I've enjoyed much of Jason Aaron's Thor run, and for good reason: marked by ambition from the get-go, Aaron aimed to reimagine Thor's place in the Marvel Universe, first by casting aside the titular Odinson, then granting Mjolnir to another--female--Thor, and finally by creating an Old Man Logan-styled All-Father Thor in the most distant future... Continue Reading →
Ever since he took the reins with the seventh volume of this ongoing series, The Ashes of Jedha, GIllen has been building towards something - if the last panel of Mutiny at Mon Cala provided the answer to what, Hope Dies is an explosive climax of the writer's five-volume run Gillen is in top form... Continue Reading →
Age of Empires IV's developer Relic Entertainment revealed the long-awaited strategy's first gameplay trailer this weekend, and I felt something in my chest constrict--either a minor heart attack at the veritable age of twenty-five, or a wave of nostalgia must've overcome me, for as I watched on, I was reminded by the hundreds of hours... Continue Reading →
I'm excited to read through the five-volume arc Gillen has done, especially after a lackluster few volumes by Jason Aaron. Kieron's Darth Vader run remains the unquestionable height to which all Star Wars titles aspire, or should. That's how good it is, yes, and if you haven't read it yet...you should. Meanwhile, I've decided to... Continue Reading →
Outriders has sold well, well enough to get onto the coveted No. 01 spot on Steam; it even managed to climb up to No. 06 on the UK's Top 10 best-selling games of the week! That Outrider has, in its first week, become bigger than Avengers over its eight months of shelf life, must come... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/NY7uuiKcIbc Between the two of us, Baldur's Gate 3 is everything a D&D player might want, especially when his five-year-old group keeps ghosting him. Larian Studios' Early Access title does have a 𝔣𝔢𝔴 bugs. A smattering of them. Tiny, tiny amount. But amusing, most of them - as you will discover for yourselves. Follow me... Continue Reading →
A five-issue anthology, this was an enjoyable, well-written (if short) look at some of my favourite childhood villains from the prequel trilogy. And Jango Fett. And the robot guy with the arms. The first story chronicles the continued angry misadventures of our favourite metalhead, Maul. A direct continuation of the excellent five-issue run of Darth... Continue Reading →
Previous | Next My, but it has been a while since last I spoke about John Allison and Max Sarin's exceptional Giant Days series, hasn't it? Has a more charming slice-of-life tale ever been penned and drawn with such effortless skill? I've certainly never seen anything of the kind, though if you have, please let... Continue Reading →
Venturebeat journalist Jeff Grubb seems to think so! That is, he's gone on the record to say as much on his Twitch stream (you can find that here). I'm willing to buy into this -- we know the folks at Remedy have a two-game contract with Epic Games, praise be Monsieur Sweeney, pedlar of free... Continue Reading →
Mark Forsyth's non-fiction books are a treat. Erudite jaunts through the origins of the English language, every one of Forsyth's works has been accompanied with hours of laughter, and The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language is no different. It doesn't quite measure up to my memory of The... Continue Reading →
