EXCLUSIVE:Cover Reveal for Book 2: Scarlett

If you love YA urban fantasy with morally gray characters and supernatural, super-powered action, be on the lookout for Scarlett, Book 2 in the 12:01 Trilogy. Past trauma haunts her and a dark family legacy holds her captive… Eighteen-year-old Angela Moore is fighting for a fresh start and failing until one chance encounter leaves her with a powerful inheritance. Her new gift comes with a price that threatens more than the freedom she longs for as she finds herself in the middle of a war between Errants and the deadly Immortals who hunt them.

WasabiCon 2022

WasabiCon is an annual anime convention held in the Jacksonville area, that celebrates the ever-growing anime and cosplay community. It has grown from a small convention in a hotel's lobby, into this massive 2-day experience that has built itself upon the grassroots backs of the fandoms and communities that continue to frequent the convention.

Going Into 2024

I have never seen myself as an influencer, but I have always seen myself as an ambassador of community. I took all of 2023 to reach back out into my local community and share myself with more with the people that I see either feeding into or blossoming from the same soil from which I am rotted. I want to extend that onto the internet now. I want to make this a home where I can give the energy to all of you and all of my internet connections that I give to my local community. I see so much more I can be writing and I embrace that this is the year to get this done.

A Wild Gambino Appears

Early Sunday morning (March 15) we were graced with the new untitled album from Childish Gambino.

The Verse: A Brave New World Comes At Us

The highly anticipated "Watchmen" series from HBO is steadily approaching and with this recently released trailer, I have a few thoughts I wanted to share about this. Since the ending of Game of Thrones, HBO has been looking for that next big series to really fill in the vacuum left by the juggernaut of a …

GazeWorthy: Ring The Bell

It’s time for us to step back into the squared circle. Last week, we finally got our first looks at Creed 2 and a release date of Thanksgiving (November 21st, 2018). On Monday, they released a new promotional image and Wednesday the release of a new trailer. The sequel picks up right where we left …

#MusicMonday: What If Times

The weather is finally perfect, we can venture back outside with no worries about any lingering remnants of old man winter creeping up in the forecast. With that bit of confidence, we can get to the things we love about spring and get ready for summer. This week is the start of something we all …

The Binge: Reclaiming My Time (Devilman Crybaby Review)

Okay, so this weekend I made a HORRIBLE mistake and I want to take this time to get my life back from said travesty that I had to endure for the sake of you Blockheads. So while writing my review for Black Mirror Season 4 (I'm still writing, but I had to do this first) …

GazeWorthy: A Marvelous Choice

This week Marvel Studios announced Dewanda Wise has joined the cast for their upcoming Captain Marvel movie. This was a huge announcement for the already rising star. She starred in the new hit series 'Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It"' on Netflix, which was just renewed for a second season as well. (Image: Netflix)  As …

Around The Net: Living Finesse

Yesterday Bruno Mars blew up the interwebs once again by randomly dropping an instantaneous hit with the current Queen of the charts Cardi B. We all were graced with the gift of the remix to Finesse from Bruno's 24K Magic album. The song itself was already good, but the remix took it to a whole …

Back To The Block

Hey blockheads, I actually wanted to sit down and let you know that we are finally making our triumphant return to the blogs and to our podcast. Bobbo's Block and Geek Street Radio as a whole took a SUPER long break and we want to thank you personally for hanging in there with us. For …

The Wunderground Notebook: You Must’ve Forgot

We are starting a new poetry series on The Block called The Wunderground Notebook. This will be different contributing artists and poets giving themselves on the page and traveling with us in this Wunderground. Here is the first piece from K.C.   You Must’ve Forgot You act like you forgot You must’ve forgot My mother …

The Verse: Buckle Up Your Childhood, It’s Going To Be A Bumpy Ride

So, yesterday we got our first glimpse of Netflix's newest animated adventure and it's a bit of a trip down memory lane. The major streaming service is taking a swing at beloved series "The Magic School Bus". They released the first teaser trailer, and you can take a look at it right below.   That …

Cosplayers of Color: Tiburon Takes Aim

What is good Blockheads, CoC is back and today we got to sit down with the lovely, the talented and my sister from another mister, Tiburon Cosplay! Hope you enjoy the conversation we had.    Bobbo: So, I wanna first thank you for being a part of this and do you have any questions for …

GazeWorthy: Dear White People, THIS WAS ALREADY A MOVIE

I swear the drama never ends when it comes to these kind of things. So if you did not hear or see, Netflix announced that they are finally moving ahead with the television series for "Dear White People". The story broke just yesterday with a teaser trailer to boot. Here is the teaser right now. …

The Verse: The Hunt Begins!

Source: IGN This week has been jammed pack with trailers. From Iron Fist, Samurai Jack, and so many other announcements. But DC will not be outdone. They just gave us the first looks of Teen Titans: The Judas Contract. IGN released this earlier today on Facebook.   The Judas Contract is a classic Titans story …

Around The Net: This Gif Is 4C

Source: Twitter   So we are in full swing of Black History Month and #28DaysofBlackCosplay, but we wanted to take a bit of time to highlight some amazing current black art. So I ran across this tweet the other day. I found this to be so amazing, the struggles and journey of black hair is …

Cosplayers of Color: A Late Bloomer, But Major Force

Cosplayers of Color is back with another amazing feature. Today to keep the momentum of #28DaysofBlackCosplay, we have AshaAnime Cosplay. We got to sit down and talk with this really dope cosplayer and we wanted to make sure you guys got to know her like we do. Bobbo: So, can you tell our readers a bit …

The Verse: Jack Is Back

Holy time traveling samurai folks! So we have all known that the Samurai Jack continuation has been quickly approaching, but finally, we get our first looks at it all today. Toonami released a trailer on their Facebook account this morning and here it is.   We have learned so much but are still left with …

Cosplayers of Color: We’re Going Ghost!

Hey guys! Cosplayers of Color is back and ready to give you readers a look at some of our favorite cosplayers doing what they love. Up first, we have the lovely Otaku Skum Cosplay! Don't forget to check her out on her Facebook page and give her a follow. We got a chance to sit …