Our borg Best of 2018 list continues today with the Best in Print. If you missed them, check out our review of the Best Movies of 2018 here, the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2018 here, and the Best in Television 2018 here. So let’s get going. Here are our selections for this year’s Best in Print: […]
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borg’s Best of 2018–The Best in Print
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December 29, 2018
Tags: Abrams Young Readers, Alan Gordon, Alex Ross, Andrew Hennessy, Aquaman and Jabberjaw, Art & Arcana: A Visual History, artist Hydro74, Batman Issue 50 variants, Caroline Young, Catwoman, Cavan Scott, Curt McAloney, Cynthia Von Buhler, Dan Abnett, Daniel Godfrey, David Tilotta, DC Comics, Del Rey, Doctor Who Who-ology: Regenerated Edition, Donald E. Westlake, Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History, Ed Piskor, Eduardo Lima, Firefly Encyclopedia, Firefly: Big Damn Hero, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Hanna Barbera, Hard Case Crime, Harper Design, Help I Am Being Held Prisoner, Hitchcock's Heroines, Insight Editions, James Lovegrove, Jon Peterson, Juann Cabal, Killing Town, Kyle Newman, Mariko Tamaki, Mark Salisbury, Mark Wright, Marvel Comics, Max Allan Collins, Michael Witwer, Mickey Spillane, Mickey Spillane Centenary 2018, MinaLima, Minky Woodcock, Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini, Miraphora Mina, Monica Valentinelli, Mur Lafferty, Nolan Woodard, Paul Pelletier, Rain Beredo, Sam Witwer, Signe Bergstrom, Solo: A Star Wars Story Expanded Edition, Solo: A Star Wars Story novelization, Star Trek: Lost Scenes, Stuart Craig, The Amazing Spider-man Issue 800, The Archive of Magic - The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, The Art of Harry Potter, The Fantastic Four: Behold... Galactus!, The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Creatures and Aliens, The Once and Future Tarzan, The Secret Garden, The Synapse Sequence, Thomas Yeates, Titan Books, Titan Comics, Wizards of the Coast, X-23, X-23 series, X-Men: Genesis, X-Men: Grand Design Second Genesis
borg’s Best of 2018–The Best on TV
December 28, 2018
Our borg Best of 2018 list continues today with the best in television. If you missed it, check out our review of the Best Movies of 2018 here and the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2018 here. Without further ado, this year’s Best in Television: Best Borg TV Series, Best TV Borg – Humans (AMC). No other […]
Tags: Alexa Davalos, Alfre Woodard, AMC, Anthony Michael Hall, BBC, Bella Heathcote, Best of 2018, borg, borg.com Best of 2018, Bradley Walsh, Bruce Campbell, Chelah Horsdal, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Cindy Sampson, Collateral, Corbin Bernsen, Counterpart, CW Network, Death in Paradise, Doctor Who, Douglas Henshall, Father Brown, History Channel, Humans AMC, Ion Network, Jason Priestley, JK Simmons, Jodie Whittaker, Lodge 49, Magnum PI, Marvel's Luke Cage, Marvel's Luke Cage episode The Basement, Michael Douglas, Michelle Gomez, Mustafa Shakir, Netflix, Private Eyes, Requiem, Riverdale, Riverdale episode The Midnight Club, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Rufus Sewell, Sara Serraiocco, Scooby Doo, ScoobyNatural, Shetland, Sonya Cassidy, Stephen Walters, Supernatural, The Five, The Kominsky Method, The Man in the High Castle, The Man in the High Castle episode The New Colossus, The Toys That Made Us, Theo Rossi, Vikings
borg’s Best of 2018–Kick-Ass Genre Heroines
December 24, 2018
It’s time for borg‘s annual look at 2018’s Best Kick-Ass Genre Heroines in film and television. This year we selected 24 characters that rose to the top. Again the studios gave us more to cheer about than ever. We’re highlighting the very best from a slate of fantastic heroines, with characteristics to learn from and […]
