Review: The Last of Us: American Dreams

 The Last of Us: American Dreams by Neil Druckmann and Faith Erin Hicks ‘The Last Of Us’ is a comicbook based on the recently released video game of the same name. The setting is post-apocalyptic and the main character is Ellie, the young girl featured on the cover of the game. The comic serves as aContinueContinue reading “Review: The Last of Us: American Dreams”

Spotlight: Kelly Jensen – Author, Gamer, and . . . Fan Baker?

Jenn Burke is a good friend of mine. We’ve been writing and gaming together since 2009. That’s a lot of words and (and a lot of bloody, violent deaths). In the following interview, Jenn wrings a few more words from me (like it’s hard) by asking me about my favourite moments in gaming. I hadContinueContinue reading “Spotlight: Kelly Jensen – Author, Gamer, and . . . Fan Baker?”

New York Comic Con 2013

My mission this year at the New York Comicon was to meet Greg Capullo. I failed miserably, in part due to the NYCC mobile app being all but useless and because there were 125,000 people pressed hip to shoulder inside the Javits Center. Navigating the crowd became the featured activity, seconded by finding an emptyContinueContinue reading “New York Comic Con 2013”

Review: Ready Player One

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Set in a near future that could very well be ours, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is prophetic, entertaining and nostalgic. Briefly, in the year 2044 all our dreams have come true: there are no more fossil fuels, the hole in the ozone layer is no longer aContinueContinue reading “Review: Ready Player One”

Review: The Last Wish

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski Geralt of Rivia is a witcher—acquired (stolen?) as a child and subjected to a form of mutation. Witchers are fed toxins and undergo rituals. The survivors develop immunity to the toxins and gain certain abilities as a result. They are designed for a single purpose—the hunt and slaughter ofContinueContinue reading “Review: The Last Wish”