We spar with Gemini, then kill some time before an event triggers.
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 49 – Killing Time
Science Fell In Love, So I Tried To Prove It: Anime Review
Each anime season, however heavy everything else gets, in terms of what I’m watching, I do try to go with at least one romantic comedy anime. For the Winter 2020 season, the rom-com I went with was Science Fell In Love, so I Tried to Prove It.
Read moreThe Friendly Orange Glow: Book Review
Histories of the computer industry tend to have a focus on the West Coast in general and California and Silicon Valley in particular. It’s where Apple and Microsoft came from, along with Atari. Occasionally, histories will head to Texas (because Texas Instruments) or New Mexico (because Microsoft was based there in a while, and that’s where MITS operated). However, the Midwest tends to get brushed over. So, when a book about the PLATO system, which came out of the University of Illinois, came up on my radar, touting about how much of modern cyber-culture came about on the system, I decided to check it out.
Read moreSword of Azrael #4: Comics Recap
Today we wrap up our introduction of Azrael to the Bat-Family.
Read moreSword of Azrael #3: Comics Recap
Last time Batman had his first encounter with Azrael, and the Avenging Angel of Death was forced to withdraw.
Read moreDragons of Winter Night: Video Book Review
This week, since we’re probably not getting GenCon this year, I’m going right ahead with the Dragonlance Chronicles, with book two – Dragons of Winter Night
Read moreSword of Azrael #2: Comics Recap
When we last left off, the previous Azrael had died in Gotham and left the mantle to his as-yet-unnamed son (who we will later learn is Jean-Paul Valley). Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth have traveled to Switzerland to learn the truth about the Order of St. Dumas – but arms dealer Carlton LeHah has gotten there first.
Read moreSword of Azrael #1: Comics Recap
At last we come to the last of the lead-in stories to Knightfall, and one with the most direct hook outside of Venom – the introduction of Azrael.
Read moreFalse Value: Book Review
When I finished reading Lies Sleeping, the seventh book in the Rivers of London series, I kind of wondered where the series would go from there. I had thought The October Man might point out the direction of the story’s progression, but I wasn’t exactly sure. Well, I was part right – in that the direction of the story’s progression was going to get into more international practitioners, just not those in Germany.
False Value involves Peter Grant getting involved in the tech sector. Earlier books had set up an idea where technology and magic couldn’t get along – this book sets up a situation where the two can coexist, though parasitically if not symbiotically. Spoilers will be below the cut.
Read moreDragons of Winter Night: Book Review
Dragons of Winter Night, as a novel, runs into the problem of adapting what was we think of it into just a trilogy of books – a bunch of material has to be skipped over. We start off after the retrieval of the Hammer of Karass and the re-unification of Dwarven society (which would later be covered in Dragons of the Dwarven Depths), with that kind of setting the tone somewhat for how the show comes out.
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 48 – Blades in the Dark
The Flower Division has an encounter with The Masked Swordswoman at a demon attack, and they discover she bears an uncanny resemblance to someone they know…
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 47 – Walk on the Wild Side
During his search, Shinjiro is asked on a date by Subaru – provided he goes as Peppermint.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 100
We have our 100th episode – and we celebrate with an issue that teases great games to come (but otherwise features some pretty mediocre titles)
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 46 – Cast a Deadly Spell
Mr. Sunnyside tasks Shinjiro with finding the Masked Swordswoman.
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 45 – Ill Met By Moonlight
Following a performance at the Little-Lip Theater, Shinjiro finds himself in combat with the Masked Swordswoman.
Read moreMy Hero Academia: Heroes Rising – Anime Review
The latest My Hero Academia movie hit theaters here in the US, and I have my spoiler-free thoughts on the movie in the wake of its release and in advance of any physical release.
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 44 Turn to Stone
The Boss shifts into his Final Form, forcing Subaru and Shinjiro to take to the skies to beat him once and for all.
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 43 – Trust & Duty
We get some of the victims to the Ahab before facing off with the villain.
Read moreA Quick Update
I spent the past few days rebuilding my computer – the new computer is now online, and I’ll be able to return to my regular schedule soon.
Let’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 42 – Cruise Control
Anri and Cherry have been turned to stone, so the New York Combat Review has to turn them back and stop those responsible.
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 41 – Drag Race
After losing a duel with Subaru, Shinjiro has to prepare for the stage, and with it dressing in drag.
Read moreBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Road to Knightfall Act 1, Rise of Robin Issue 2
I’m continuing with the beginnings of Tim Drake’s time of Robin with the follow up in Batman – issues #455 – #457, rounding out 1990.
Read moreLegends of the Dark Knight #20: Comics Recap
Today we’re wrapping up this part of the Road to Knightfall.
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 40 The Duel
We get our duel with Subaru, and with some save scumming I show a couple of different ways the duel can articulate.
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