Tags: 20th Century Fox, Alexa Davalos, Alisa Jones, Amazon Studios, Amblin Entertainment, AMC, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Art3mis, Avengers: Infinity War, badass women of 2018, Baldwin, BBC America, best female character 2018, Black Panther, CBS, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Counterpart, CW Network, Danai Gurira, Deadpool 2, Doctor Who, Domino, Emilia Clarke, Enfys Nest, Erin Kellyman, Evangeline Lilly, Gemma Chan, Global Road Entertainment, Hailee Steinfeld, Halloween 2018, Hannah John-Kamen, Hannah John-Kamen movies, History Channel, Hotel Artemis, Humans AMC, iZombie, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet McTeer, Jodie Foster, Jodie Foster movies, Jodie Whittaker, Jodie Whittaker 13th Doctor, Juliana Crain, Juliet Higgins, Kiernan Shipka, Lagertha, Lara Croft, Laurie Strode, Lionsgate, Liv Moore, Liz Dudley, Lodge 49, Lucasfilm, Magnum PI, Marvel's Ghost, Marvel's Hellcat, Marvel's Jessica Jones, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Mia, Michelle Gomez, Miramax, Ms Wardwell, Netflix, Nice, Okoye, Olivia Cooke, Perdita Weeks, Qi-ra, Rachael Taylor, Ready Player One, Rose McIver, Sabrina Spellman, Sara Serraiocco, Sofia Boutella, Solo: A Star wars Story, Sony Pictures Animation, Sonya Cassidy, Spider-Gwen, Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, Spider-Woman, Starz, The Man in the High Castle, The Wasp, Tomb Raider, Trish Walker, Universal Pictures, Vikings TV series, Vikings TV series History Channel, Warner Brothers, Zazie Beetz
The borg.com Best of 2017–The Best in Print
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December 29, 2017
Our borg.com Best of 2017 list continues today with the Best in Print. If you missed them, check out our review of the Best Movies of 2017 here, the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2017 here, and the Best in Television here. So let’s get going. Here are our selections for this year’s Best in Print: Best […]
Tags: Abbie Bernstein, Abrams Books, Alex Ross, An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors, Archie Horror, Batman/Elmer Fudd, Best in Print 2017, Best of 2017, Best of the Best, borg.com Best of 2017, Bradley W. Schenck, Byron Vaughns, Caseen Gaines, Curtis Craddock, Daniel Falconer, David Petersen, David Tipton, DC Comics, Donald E. Westlake, Dragon Teeth, Erle Stanley Gardner, Forever and a Death, Hard Case Crime, Harper Design, IDW Publishing, Insight Editions, J.K. Woodward, Joe Nazarro, Jughead: The Hunger, Kenneth Grahame, Lee Weeks, Looney Tunes, Mark Brooks, Michael Crichton, Middle-Earth: From Script to Screen, Mike Mayhew, Phil Szostak, Robert Hack, Scott Tipton, Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom: A Novel of Retropolis, Star Trek Beyond: The Make-up Artistry of Joel Harlow, Star Trek: The Next Generation Mirror Broken!, Star Wars: The Last Jedi -- The Storms of Crait, The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History, The Great Wall: The Art of the Film, The Wind in the Willows, Titan Books, Tom King, Tor Books, Turn On the Heat
The borg Best of 2017–Kick-Ass Genre Heroines
December 26, 2017
It’s time for borg.com‘s annual look at the year’s Best Kick-Ass Genre Heroines in film and television. Again the studios gave us more to cheer about than ever. We’re highlighting the very best from a slate of fantastic heroines, with characteristics to learn from and cheer on. Determined, decisive, loyal, brave, smart, fierce, strong (and, […]
Tags: Andrea Quill, Antiope, Atomic Blonde, badass women of 2017, BBC's Class, best female character 2017, Best of 2017, Best of the Best, Betty Cooper, Blade Runner 2049, Cara Delevingne, Charlize Theron, Commander Lin Mae, Dafne Keen, Grimm, Halston Sage, Helena, Jacqueline Toboni, Jing Tian, Katherine Kelly, kick-ass heroines of 2017, kick-ass women, Laureline, Legion series, Lili Reinhart, Logan, Logan Noir, Lorraine Broughton, Lt. Alara Kitan, Luv, Melanie Scrofano, Orphan Black, Rachel Keller, Riverdale, Robin Wright, Syd Barrett, Sylvia Hoeks, Tatiana Maslany, Tessa Thompson, The Great Wall, The Orville, Thor: Ragnarok, Trubel, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Valkyrie, Wonder Woman, Wynonna Earp, X-23
