• My Favorite Final Fantasy Protagonists

    Can you guess what I’ve been playing the living shit out of this last week? Go ahead. Guess. I might just surprise you. Storytelling is at the heart of Final Fantasy. Back when video game stories were simple, this series was known for blazing narrative trails! It’s safe to say that we wouldn’t have the…

  • Mort: Part-Time Reaper

    Death was always my favorite Discworld character. And behold! A whole book with him as one of the main characters. I knew this series was my thing! Farm-boy Mort is seeking a master to apprentice under. Problem is, only one figure is willing to take him: Death himself. Will Mort be able to keep up…

  • Troglodyte: Blood and Filth

    Smells like an orc’s loincloth in here! Last words of Arlax Hammermantle, dwarf spelunker Lore: Only the Strongest and Smelliest Constantly at war with the other denizens of the Underdark, troglodytes mark the shallow depths of their domains with the bones and blood (and sometimes dung) of their dead enemies. The most loathsome humanoid creatures…

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past Should Have Been the Finale

    X-Men: Days of Future Past Should Have Been the Finale

    I could just say ‘this movie retcons X3 and Origins out of existence’, and that would be sufficient reason to call it a masterpiece. But that probably wouldn’t be enough for an article, so we’ll dive a little deeper than that. Days of Future Past was put in a bizarre position. It had to tie…

  • Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc: Third Verse, Same as the First Two

    Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc: Third Verse, Same as the First Two

    It feels like Demon Slayer’s unrelenting momentum is finally starting to wane. Maybe it’s just me, but this season didn’t make so much of a splash as the other ones did. Which is understandable. This season is where the cracks in the series really start to show. It’s still gorgeously animated, and the music is…