Wilson may not originally be from Earth-616, especially when considering that his past is riddled with contradictory details and falsities.

Gwenpool, also known as Gwendolyn Poole, is a Marvel fan from "the real world" who was mysteriously transported into Earth-616. Much like Deadpool, Gwen is known for her f

ScreenRant • 18th June 2022

Dragon Age's Hidden Backstory Turns Isabela into a Monster

While fan-favorite character Isabela may be adored by Dragon Age's fanbase, her hidden backstory reveals a terrible sin in her past. Isabela is the self-proclaimed "pirate queen," and was featured prominently in the 2011 video game Dragon Age II, but her backstory is fully fleshed out in the 2012 comic Dragon Age: Those Who Speak. Fans have often enjoyed her sarcasm and laid-back persona, yet a crucial piece of information calls her entire character into question.

It's no understatement to say

ScreenRant • 17th June 2022

Demon Slayer Has Never Looked Better in Incredible New Art Book

After the debut of the global smash-hit manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Koyoharu Gotouge instantly became one of the most popular working manga artists. The world fell in love with their art and the story of siblings Tanjiro and Nezuko and their journey drawn out in beautiful action scenes. Next year fans will have an opportunity to take home The Art of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, an artistic anthology from Koyoharu Gotouge that celebrates Demon Slayer in all its visual splendor.

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1st October 2021

How to Find a Book Club – University of North Georgia Press

A good book club is essential to the conversation around novels. Book clubs have become increasingly popular in the last three centuries, but its roots in literary analysis culture date much further back. Book clubs have been a staple of American literature since the 1600’s, when Puritan spiritual advisor Anne Hutchinson organized a female discussion group to analyze weekly religious sermons. This new sense of community created a tradition of women’s analytical discussions of serious texts. Book

23rd June 2021

How to Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Helpful Tips – University of North Georgia Press

If you’ve ever been hit with writer’s block, you know it’s no laughing matter. Throughout my student career, I’ve found that writer’s block is in a league of its own because it requires active effort to overcome. That’s why I compiled a list of some standard advice and more “out of the box” suggestions for overcoming writer’s block, complete with input from Purdue Online Writing Lab and some authors from Penguin Random House.

Here’s the advice from authors and bloggers that you might expect to

21st May 2021

13 Must-Read Asian American and Pacific Islander Books – University of North Georgia Press

It’s May, which means that it’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) Heritage Month aims to draw attention to the histories, struggles, and contemporary issues of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. One way to explore these issues is through reading Asian American and Pacific Islander literature across various time periods, ethnicities, locations, and genres. The field is vast, varied, and detailed—a

26th January 2021

Ask the Author: Dominic J. Caraccilo, 1,271 Days a Soldier – University of North Georgia Press

Colonel (Retired) Dominic J. Caraccilo, author of 1,271 Days a Soldier: The Diaries and Letters of Colonel H. E. Gardiner as an Armor Officer in World War II, spoke with us about his personal experience in the writing process and his research that went into compiling H. E. Gardiner’s diaries. Caraccilo served nearly six years in combat in command roles culminating a 27-year career as the Deputy Commander of the 101st Airborne Division. His 65 months of combat during multiple deployments includin

30th October 2020

Benefits of Family Literacy – University of North Georgia Press

While researching this blog, it became apparent how prevalent family literacy was in my childhood. When I was an infant my parents sat with me for hours reading book after book. As I grew older, they were more than happy to accommodate my thirst for new material and gave me their favorite novels from when they were young. My dad supplied me with the series Dragonriders of Pern and The Belgariad, while my mom gave me her collection of Little House on the Prairie novels. This created a sense of co