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Just in my hands – “The Molting” Chapter 6 by Terrance Zdunich
My copy of The Molting, chp 6!
Yesterday my rather unhappy mood was suddenly brightened when I made it home after work by the sight of a package in my mailbox. I didn’t have to open it to know what it was. I’d been waiting for this to arrive for almost two weeks.
It was volume 6 of the graphic novel “The Molting†by Terrance Zdunich. It’s hard to believe that it was a year and a half ago that I read the first issue and was hooked. Since then I’ve eagerly awaited each issue and nabbed two copies each time, one for myself and one for my friend, Amanda. As each new issue makes it into my eager paws I have to revise which one might be my favorite. Chapter 6, “Allied Forces†might have just kicked its way to the top.
If you haven’t read this issue you might want to stop here until you do as there be spoilers ahead!
3DS Video Review Extravaganza!
As many of you will know I have been anticipating the 3DS launch for a few months. The fact that we Europeans get it a whole two days before you unlucky Americans meant we at GeeksFTW have taken the opportunity to have a somewhat casual video review of it before the American release. I will be covering the 3DS a lot this weekend so that any of you who are still on the fence about it can get some more info.
Please enjoy the video (Sorry about my cold) and let me know if there is anything else you’d like me to cover about the 3DS.
Side Note: Despite what I say in the video about the 3D being “gimmicky” it is actually very good. I’ve had more time with it since then and it really does add to the game. At least in Street Fighter anyway.
The Age of Dragons Have Indeed Begun
"You will die for what you did to Mother"
Dragon Age 2 took what was good about the first one and threw it away and made some things much better but a so took some of the mundane out. For instance, the new leveling up system is way faster and easier to use. If you like getting into numbers and theorycrafting that is still there, while letting to people who don’t, like it just the same. One of the biggest things missing was a deeper backstory for all the companions. In Origins there was the camp that the player visited after every mission where he/she could learn almost the entire life’s story of the companions, sadly this was lacking in Dragon Age 2. There were the occasional side missions that lead into dialog with the companions but not as much as some would have liked. The gift giving system was almost completely removed. Only one gift could be given to a companion and that certain gift was sometimes really hard to find, if found at all.
Why You’re a Fool to Pass Up You Don’t Know Jack: A Review
You may have heard, over the past week or so, about a new version of You Don’t Know Jack hitting all the major systems. I’m here to tell you that that news is accurate. After a little over a 7 year gap between retail releases, Jellyvision is back with all new convoluted questions and hilarious answers. Hit the jump to see why this budget-priced trivia gem is worth your money.Â
Betrayal of my fandom – I might actually like “Smallville”
Smallville Season 1
I’m a Batman fan to the core.
I watched the movies. I own various seasons of the animated series. I dress as characters. I write fanfiction. I own toys, pez dispensers, plates, and so on. All in the name of my love for Batman and the Rogues Gallery.
I’ve always thought Batman was definitely the better superhero when compared to Superman. I mean, he’s a dude without a single superpower who also isn’t afraid to break a thug’s legs to get the information he needs. If Superman even bruises someone I swear it looks like he might be the one to cry. I’m all in favor of a little tough love. Plus Batman has the coolest nemesis: The Joker. How can you top that?
With all my Batman love I now have to admit that I feel like a traitor.
“Your lives have ended. What you do with your new lives is entirely up to me.” – Gantz the movie
photo via Viz Pictures
About a week ago I had the chance to see the new live-action Gantz movie on its one day showing here in the States. I had actually won a free pass from VIZ to see it here in Nashville (it was being broadcast live from LA to theaters around the country) and convinced a couple of friends to go with me. We braved the ice that was coating Nashville that night to check out a live-action movie based on a manga and anime that none of us were really familiar with. I’d seen the first few episodes of the anime about a year prior but hadn’t watched any since.
I do have to admit that part of the reason I was so excited to see it was that I discovered one of my favorite actors, Matsuyama Kenichi (who played L in the live-action Death Note movies) would be one of the main characters.
Well, the live intro to the movie was hosted by someone who definitely was not made to host such things. Honestly, I think we would have thrown popcorn at the screen if we’d had any. It was nice to see that they had the two lead actors (and their translators) brought up on stage for a quick intro and a reminder of a Q&A session after the movie. Then it started.
“I know what that music means!” – a new kind of horror with “The Room”
The Room
Looking for a movie that will make you stare at the screen in abject horror, wanting to tear your eyes away but unable to do so? I’ve got the perfect movie for you.
It’s not the newest Saw sequel.
It’s not a zombie flick.
It’s not even an odd numbered Star Trek film.
I’m talking about a film by Tommy Wiseau called “The Roomâ€.
What’s not to love about zombie sheep?
photo via Amazon.com
Sometimes you run across the most awesome things completely by accident. That’s how I ended up watching “Black Sheepâ€, a New Zealand horror-comedy a few years ago.
It’s hard to describe the movie other than with the phrase “mutant zombie sheep†but think of Evil Dead 2…only with sheep. Yep, it’s that hilarious.
The story starts out with two young boys on farm in New Zealand. One of them is out herding the sheep with his father. The old brother gets jealous and plays a horrible prank on the younger boy when he returns. The combination of that and some devastating news at the same time gives the younger brother a severe phobia of sheep. It then picks up 15 years later when the younger brother, Henry, is returning to the farm to sell his part of it to his older brother, Angus. Angus has become known for his work to breed a new type of sheep that will outshine the others. While this is going on, a pair of folks (who are very hippie-ish) are trying to break into Angus’ lab to steal evidence of what they believe to be dangerous and extremely harmful experiments.
Defy Gravity Game Review
I want to first state that the lead developer for Fish Factory Games, based in New Orleans, contacted me and Provided me with a review copy of the game. With that said I will give my full and honest opinion about this game in this review. There are some good and some bad. And now I present my review.
The game is priced at $4.99. You get 16 levels and when you beat those levels you unlock hard mode that takes away certain features away from the original mode.
The game feels like a cross between Braid, Mega Man, and Portal. The game is very addicting. I found myself playing just one more level until I finished the original mode and then halfway done with hard mode.
“Your Majesty! SHE has returned to Oz!” – Remembering “Return to Oz”
Sometimes there are movie that frighten you so badly as a child that you are almost afraid to watch them again as an adult. Sometimes you pluck up the courage to watch them again and find yourself wondering what in the world was so scary about them.
Sometimes you watch them again and realize exactly why they were so scary back then and why they are creepy even now.
“Return to Oz†is one of the latter for me.
I remember being terrified of various parts of this movie when I was little. It’s probably the reason that I have a serious fear of psychiatrists and those weird electrical pulse machines they use in physical therapy. Yet after watching “Lady in White†which frightened me back then and now makes me wonder why I decided it was time to brave “Return to Ozâ€â€¦with the help of a friend.
Over the holidays I sat down with my friend Amanda and we watched this movie that she had never seen all the way through and that I hadn’t seen in years.
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