Last year, I wrote a piece where I selected Captain America over Superman as representative of what it means to be an inspiring, benevolent, super powered person. I based my decision on my feelings about the character of Superman, which tend to lean towards that of Lex Luthor. I appreciate that Superman does wonderful things for the…
What We’re Playing: January
Al is feeling all the emotions. The Last of Us: Left Behind Naughty Dog Released: February 14, 2014 PS3, PS4 I have finally gotten around to playing The Last of Us’s prequel. And I am in love. Spending a lot of time with Ellie will really get the onions chopping. This dlc acts as a…
Weekend Review
Ghost in the Shell, DC vs Marvel Burlesque, Marco Polo, teenage werewolves, and lots and lots of great reads. Here’s what we talked about at WWAC this past week!
Injustice: Gods Among Us: Why’re You Hitting Yourself?
There are so many games to play, and so little time. I spend a lot of that time simply staring at my gaming wall of shame, trying to decide what to play next. Sometimes, I’ll cheat by watching the YouTube videos of cinematic scenes, but when I started watching the video for Injustice: Gods Among…
Reading Diaries: Reading Resolutions
We’re doing something a little different for January’s Reading Diaries. Instead of what we’ve been reading, we’re sharing our reading resolutions for 2015. Such as, books or authors we’ve always wanted to read but have never had the chance to, new releases we’re looking forward to, and genres we want to explore. Christa: I went on a huge…
Rage Against the Shell: Questionable Casting for Kusanagi
A Ghost in the Shell live action film is going ahead; Scarlett Johansson has been cast as the lead. We’re not joyful about this. Let’s take turns blasting out our initial reactions, and then form up to answer some of the questions that will come out of that. Claire: I’ll go first, as I’m right…
#WWACTV: A Discussion Of Netflix’s Marco Polo
Marco Polo is an epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic Silk Road to the great Kublai Khan’s court. But Marco soon finds that navigating the Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue, and rivalry will be his greatest challenge yet, even as he becomes a…
Life Geek!: 12/11/14-12/25/14
Claire I was walking briskly past Holland & Barrett this week when something brought me up short: snails. Snails to go on your face; a concoction of snail-based “beauty product.” It sounded horrible, so I had to know more. Here are the facts: apparently snail slime gives a Wolverine-like effect when smeared onto the skin…
What We’re Playing: December
Ginnis is playing Happy Street and Archie: Riverdale Rescue Happy Street Godzi lab Released August 1st, 2012 iOS and Android
Inquisition Diaries #10: Elf Upliftification
SPOILER WARNING: These diaries will contain spoilers for Dragon Age Inquisition (DAI), as well as its predecessors, Dragon Age: Origins (DAO) and Dragon Age II (DA2), and may also contain spoilers from the tie-in materials. If you’re new to this whole Dragon Age business and want to know what the hell I’m going on about,…
Review: The Private Eye #9
The Private Eye #9 Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Artist: Marcos Martin Colourist: Muntsa Vincente www.PanelSyndicate.com This is the second last issue of Private Eye, and, surprisingly, the most disappointing entry in what has otherwise been an amusing and shrewd mystery, and a frightening prediction of what our very near future could be. In the previous…
Inquisition Diaries #9: Hate the Playa, Not The Game
SPOILER WARNING: These diaries will contain spoilers for Dragon Age Inquisition (DAI), as well as its predecessors, Dragon Age: Origins (DAO) and Dragon Age II (DA2), and may also contain spoilers from the tie-in materials. If you’re new to this whole Dragon Age business and want to know what the hell I’m going on about,…