Giants have been an frequent and diverse threat in movies and TV over the last few years – whether the engineers of Prometheus, the Frost Giants of Thor, the trolls from Lord of the Rings, or Hodor from A Game of Thrones (okay, Hodor might not be a threat to most, but you still don’t […]
A review of The First Kingdom: Birth of Tundran
This is a classic. The First Kingdom was first published back in 1974, ran for over a thousand pages and finished three years later. The series is written and illustrated by Jack Katz and it’s a compelling style. Katz draws in tightly knit back and white, it’s a dense style that must have taken ages […]
A review of Clockwork Watch: Breakaway
The first in the Clockwork Watch “series” is The Arrival and it really caught my attention. I put “series” in quotes because Clockwork Watch is more than just a comic book line; it’s a transmedia experience too. At least, I think that’s the term. There are LARPs to accompany it, events and art. The Anachronauts […]
Out of Their Box: A Review of Evil Wizards in a Cave
The worlds in which our role-playing characters live vary wildly in their flexibility. At one end of the spectrum you have the fundamentally inflexible railroad where characters influence the progress of plot only in terms of whether they live or die. The world exists in a sort of stasis in the absence of the characters, […]
Release the Beast: A Review of AGE Bestiary – Beastmen
Creatures born of man and beast fill legends and contemporary media alike with monsters of rampant ferocity or unexpected champions of surprising character (often with something of a Red Shirt mentality about their prospects of surviving until the end of the book / movie). You can see examples all over the place – whether Mr […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Comic Books #2
Living up to the name “Irregular” here is the second comic book edition of Irregular Reconnaissance. This is a chance to do quick catch-ups of the comic books and graphic novels that have found their way in front of my eyes in recent times. Each comic book listing has a micro summary and a recommendation. […]
Crypt Kicker One-shot: A Review of Fire in the Darkness
One of the key things I, as a Gamemaster, appreciate are those little nuggets that make improvising a session easier. I realise that every GM probably handles these situations in their own way, some with greater ease than others. I personally find that if I have a solid idea, the adventure sort of forms around […]
A review of Monster Massacre
Monster Massacre is a graphic novel anthology from an impressive collection of artists and storytellers. The line-up includes Jack Kirby, Alex Horley, Joe Simon, Mark A Nelson, Andy Kuhn, Ron Marz, Sami Basri, Ian Edington, D’Israeli, Tony Raney, Vito Delsante, Dave Wilkins and Javier Aranda. There are 10 stories in the showcase and each one […]
A review of John Higgin’s Razorjack
I hadn’t gotten my hands on Razorjack until now. Sounds painful, but true. John Higgins has worked on Watchmen, Judge Dredd and Batman, but Razorjack is his project. It was published first by Com.X back in 1999. More recently, Titan Comics has collected extra material and republished in a lovely glossy hardback. Razorjack is certainly […]
Future Diary at a glimpse
In this article L. Meridian takes a look at the first episode of the anime Future Diary. The manga is written by Sakae Esuno and published, in English, by Tokyopop. The anime comes via the studio Asread with Funimation enjoying the license in the US and Kaze in the UK. At first glance, Future Diary […]
