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Review: Daredevil Season 2
While I know that Daredevil, season 2 came out in March, better late than never. To be honest, I’m not entirely certain what to make of this season, and perhaps you’ll see why by the end. The season was strange, … Continue reading
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Tagged Daredevil, Elektra, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Netflix, Punisher, television
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How to Cater to Comic Book Fans… and Leave Everyone Else Behind
A hitman, a psychotic psychiatrist, an Aussie, a crocodile, a gangbanger, and a Japanese vigilante all walk into a bar. That sounds like the set up for a really bad joke, and in a lot of ways Suicide Squad could … Continue reading
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Tagged DC Comics, Deadshot, harley quinn, Killer Croc, Suicide Squad, The Joker
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Spring 2016 Anime: What I Watched
I watched a few anime during the Spring 2016 cour, and while I could do full reviews, I think it makes more sense to gather them all up in one place. I’d like to focus on four shows that I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace Attorney, Anime, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Kiznaiver, Phoenix Wright, Space Patrol Luluco
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Legendary – Secret Wars: Volume 2 Expansion
The dimension-spanning Secret Wars story, introduced into Legendary with a big box expansion in the summer of 2015, continues in Legendary’s sixth expansion, released in December of the same year. However, while Secret Wars, Volume 2 may be a sequel … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
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Magic! Intrigue! Civil Unrest! An Early Look at the Game “Mistborn: House War”
Once upon a time, a mad genius by the name of Brandon Sanderson began penning an epic fantasy trilogy that turned into the literary equivalent of intricate Swiss clockwork: the Mistborn series. It’s a high fantasy series about people who … Continue reading
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Review: The Big Sheep
When Rob Kroese he gave me a copy of The Big Sheep to review, I thought it would just be another book that I would cross off of my list and move on. Anyway, this book was quite a surprise. No, seriously, … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Declan Finn, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Habitica: Productivity that Grants XP
A few months ago, I noticed someone in one of my Facebook groups posting about an interesting app called Habitica. It’s one of a host of time-management and productivity-increasing applications, both web- and mobile-based. What sets it apart, however, is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Gaming, Health, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Reviews, Video Games
Tagged Habitica, Productivity
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Mid-Cour Anime Overview: Ace Attorney
So, Ace Attorney is a show that comes with a pretty predominant following already, because it’s an adaptation of a pretty unique series of games that came from Capcom. Not only were they popular games in Japan, but they’ve found … Continue reading
Legendary – Secret Wars: Volume 1 Expansion
In the latter half of 2015, Marvel Comics ran a major series of stories affecting their entire superhero universe. It involved the various parallel dimensions and alternate universes colliding: two universes go in, only one comes out! Two teams – … Continue reading
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AKA Avengers 3: Civil War: A Spoiler-free Review
“Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree and say, ‘No, you move.’” –Sharon Carter When stated in the film, this quote seemed to state one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero, Uncategorized
Tagged Captain America, Captain America: Civil War, Civil War, Iron Man, Marvel, The Avengers
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A Taste of Fandom: A ‘Geeky Chef Cookbook’ Review
Geeks around the world get the opportunity to at least get a taste into their favorite world. Continue reading
A Zombie Game With Brains: The Walking Dead, Season 1
You’ve probably heard of the popular TV show The Walking Dead. You know, the one that actually made it cool to watch TV about zombies. You might even know about the original comics that the show was based on. This … Continue reading
Novel Ninja Review of Captain America: Civil War
If you’re looking for a review of the latest MCU movie, I have one up at my writing/editing blog, Novel Ninja. I tend to do most of my reviews over there, but I don’t always link to them here. The other … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain America: Civil War, Family Friendly, Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Legendary: Guardians of the Galaxy Expansion
As a tie-in to the Guardians of the Galaxy film of 2014, Upper Deck introduced the third “small box” expansion for Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game (the game’s fourth expansion overall, following Dark City, Fantastic Four, and Paint the Town … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero, Uncategorized
Tagged Artifact, Attack, Building, Card, Common, Cosmic, Cost, Deck, Drax the Destroyer, Galaxy, Game, Gamora, Gem, Groot, Guardian, Hero, Infinity, Kree, Legendary, Marvel, Mastermind, Rare, Recruit, Rocket Raccoon, Ronan the Accuser, Scheme, Shard, Star, Star-Lord, Strike, Supreme Intelligence, Thanos, Uncommon, Villain, Wound
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A Quick Review (not exactly anime): RWBY
Making something new is hard, and the most difficult part of that is definitely the beginning. RWBY is a case in point. You might remember seeing its “Red” trailer on the internet a long time ago; it was a visually … Continue reading
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Dead Beat’s Break Down (part 6)
It’s Halloween in Chicago. Our favorite wizard is running out of not only time but also options. If he can’t defeat the baddies before midnight, the entire world is doomed. Sounds like a normal day for Harry Dresden.
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Dead Beat, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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Dead Beat’s Break Down (Part 7)
Sorry once again for my tardiness. I was preparing for the zombie apocalypse (no, seriously, I was). I’ll tell you all about that later, but first things first. To make it up to you, I’ve finished Dead Beat, so we … Continue reading →