The borg.com Best of 2016–The Best in Print and the Best of the Rest
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December 30, 2016
Our borg.com Best of 2016 list continues today with the Best in Print and a bonus wrap-up of other year’s bests. If you missed it, check out our review of the Top Picks and Best Movies of 2016 here, the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2016 here, and the Best in Television here. Without further ado, this year’s Best in […]
Tags: Abrams Books, Adam Hughes, Andrea Sorrentino, Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, Betty & Veronica, bionics, borg.com Best of 2016, Cut Me In, cybernetic hands, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Denise Okuda, Dept.H, drones, Ebola vaccine, Ed McBain, Frank Cho, Freddie Williams II, Funko, Funko ReAction, G.S Dunning, Greg Smallwood, Harper Design, Hubbell Constant, IDW Publishing, Irwin Allen's Lost in Space: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series, Jacobs Brown Press, James Bond Spectre The Complete Comic Strip Collection, James Tynion IV, Jeff Lemire, Jill Thompson, JK Woodward, Josh Kushins, Juno space probe orbit, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Marc Cushman, Mark Brooks, Marvel Comics, Matt Kindt, Michael Okuda, Micronauts, Mike Mayhew, Moon Knight, Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook, Neuroprosthetics, Nick Spencer, Old Man Logan, Real Science, Sideshow Collectibles, Star Trek 50th anniversary, Star Trek Encyclopedia, Star Trek Manifest Destiny, The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Astonishing Ant-Man, The Dark Crystal action figures, Titan Comics, Titan Publishing, Tony Shasteen, virtual reality, Warlock Holmes: A Study in Brimstone, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon
The borg.com Best of 2016–The Best in Television
December 29, 2016
Our borg.com Best of 2016 list continues today with the best in television. If you missed it, check out our review of the Top Picks and Best Movies of 2016 here and the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2016 yesterday here. Without further ado, this year’s Best in Television: Best Borg TV Series, Best TV Borg — Ash vs Evil Dead (Starz), […]
Tags: "Beginning of the End" Grimm, Alfre Woodard, Angie Tribeca, Ash, Ash vs Evil Dead, Baskets, Best of 2016, borg, borg.com Best of 2016, Bruce Campbell, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Disney XD, Grimm, iZombie, Jane Curtin, John Larroquette, Jonathan Krisel, Kyle Dixon, Lars Mikkelsen, Leanna Lapp, Lee Majors, Louie Anderson, Louis C.K., Lucy Lawless, Luke Cage, Martha Kelly, Michael Stein, Mike Colter, NBC, Netflix, Noah Wyle, Orphan Black, Rebecca Romijn, Rose McIver, Sean Astin, Star Wars: Rebels, Steven Weber, Stranger Things, Syfy Channel, Tatiana Maslany, TBS, Ted Raimi, The Antilles Extraction, The Demogorgon, The Librarians, The Man in the High Castle, Tim Rozon, TNT, Vaughn Du Clark, Wynonna Earp, Zach Galifianakis
The borg.com Best of 2016 — Kick-Ass Genre Heroines
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December 28, 2016
What better way to celebrate the strong, determined leader Leia Organa made famous by actress Carrie Fisher than to celebrate her legacy in the genre heroines of today? What do most of the characters on this year’s list of Best Kick-Ass Genre Heroines have in common? Most have roles that could easily be swapped with a male. Sure, you can have heroine characters […]
Tags: Alice Kingsleigh, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Best of 2016, Bitsie Tulloch, Charlize Theron, Doctor Strange, Eleven, Elizabeth Bennet, Emily Blunt, Eve, Felicity Jones, Ginnifer Goodwin, Grimm, Hannah John-Kamen, iZombie, Jaylah, Jessica Chastain, Judy Hopps, Jyn Erso, kick-ass women, Liv Moore, Luke Cage, Millie Bobby Brown, Misty Knight, Orphan Black, Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Rose McIver, Sara the Huntsman, Simone Missick, Sofia Boutella, Star Trek Beyond, Stranger Things, Tatiana Maslany, The Ancient One, The Huntsman - Winter's War, Tilda Swinton, Wynonna Earp, Zootopia
