I was putting dinner together for my players when The Wife asked, “Sandwiches? Again? Aren’t you worried they’re going to get tired of this? Don’t you want some variety in your menu for game night?” I blinked in confusion. What? Not want sandwiches? No am make sense. Of course, The Wife is the same person […]
I have a soft spot for anthropomorphic animals in genre fiction, especially in space. Rocket Raccoon, Bucky O’ Hare, and, especially Star Fox. I loved the original Star Fox back on the Super Nintendo (the first game to use the Super FX engine) and this remake introduced the Rumble Pack to the N64, which vibrated […]
Hello Gamers, Dig out The Crow soundtrack, Masterbook is coming back! The RPG Blog II has news that Precis Intermedia has acquired the rights to West End Games’ Shatterzone, Masterbook, and Bloodshadows. They are planning on reprints, with cards. This is great news for traditional gamers. If you are not familiar with those games, they […]
Your Funnybooks chaps Paulie, Wayne, and Tim have a delightful chat with current Avengers Academy writer, Christos Gage. There’s so much goodness in this interview, that we have to describe it with exclamation points. Marvel at how Christos calls Tim “Chip” repeatedly! Find out the startling secret of how Christos got into writing comics! Discover […]
Hello Gamers, Sorry this is a little bit late, but I got my rat tail tangled on a Street Fighter II machine and it took forever for the paramedics to arrive after we called them on the car phone. I have to say this is a great time to be a traditional gamer. I attended DexCon in […]
It’s not easy to make a good superhero movie. It’s really difficult to get the nuances that will please comic book fans, while still pleasing a general audience. While the DC Animated movies do still try to appeal to a general audience, the focus is definitely on pleasing that core comic book fanbase. With films […]
Last night, I attended a midnight release party for the final volume of the Scott Pilgrim series, Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour at Local Heroes Comics in Norfolk, Virginia. When I told people that I’d be attending (non-geek people), I got a bunch of odd stares and blinking. They just couldn’t understand. “So it’s a midnight […]
I don’t know of a single movie watcher who doesn’t think that Christopher Nolan is a talented director. I, personally, think of Christopher Nolan as a more tech-savvy Michael Mann. I could imagine Nolan directing a film like Heat, were it to somehow involve some kind of sci-fi element. He’s one of my favorite modern […]
UPDATED WITH THE MAD RAVINGS OF ARON HEAD! READ AFTER THE JUMP! In our Funnybooks podcast, we focus on current events, and usually large events. Most times, the conversations are constrained so that we can fit everything into an hour or so, but here at Funnybooks After Hours the discussion continues to topics not covered, […]
I’ve never read Eric Powell’s The Goon, but it sure does seem like it would be up my alley. Especially now that I’ve seen this trailer. Wow, this looks pretty damn awesome! Movie Trailers – Movies Blog Does anybody out there read The Goon? Any good?