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 moreSword of Azrael #1: Comics Recap
False 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.
Read moreLegends of the Dark Knight #19: Comics Recap
After getting clean, Batman is on the hunt for the men who got him addicted.
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 39 – Getting Out Of Her Shell
We try to get Subaru to chill out, while stumbling into traps and, purely by accident, running into the villain (Hi Liam O’Brian!)
Read moreOreimo: Kuroneko: Manga Review
Oreimo is a manga which starts well – high school boy Kyousuke discovers his fashionable (as in fashion model) and popular younger sister Kirino is secretly an otaku who is really into games with moe little sisters and decides to bond with her through her fandom while also covering for her with their parents – and then hits an ending where the brother ends up in an incestuous relationship where he ends up marrying that sister. One of the supporting characters in that work is Kuroneko – one of Kirino’s friends in otakudom, who also has a romantic interest in Kyousuke. Now, Oreimo Kuroneko dares to ask the question – what if instead of boning his sister, Kyousuke decides to court his sister’s classmate who is also into him instead.
Read moreOdin: Starlight Mutiny – Anime Review
Anime, often, cribs from works of western science fiction – particularly films. Star Wars, Star Trek, the Starship Troopers novel, and Lensmen have all been borrowed from or in some cases adapted outright. However, there are some instances where the level of cribbing doesn’t quite pan out, and Odin: Starlight Mutiny is one of those.
Read moreLegends of the Dark Knight #18: Comic Recap
Last time Batman was asked to kill Commissioner Gordon – we’ll see what his response is this time.
Read moreLet’s Play Sakura Wars So Long My Love: Part 38 – This Is Why You Pay Attention To The Meter
The rest of the Revue tries to figure out how to handle the Subaru situation, and my Shin ends up saying something he didn’t intend because I wasn’t paying attention to the meter.
Read moreLegends of the Dark Knight #17: Comics Review
