Author: jernahblunt

  • A Wizard of Earthsea: A Man and His Shadow

    Ah, classic fantasy. Feels like it’s been a while since I’ve read one of these. Like visiting your grandparents after a long time. I knew absolutely nothing about the Wizard of Earthsea series going into this. Nothing beyond the fact that it was classic fantasy. Having grown up on the genre, that was all I…

  • Gamera: Super Monster and the End of an Era

    Gamera: Super Monster and the End of an Era

    This is it, folks. The last Gamera movie of the Showa era. And what an era it’s been. We’ve had some good movies, some great dumb fun, and some snooze fests. Question is: which is this one? Neither. This movie is something far, far worse. It’s a cash grab. A soulless, half-assed piece of trash…

  • Berserk Manga Review: Departure of Flame

    Berserk Manga Review: Departure of Flame

    Prepare your swords and armor, everyone. Today, we’re finishing the first act of Falcon of the Millennium Empire. Last time on Berserk: Guts was overwhelmed by Grunbeld, the dragon Apostle, and left on death’s door. But with some help from Schierke, Isidro, and Serpico, he’s encased in a dangerous magical fetish in the Berserker Armor.…

  • Best Boss Battles: Messmer the Impaler

    Best Boss Battles: Messmer the Impaler

    When the first trailer for ‘Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree‘ was released, the hype train shot out of the station immediately. Standing at the front of that excitement, spear in hand, serpent coiled around his shoulders, stood Messmer the Impaler. From Software put him front and center of all the marketing, collector’s edition statue…

  • Malice: Wolves and Snakes, Gods and Men

    Man, I gotta stop sleeping on John Gwynn’s work. I’ve only read three of his books so far, and all three have been incredible! After many years of war between men and giants, the world begins to change. Signs point to the return of the gods, and with their coming, the fabled God War will…