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Swapna Krishna

Swapna is the Comics Editor at Book Riot. She's a Space Columnist for Paste Magazine and writes for Syfy Wire—Fangrrls, Tor.com, Bustle, and other sites. She co-hosts a podcast called Desi Geek Girls. You can find her incessant ramblings on Twitter at @skrishna. She lives outside Philadelphia.

The DOCTOR STRANGE Trailer Premieres!

The Doctor Strange trailer is here—what do you think?

My Heart Belongs to the Space Shuttle Columbia

Swapna discusses the book INTO THE BLACK by Rowland White, an account of the development of the space shuttle program

The STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE Teaser Is Here!

The Star Wars: Rogue One trailer is here! What do you think?

No Context Given: Awesome Facial Hair Bros!

Whether you like it or not, Dr Strange, you and Tony are awesome facial hair bros. (from Invincible Iron Man #3 by ...

Trade-Waiting: March 2016

Each month, we highlight some of the trades (issues collected into paperback or hardcover) that have released into comics shops to ...

Giveaway: RUST THE BOY SOLDIER by Royden Lepp

This giveaway is sponsored by Rust: The Boy Soldier by Royden Lepp. Archaia presents Rust: The Boy Soldier, a new ...

Announcing CHASMA KNIGHTS from First Second Books

At Panels, we get very excited about comics that encourage kids in their creativity, to think outside the box, that ...

No Context Given: Kids Shouldn’t Read?

Say what now? (from Agatha: The Real Life of Agatha Christie by Anne Martinetti, Guillaume Lebeau, and Alexandre Franc)

No Context Given: Yes, Klingon

Yes, Peter, you and Tony both speak Klingon. That is exactly what is happening. (from The Amazing Spider-Man #529, J. Michael Straczynski, ...

I’ve Read Ms Marvel, What’s Next?

You’ve heard us singing the praises of Ms. Marvel, and now you’re wondering what to read next from the Marvel ...