Who doesn’t love to eat? Nothing gets the appetite going like a five page description of a feast in almost annoyingly exact detail. And the undisputed modern master of food-porn is none other than George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Fire and Ice, the basis for the Game of Thrones television series. Anyone…
Well the story’s over. The epic Dark Knight Saga has come to a close and Christopher Nolan is moving on the other projects. And damn it I want more! I think now that the trilogy has come to a close, it would be a good time to look over the series as a whole and…
Who doesn’t love a good detective story? Femme fatales, crime bosses, gruesome murders, and fairies? Wait, one of those things is not like the others. Unless you’re reading the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. The Dresden Files is a series of fantasy mixed with hard-boiled detective fiction. Are they worth checking out? Well, I’ll be…
I have a little bit of a confession to make. I really, really like the Star Wars Expanded Universe. There, I admitted it. I will concede that not every example of the EU has been a shining example, but there is one part that stands on its own tier. I am of course talking about…
Here in no particular order are my top 5 classic science fiction novels. Dune for those who haven’t read it is one of the greatest works in science fiction. Written in 1965 by Frank Herbert, Dune weaves a story of politicalintrigue, ecology, and religion in humanity’s distant future. The story centers on Paul Atreides, a…
The internet can be a difficult place. Countless people try to make a living from it, whether it is through comics, blogs, videos, what have you only to not succeed. But when you make it big, oh, you make it big. One of these success stories is the Austin based machinima company, Rooster Teeth. …
Well after almost a year the first major Batman storyline in the New 52 has come to a close. The Court of Owls followed by The Night of Owls tells of Batman’s struggle against a mysterious organization bent on taking over Gotham. How was this first storyline? Pretty damn good. Warning! Spoilers will be following…
Okay, if you’re an anime fan and haven’t seen Fullmetal Alchemist yet, then shame! Shame! If you’re not an anime fan and haven’t seen it, then less shame. But shame none the less! Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the greatest manga/anime series to come out in the last decade. Written and drawn by Hiromu Arakawa,…
Now it’s time for some real bloody vampires, no pun intended. If you like vampires the way they were meant to be, Hellsing is for you. Hellsing is a manga, anime, and OVA series by Japanese mangaka Kouta Hirano. It’s filled with vampires, crazy Catholic priests, and the greatest villains ever, Nazis. Vampires SS Nazis…
Right you know how this works. Here in no particular order are my top 5 science-fiction/fantasy webcomics. Dresden Codak is probably one of the best looking webcomics I’ve come across. The art is great and really nice to look at. The story and comics are nice too if you can understand them. The series is…
The Sandman is one of the most impressive comic series that I’ve ever read. For those unaware, The Sandman was a comic series written by the master story teller Neil Gaiman in the late 80s, early 90s. It is considered one of the greatest comic series of all time. If you haven’t read it yet,…
I seem to be reviewing a lot of Neil Gaiman literature recently and that’s because, to be perfectly honest, the man is a genius. One of his best books that I’ve had the pleasure to read is American Gods. American Gods is a love letter to the back roads and towns of America while simultaneously…
