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Hack/Slash Omnibus volume 2 review
Another great collection of stories. Oh, you need more? Well, most of my early statements about Hack/Slash from my volume one review remain true. The premise is great with poor Cassie Hack...
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John Dies at the End review
This is the review of the book as opposed to the movie, which is available here. John Dies At The End is a funny-funny book. It's also a work which could have used a tighter focus, a...
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This Book Is Full Of Spiders, Seriously Dude Don't Touch It review
This is the best remake of The Thing I've read in years. No, seriously. The thing is, it's also the best zombie novel I've read since Ex-Heroes. I'd argue it's better than Ex-Heroes but said...
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Tomb Raider (2012) review
I confess, I've never played Tomb Raider until this game. This is due to the fact they just didn't look that interesting to me. I was a big fan of Indiana Jones but I didn't really get my Xbox360...
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Dead Space review
There's a certain level of unoriginality in video games. Bluntly, the vast majority of games attempt to recapture the experience of some other form of medium as opposed to making something new....
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
I love the Metal Gear franchise in all its iterations. I can't play them worth a damn, however. Metal Gear has one of the most entertaining storylines ever created for a video game. In a...
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The Social Satire of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear Rising is a much more thoroughly straight-forward in its satire than its sister title Metal Gear Solid. Despite this, its themes are no interesting. After the somewhat overwrought...
View ArticleHappy Endings vs. Downer Endings
Inspired by this article by Peter Clines: I win, I always win.*Warning - this essay will contain spoilers for the Lord of the Rings, The Dragonlance Series, The Drizzt series, Romeo and Juliet [hint:...
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The Hobbit (2012) review
*Warning - Spoilers for the book* Am I alone in thinking this movie was terrible? I didn't get to see this in theaters because I was hoping to see it with my wife and we both fell sick when the...
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Bioshock: Infinite review
Bioshock: Infinite is a fine game. It's just not a great game. I completed it, which is an accomplishment in and of itself. I had fun playing it throughout, which is rare enough to earn its own...
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Batman: Arkham City : Harley's Revenge DLC review
Warning: This review contains spoilers for Batman: Arkham City's main plot. It's been a long time since I've played Batman: Arkham City. I traded in the game almost as soon as I finished it despite...
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Iron Man 3 (Non-Spoiler) review
I just got back from a midnight showing of Iron Man 3 and I thought I'd give my review while the reviewing is good. Is it good? Yes. Is it great? Not really. I have no complaints about it like...
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Iron Man 3 (spoiler review)
Warning: This review will contain spoilers for Iron Man 3. Amazing, huh? Iron Man 3 was a fun-fun movie but I'm not sure I enjoyed it as much as Iron Man or Iron Man 2. Worse than Iron Man 2? You...
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The Prisoner: Shattered Visage review
A wholly unnecessary graphic novel sequel to The Prisoner's final episode. Also, one which doesn't "get" the finale and actively attempts to retcon it out of existence. It exists solely for...
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Killing is Harmless: A Critical Reading of Spec Ops: The Line review
I've mentioned that Spec Ops: The Line is one of the few video games I consider to be art. An otherwise generic first person shooter somehow managed to tell a story about pain, redemption, loss,...
View ArticleWhy so few superhero novels?
I love superhero fiction. Unfortunately, there just isn't very much on the market these days. In fact, there's very little superhero fiction on the market period. Sure, you can occasionally see a...
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Wearing the Cape review
Wearing the Cape is one of the rare examples of superhero prose and one I really-really like. It manages to do something which very few novelists and writers are willing to do today: tell an...
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Villains Inc. (Wearing the Cape 2#) review
Villains Inc. is the sequel to the extremely enjoyable Wearing the Cape novel. It takes six months after the events of the first novel, our protagonist forced to deal with immense fallout from the...
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Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point DLC review
Sleeping Dogs is a great game. I've mentioned this before and my opinion on the subject hasn't changed. Even if you're not a fan of Heroic Bloodshed movies, it's a delightful introduction to the...
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Sleeping Dogs: The Zodiac Tournament DLC review
Enter The Dragon is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is the best remembered of Bruce Lee's few films for good reason. There's something fundamentally primal about a martial arts master...
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