Once again The Gadget Show Live rocks on up to the NEC in Birmingham leaving us with questions like “is it any good?”, “should I go?” and “what are the gadgets like?” This blogger did not attend during the press day; instead four of us, including one wheelchair, went on the first day and got […]
A review of Tank Girl’s Bad Wind Rising
Bad Wind Rising is a Tank Girl from Alan Martin and Rufus Dayglo. Dayglo knows the Tank Girl style well now and the hardbound comic book certainly feels right. It may, however, be Dayglo’s last TG. It took a while for Bad Wind Rising to draw me in. We like Tank Girl for the childish […]
A review of Kevin Smith’s Tough Sh*t
This isn’t an article on proctology but a review of the latest book from Kevin Smith – Clerks, Good Will Hunting, Mallrats and plenty more. Fatty McNoFly. That Kevin Smith. Throughout the book you’ll be reminded that Southwest Airlines wouldn’t let him fly. You can tell he’s still annoyed by this – certainly not willing […]
Review of Dronolan’s Tower and Journeys in Darkness
Sometimes I enjoy the slow process of sourcing music for tabletop RPGs. It involves hunting around in Spotify or Last.fm to look for the right sort of ambience. Sometimes I know background music will be really important for the game or key scence. Of course, this also means I’m subject to the awkward combination of […]
Supernatural: Coyote’s Kiss review
Supernatural: Coyote’s Kiss is a Supernatural novel from Christa Faust that takes place in season six between the TV episodes “Caged Heat” and “Appointment in Samara”. If you’re not that far into your Supernatural experience then the rest of this review contains spoilers. The most significant part of the mythos for Coyote’s Kiss to make […]
Review of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Peerless Peer
It is a good sign when a science fiction writer can be described as being ahead of his or her time, and this is certainly the case regarding Philip José Farmer (January 26th, 1918 – February 25th, 2009). Farmer is perhaps best known for his Riverworld books, a series whose plot has everyone who has […]
D&D Virtual Table review
Wizards of the Coast have a new virtual table for their D&DI subscribers. It’s in beta. If you’re not a D&DI subscriber then a friend who is can get you a beta invite code to use for a while. This is a review of a still in beta product. Technology has been a problem for […]
Redline (anime) review
It is impossible to review Redline without mentioning Wacky Races. However, let us be clear from the start: while the DNA of Hanna-Barbera’s classic might be present, this anime is a completely different beast. If Wacky Races were injected with nitrous oxide, animated by a team of adrenaline junkies, and set in a galaxy far, […]
Stark’s War Review
Science fiction and cyberpunk novelist William Gibson once said that science fiction is best used to explore contemporary reality rather than attempt to predict the future. Whether you agree with that opinion or not, you can certainly see where it was coming from if you read Stark’s War, which is the first in a three […]
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files movie review
Armored Trooper VOTOMS is an anime series with a long history; 52 TV episodes that started in 1983, plenty of movies and games. VOTOMS is a mecha fighting series – but unlike Gundam the mecha are not giant space robots, they’re suits about 4 metres tall, they’re about as “man size” as powered fighting suits […]