The borg.com Best of 2016–Top Picks and Best Movies
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December 27, 2016
What a year! The world’s a changing place and no less so than with the welcome onslaught of new movies, television shows, books, comics, and everything else that entertained us in 2016. All year long we tried to keep up with the best of what Hollywood had to offer and honed in on the genre content we […]
Tags: 20th Century Fox, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Best of 2016, borg, borg.com Best of 2016, Captain America: Civil War, Columbia Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Darth Vader, Deadpool, Disney, Doctor Strange, Donnie Yen, Emily Blunt, Ethan Hawke, Ethan Hawke movies, Evan Peters, Forest Whitaker, James Earl Jones, Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios, MGM, Michael Giacchino, Midnight Special, Netflix, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Sanja Milkovich Hays, Saw Garrera, Spencer Wilding, Star Wars The Force Awakens, Stranger Things, The Huntsman - Winter's War, The Magnificent Seven, Tilda Swinton, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, X-Men: Apocalypse, Zootopia
Need your own totem? Find heroines aplenty in Funko’s action figure line
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July 25, 2015
The Renaissance of movie and TV tie-in action figures arrived in 2013 with Funko’s classic Kenner-style ReAction figure line. Other companies focus on single licensed figures and getting the likenesses spot-on, but Funko’s diversification of lines meant everyone could find something that fit their personal niche at an affordable price point. A true throwback series, […]
Tags: A View to a Kill, Aeon Flux, Alice from Resident Evil, Alice in Wonderland, Alien, Anna Valerius, Arwyn, Barb Wire, Baroness from G.I. Joe, Batwoman, Big Trouble in Little China, Black Canary, Black Widow, Blade Runner, Brave, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Calisto, Cameron Phillips, Captain Marvel, Catwoman, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, CW Arrow, Daenerys Targaryen, Daphne, Dejah Thoris, Digger from StarCrossed, Diva Plavalaguna, Dorothy Gale, Dutch, Elektra, Elizabeth Swann, Ellen Ripley, Emma Frost, Emma Peel, Eowyn, Faith from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fiona from Burn Notice, Firefly, Funko, Funko ReAction figures, Funko ReAction women figures, Galadriel, Game of Thrones, Gamora, Goldeneye, Gracie Law, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harry Potter, Hawkgirl, Hermione Granger, heroines, Huntress, iZombie, Jackie Brown, Jane Austin's Emma, John Carter, Kahlen Amnell, Katniss, Kaylee Frye, Kenner style retro action figures, Killjoys, Kitty Pryde, Lara Croft, Leeloo Dallas, Legend of the Seeker, list of heroines, Liv Moore, Lost Girl, Marion Ravenwood, Mary Poppins, May Day, Merida, Michonne, Miss Fury, Morticia Addams, Mulan, Mystique, Parker from Leverage, Pirates of the Caribbean, Princess Leia, Pris, Quorra, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Red Sonja, River Tam, Rogue, Samantha from Bewitched, Sarah Connor, Scooby Doo, Selene from Underworld, Seven of Nine, Shanna, Silk Spectre, Star Trek, Storm, Supergirl, superheroines, Tamsin, Tank Girl, Tauriel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Avengers, The Bride from Kill Bill, The Hobbit, The Honey Trap Army, The Hunger Games, The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Scarlet Witch, The Walking Dead, The Wicked Witch of the West, Thor, Trigger Girl 6, Trinity, Tron, Uhura, Ultraviolet, Vampirella, Van Helsing, Velma, Veronica Mars, Willow Buffy, Witchblade, Wonder Woman, X-Men, Xena Warrior Princess, Xenia Onatopp, Yori, Yu Shu Lien, Zatanna, Zhora, Zoe Washburne
