Dec 272014
 

The Strange 01Have to let everyone I can know about a great deal from Top Secret Press going on right now. You can get 4 comics, actual physical books, mailed to you or someone as a gift for only $10 INCLUDING SHIPPING!! Or you can also get the Digital Comics, all 4 books, for only $5.

The books are The Strange #1, 3CORPS #1 & #2, and Betty wicked #1. I have been following Top Secret Press via their Kickstarters for the last year. They always give great value for your pledges.

For example, their Kickstarter for 3CORPS #1 &#2 had 8 reward tiers under $25, including the $9 level that got you 3 books shipped to you AND PDF copies to read while waiting for the mail. Continue reading »

May 082014
 

RedLetterMedia became internet famous for this 70 Minute review of 1999’s Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. Presented by his persona of “Harry S. Plinkett”, we get a spot on (brutal) review of a deeply flawed movie that could have been written by a 3rd grader. Continue reading »

Jul 012013
 

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Recently I started playing a new game, Kerbal Space Program, and I just have to take a few seconds to share this gem of a find. The game is still in development and all, but it’s still easily one of the most addictive games I have in my library.

ksp6KSP allows you to run your own space program from the planet ‘Kerbin’, home of the adorable ‘Kerbals’, and this is not some cheapo arcade style game; it has plenty of realistic simulation in it to make it fun for nerds, or to use as a learning tool for learning about physics, gravity, etc. Continue reading »

Apr 272013
 

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Issue #1 Now Available

I first saw this comic book on Kickstarter, and it looked like an interesting concept.

The Heroes of Echo Company are a group of elite Space Marines who have taken on the personas of Earth’s greatest heroes and legends…The young Marines of Echo Company, Sinbad, Robin Hood, Lancelot, Hua Mulan, Samson, Wild Bill and Musahi, under the command of Erik Wright, code name Ulysses, will have to prove what a real hero is when they are faced with the horrors of war.

The story is set in the year 2145 and the Marines of Echo Company portray themselves as heroes of the past. Just try to imagine the movie Aliens, but with Ripley surrounded by The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It certainly was an original concept, and I just had to check it out after seeing some of the striking character pin-ups posted to the kickstarter. You can see them at the bottom of this post.

The art by Joseph Henson worked really well with the story and the pace of the book was great. Perhaps I should not be so impressed by ‘panel pages’, but by about page 13 I had that moment where I realized just how well the story was being told, both visually and narratively

The coloring and ‘texture(?)’ to the finished work gives the world of Echo Company that ‘lived in’ look, a bit like the world of TV’s Battlestar Galactica reboot, or the film Outland. And like those examples, the inhabitants of Echo Company come across the same way…they too are far from perfect, not just ‘bad-ass’ heroes, and their flaws give them a bit of depth and vulnerability. They drink, they gamble, maybe cheat a little…you’ll love ’em.
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Mar 202013
 

Janeane GarofaloOf course you’ve seen this gal. Janeane tries hard, real hard, and that makes her one one those love her or hate her types. She is an actress, a comedian, and an activist. Janeane was born in Newton, New Jersey and is of Italian and Irish descent, and did I mention she’s an activist?

After winning a comedy talent search contest, then working her butt off for years, Garofalo came into the limelight along with a cast of friends and colleagues that included Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, David Cross, and Bob Odenkirk. Basically the cast of The Ben Stiller Show. She then went on to even bigger things, like being an SNL cast member for a season. Continue reading »

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