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April 17, 2015
The Descendants Volume 1
I first discovered comic books in the early 90s. I was a huge fan of the X-Men and Batman: The Animated Series and my brother, whose sports collectibles shop sold comics as well, shipped me some unsold issues of various comics. Although I first came to comics in the 90s, I became quickly addicted and through the use of my local library and back-issue bins, quickly began devouring older stories from the Silver and Bronze Age. And of the comics I read, the Bronze Age ones were undoubtedly my fa...
April 13, 2015
Daredevil on Netflix
On April 10th,Daredevil premiered on Netflix.And no, I’m not talking about the 2003 film directed by Mark Steven Johnson. This is a thirteen-episode Netflix original series.
All ofthe live-action properties produced by Marvel Studios take place within a shared universe andDaredevil is no exception. As with all Netflix original shows, all thirteen episodes were released at once. So when I got home from work Friday afternoon, I immediately began binge-watching, and I watched the final episode o...
March 29, 2015
New, upcoming releases and events!
There are some new things coming up very soon!
For starters, I wanted to let everyone know thatVanguard #3: Air of Revolution is now available exclusively at Amazon and on Kindle Unlimited!
Also this Tuesday, March 31st, will see a special Facebook event, called Meet the Serial Killers! Thisevent will feature several authors of serialized fiction, offering discounts and exclusive giveaways all day!
The event is organized byPodcast 451 and Cheap Serials.
I will be at the event from 3-4 PM PST...
March 27, 2015
Final thoughts on Clean Reader
NOTE:I know Chuck Wendig used a similarPeter Quill image in his excellent “Fuck You, Clean Reader: Authorial Consent Matters” post (which you should read), but there’s really no more perfect image to use.
Recently, an app called Clean Reader appeared on the market,selling books with a filter that removes all the “profanity.” I put “profanity” in quotes, because what Clean Readerdefines as profanity contains a heavy conservative Christian (and some would convincingly argue) sexist bias. Phrase...
March 25, 2015
No, we don’t need #ComicsGate
Today, I saw an interesting article over at Salon, titled “The new Gamergate: Angry white men are trying to shut down diverse comics.” In the article, Matt Binder takes down an article written on Breitbart.com by “journalist”/professional misogynistMilo Yiannopoulos. See, Milo is all pissed because Marvel has reimagined Thor as a woman.
This proves that Milo hasn’t actually read Jason Aaron’s excellentThor comic. Because you see, there is no reimagining. Thor has not switched genders, he some...
March 2, 2015
Revisiting Tomb Raider 2013
A while back, there was some huge controversy over the then-upcomingTomb Raider reboot, a game, which looked like it was going to go with a pretty misogynistic take on the famous video game heroine. I wrote a post about it, titled “The Rape of Lara Croft,” in which I attacked the game’s executive producer, Ron Rosenberg, for comments he made.
Rosenberg’s comments still read as pretty stupid, but it looks like it’s just an example of very poor phrasing. Because I did have the opportunity to pla...
February 27, 2015
The POWER/RANGERS Debacle
So there’s this new fan film out now calledPower/Rangers. It’s around fifteen minutes long and features a grim and gritty reimagining of Saban’sMighty Morphin’ Power Rangersand stars Katee Sackhoff as KimberlyandJames Van Der Beek as Rocky.SCG Power Rangers LLC, the company that owns the rights to the property, demanded it be taken down.
AdiShankar, who created the short, isn’t backing down. In a response, he wrote: “I consider this an outright infringement on freedom of expression and individ...
February 23, 2015
Celebrate Vanguard #2’s release with #1 for free!
Vanguard #2: Cold War Frankenstein is now on sale at Amazon for only 99¢ and to celebrate, I’ve madeVanguard #1: Come The Exemplar free! But you have to hurry, because this deal ends on Wednesday, February 25th!
Vanguard #1: Come The Exemplar$0.99
Author: Percival Constantine
Series: Vanguard, Book 1
Genres: 99¢, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superheroes
Tag: Free & Discount eBooks
Publisher: Nifty Entertainment
Publication Year: 2015
When a superhuman attempts to be a hero, his arro...
February 9, 2015
Lucian: Dark God’s Homecoming
Lucian: Dark God’s Homecoming
by Van Allen Plexico
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’m a huge fan of Van Allen Plexico’s Sentinels series. Normally I don’t go in for the more space opera-type stuff, so I was curious to see how this book would read. It’s a very enjoyable story with some great action set-pieces. I liked the interaction between Lucian and his human companion, Evelyn. However, I did feel the first-person style was a bit of a weakness from the book. Lucian is a very self-centered character,...
In Defense of Remakes
Recently, I began watching the reboot ofBattlestar Galactica. I had watched a few episodes several years ago, but didn’t quite get into it. Now I’ve tried it again and have gotten sucked in. I’ve been watching a few episodes every day and now I’m in the middle of the fourth and final season.
And as I watch this show, I can’t help but think about some other properties that have been in the news lately.There are two remakes/reboots in the works that involve properties very close to my heart, and...
