You thought you’d seen the last of them. You believed the lycanthropy outbreak in your town to be over. Oh how wrong you were. For another still lurks among your ranks. One Week Ultimate Werewolf […]
DC’s greatest heroes hide in the periphery. Unarguably, the greatest characters at Detective Comics are Booster Gold & Blue Beetle. Keep your Batman and gimme that Batwoman. Superman can take a hike if I can […]
There are too many great comics coming out than even the most dedicated comic shop employee can get to. I have a busy performance and recording schedule. I’d also like to hold to my girlfriend. […]
Tabletop RPGs are my favorite thing in gaming, which puts them high in competition for my favorite thing period. (Sorry, my girlfriend). And there is no RPG I’ve had more fun with for longer than […]
In which Kevin drags you, kicking and screaming, into the world of reading. Fantasy is one of the most malleable mediums we have. Storytellers take us to our past so that we might understand our […]
When our cup runneth over with too many great titles to write about individually, we like to draft up a list of the most interesting comics hitting shelves this month. Red Sonja #1 History meets […]
There’s a new Daredevil #1 this week. It comes from the spectacular creative team of Chip Zdarsky (Spectacular Spider-Man) & Marco Checchetto (Old Man Hawkeye). I haven’t been this excited for a Daredevil book in… […]
Earth is paradise. Mutants are free to live but The cost is too great.
A while back, I told you about Blades in the Dark, the devilishly good RPG that boils down to “Oops, All Rogues”! And if that worked for you, allow me to excite you even further […]
In which Kevin pulls you kicking and screaming into the world of books. I have commandeered this comic book blog and am holding it hostage in the name of books. Sweet books! Glorious books! As […]
When our cup runneth over with too many great titles to choose from, we put together a little list of the comics you just cannot miss. West Coast Avengers #7 The most delightful superhero comic […]
Praise be! After decades in darkness, our savior has returned to show us light! Though we may have gone astray, mutantkind’s original savior has not forsaken us. Nate Grey, the X-Man, has left the X-Men […]
Cable’s motives were: Charles Soule wrote a bad comic. He brought Cyclops back.
Yo, like, man, just thought you oughtta know there’s a new Magic the Gathering set that came out only TWO DAYS AGO. Yeah, surprised me, too. I mean, I knew it was coming. But I […]
I’ve wanted to write about Gloomhaven for the whole history of this snippet column and FINALLY I CAN! Gloomhaven is back! The best and most acclaimed board game period is finally back in stock. With […]
“Cyclops is nobody’s favorite.” You or someone you know has said this. And how deeply wrong you were, oh Mayor of Wrongville. Cyclops is THE centerpiece of X-Men. An official Marvel fan poll placed him […]
Infinity Wars wiped the slate clean for the Guardians. The roster is no longer beholden to the unbelievably popular movie characters. It’s all up in the air now. Anyone could join the ragtag space crew. […]
Jean Grey did her best But still X-Man cleaned the slate. All that’s left is Scott.
Fiasco is the tabletop RPG without hours of preparation. It can be played not over months of all-day sessions, but in just a few hours. Fiasco may be the perfect RPG. In a range of […]
When our cup runneth over with too many great comics to read, we like to read, we like to highlight them with a handy buyers guide for our picks of the week. Black Widow #1 […]
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