So, at last I’ve now gotten caught up on Hayate the Combat Butler – at least the official English release of the manga, so I might as well get through these last 5 volumes at one big whack!
Read moreHayate the Combat Butler Vol. 30-34: Manga Review
Updated Con Survival Tips
In the wake of recent changes in Portland, and having gone to a couple more conventions, I figure I’m about due for a new Con Survival Video.
Read moreThe Electric State: Book Review
The Electric State is very much a different book from Tales from the Loop and Things from the Flood. Those books had a retrospective narrative – the point of view for those books was from the viewpoint of someone looking back on events with a sense of nostalgia. The Electric State, on the other hand, has a more conventional narrative, while still having significant themes of memory, but definitely without the warmth of nostalgia.
Read moreTales from the Loop & Things from the Flood: Book Review
A while back, on the internet, I stumbled across the work of artist Simon Stålenhag, in what was part of the Tales From The Loop project – though I did not know what it was at that time. So, when the art was collected into a series of books with a narrative behind them – along with a tabletop RPG, I figure it was time to properly check it out.
Read moreThe Beyond: Film Review
The last Lucio Fulci film I watched was The Black Cat, and while it was a pretty decent horror film, I will say it didn’t quite get into Fulci’s reputation as an extreme gorehound. The Beyond, part of his “Gates of Hell trilogy” and one of the films to make the Video Nasties, on the other hand, definitely fits that criteria.
Read moreCount Yorga, Vampire: Film Review
Horror films about vampires in the present day are kind of interesting to me. We live in a time where the concepts of how vampires “work” are common knowledge enough that on the one hand, you don’t need to explain the concepts to an audience. That said, we also are in a world of skepticism, so characters generally shouldn’t buy into the idea of vampires being real at first glance either. Count Yorga, Vampire is probably one of the earlier films I’ve seen that takes on this concept, even pre-dating Hammer’s attempts at the concept.
Read moreAttending Kumoricon 2019!
This weekend I am going to be attending Kumoricon 2019, so I’m going to be a little laid back on the Let’s Plays for this weekend, both in terms of streaming and in terms of video uploading. So I’m doing a blog post today with something of the panels that I have of interest. If you’re going and there’s a panel you’re interested in checking out, or if you’re reading this after the convention and there’s a panel you really liked, go ahead and post that in the comments! Panel descriptions can be found in the Kumoricon Program book, at the events page.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 29 – Delivery
We deliver the Beacon to Baird and protect his Bird from attack. Maybe I should have given this episode a title starting with “B”.
Read moreLegends of the Force Part 37: Tales from Jabba’s Palace
We finish up with Jabba with an anthology collection focused on the members of Jabba’s court.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 28 – Flow
We finish helping with the Nomad’s water problem.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 27 – Payload
We stop the Centrifuge and get the beacons, and now have to make our way out.
Read moreKnights of Sidonia Vol. 1-7: Manga Review
Today’s Menu for Emiya Family Vol. 1-3: Manga Review
A while back I reviewed the anime adaptation of the manga Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family. At that time the video review went out, the first volume of the manga had come out, and I’d read it and enjoyed it, and since then two more volumes of the manga have come out since then, so it’s time to give this a proper review.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 26 – Cosmodrome
The squad makes their way to the Cosmodrome Centrifuge and the beacons.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 25 – Water Tower
We make our way to the water tower to start that sidequest chain.
Read morePortland Retro Gaming Expo 2019 Vlog
I went to Portland Retro Gaming Expo this year, and give my thoughts on the event.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 24 – Red Sands
We start Act 3 and get a new upgrade for Jack.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 23 – Big Motherf- Pt 2
This episode we have the second half of our attempts at the Matriarch Boss fight.
Read moreThe Gate: Film Review
I haven’t watched a lot of “Kids on Bikes” movies and fiction – I’ve seen ET, Explorers, and The Goonies, and as of this writing am currently in the middle of reading IT (which is something of a Kids on Bikes story for the flashback sequences) but I haven’t seen or read any of the other works that really feed into subsequent works like Stranger Things. I haven’t seen Monster Squad, and until recently, I hadn’t seen The Gate – a lesser-known work in the genre that I hadn’t heard about until Giant Bomb did a “Film and 40s” commentary for it with the Giant Beast crew. Well, this oversight has, at long last, been rectified.
Read moreTales from Jabba’s Palace: Book Review
This time I’ve got the second of the Star Wars short story collections with Tales from Jabba’s Palace.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 22 – Big Motherf- Pt. 1
We have the first part of our fight against the Matriarch.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 21 – Escape
We chase after Nigel as he sics his creations on us.
Read moreBeyond the Black Rainbow: Film Review
I wrap up my October horror reviews with a movie that has a much stronger sense of visual flair and style to it than Mother of Tears, and is from Canada instead of Italy – Beyond the Black Rainbow.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 20 – The Truth
We reach the research facility and learn the truth about the origins of the Locust and the Swarm.
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