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Life is Strange: Butterflies in the Vortex
“Do your powers include mind reading? Or did you just rewind because I tried to steal the cozy chair?” Some of you might remember my Walking Dead review, where I talked quite glowingly about Telltale Games’ feels trip masquerading as … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Mystery, Reviews, Science Fiction, Thriller, Video Games
Tagged Choice, Games, Life is Strange, Time Travel
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Review of Jon del Arroz’s For Steam and Country
For Steam and Country, by Jon del Arroz… yeah. This one is going to be a little strange. But it’s steam punk. Aren’t they all? Not to mention it’s in a field that might only have two other competitors — The Aeronaught’s … Continue reading
Review: The Raven, the Elf, and Rachel
The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin had a magical girl, who ended up at a magical school, collected nearly a dozen magical friends, joined a fraternity, investigated a mystery, saw an omen that heralds the doom of worlds, headed off an … Continue reading
“Welcome to the Fricking Guardians of the Galaxy”
Now that I’ve seen Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 twice, I feel like I can write an accurate review. This is probably the best of all Marvel’s films, despite being the most predictable. I was only half paying attention … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Family, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
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The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin
L. Jagi Lamplighter Wright once described her Rachel Griffin books as Fringe meets Narnia in Hogwarts. I don’t see the Fringe, but the Harry Potter is easier to see. Book one is The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin The plot is … Continue reading
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The Man in the High Castle: Not Your Average USA
One of the classic tropes of time-travel stories is “history changed and the Nazis won”. The fictional multiverse is veritably littered with alternate worlds where the Nazis are in control of the world. Perhaps it’s because there were points at … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical, Reviews, Science Fiction, Thriller
Tagged Alternate History, Nazis, Philip K. Dick, World War II
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Legendary: Noir Expansion
Among the infinite number of alternate universes contained in the stories of Marvel Comics, there lies a world set in the dark and forbidding streets of the gangster-dominated 1920s and ’30s, where the heroes, mostly devoid of superpowers, must rely … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
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Guest Post: Murphy’s Law of Vampires
The following is a guest post from Margot St. Aubin, who can be found on the other side of this shiny and well-crafted link. Her post today is a review of our own Declan Finn’s second vampire-based horror-romance novel, Murphy’s Law … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Fiction, Declan Finn, Honor At Stake, Horror, Murphy's Law of Vampires, Romance, Vampires
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Legendary: Deadpool Expansion
The rapidly growing popularity of Marvel’s most famous mercenary, capped by a highly successful solo film in 2016, inspired Upper Deck to base an entire small box expansion around the mouthy anti-hero. Featuring characters from Deadpool’s more recent adventures, and … Continue reading
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Quick Anime Review: Mob Psycho 100
It’s been a while, folks! And I’m a good deal late on this review (blame the part-time work I’ve picked up in the meantime–a small blessing, but it does interfere with my blogging), but I’m determined to get it through … Continue reading
A Reflection on ‘Silence’
I finally watched Martin Scoreses’ movie Silence. I have not read the book that it is based on written by Shausaku Endo, so this is simply a reflection on the movie itself. I could not find a way to talk … Continue reading
Legendary Villains: Fear Itself Expansion
Two years after the release of Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game, Upper Deck introduced another core set, Legendary Villains. In this spin-off version of the game the roles are reversed, with players acting as the villains and brawling against various … Continue reading
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Midseason Review: Legends of Tomorrow and Invasion!
On the one hand, this show has improved since last season. Last season, the writing was so uneven, some episodes were great, and some felt like they were a failed writing class. …. Yes, I am ignoring the episode in … Continue reading
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Tagged Legends of Tomorrow, Superhero
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Berlantiverse Review: Flash and Supergirl
This will be a two-for-one review for reasons that shall become apparent as we go along. Item the First: It’s a puff piece, it’s agit-prop, no, it’s Supergirl! Dear, God, SOMEBODY SAVE THIS SHOW. ….Sigh. Too late. Let’s break this down … Continue reading
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Tagged DC, DC Comics, Flash, Supergirl
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TV Midseason Review: Arrow
Arrow is, by and large, the best of DC CW TV. iZombie doesn’t count, that’s from Vertigo. When our season opens, Oliver Queen must put together a team of heroes, since he lost his last one to retirement. They include Mad … Continue reading
TV Midseason Review: Quick Hits
I will, of course, make certain to do full reviews about some shows, rather than others. But right now, there are some shows I don’t have a lot to say about. Not to mention that there are some shows where … Continue reading
Hope For the Rebellion: Reviewing Rogue One
Is it really possible that Disney produced a good Star Wars movie? And not just good, but on par with, if not better, than the original Star Wars film? After the bad fanfiction that was The Force Awakens I didn’t … Continue reading
Review: Ordinance 93
As I tell everyone I know, I can read practically any political message, as long as they tell me a good story. I’ll even take save the whales, as long as it’s as well done as Star Trek IV. Ordinance … Continue reading
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Review: Lou Antonelli’s Another Girl, Another Planet
Let’s keep this one short: Buy Lou Antonelli’s Another Girl, Another Planet. Thanks. No, that’s it, go out, buy this book. You don’t like or read alternate history? Neither do I. Too bad, you’ll like it anyway. Really. …. Sigh. Okay. … Continue reading →