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- December 26th, 2009
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Raven Gregory on The Waking
This week’s Impulse Creations article is up a bit early: an interview with Zenescope writer Raven Gregory. In it we discuss his upcoming comic, The Waking—which is a zombie book wrapped in…
- December 24th, 2009
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Bleepin’ Blips: Never-Ending Fantasy
Another Bleepin’ Blips article is on the front page of RadNerd—and this time it deals with none other than Final Fantasy. But what’s not to like about Final Fantasy, you ask? Just ho…
- December 23rd, 2009
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New Writing Gig and Review
When I said last time that it’s been a busy week, I really wasn’t kidding. Today I resigned from the Girls Entertainment Network, where I’ve been Comics Editor for almost two years.…
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Buffy’s Karl Moline Talks Willow Magic
Man, it’s been a busy week! Good thing I like this job so much. It does have its perks, after all—like getting to talk with Karl Moline, guest artist on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Seaso…
- December 22nd, 2009
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Game Over: Video Games on the Silver Screen
I really heart Spawn Kill. It’s bursting with video game action of every flavor, and it has a team of writers to its name who work hard and help make it such a thriving website and community. So…
- December 21st, 2009
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PS3 Review: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
From childhood to adulthood, Naughty Dog has remained one of my favorite games developers out there. As a PlayStation owner for the majority of my life, it brings me the faintest amount of self-indulg…
- December 20th, 2009
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Pull-O-Rama: December ’09
Only one more weekend left in December, which means the holidays are almost here! And so is a new edition of Pull-O-Rama over at Impulse Creations. Up on deck are reviews of Locke & Key: Crown of…
- December 19th, 2009
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Bat-Reviews: Batman #693
Judging a book by its cover isn’t fair practice, but in some cases the exteriors say it all. With Batman #693, the cover art rivals the actual story for the biggest waste of time. That picture o…
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Demos: Bayonetta & Dante’s Inferno
There’s a slew of exciting games waiting for us in 2010, and Bayonetta and Dante’s Inferno are two of them. Demos are up for grabs, but which action hack n’ slash will combo its way…
- December 16th, 2009
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Book Review: Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Videogames
Need one last gift for the holidays? Or maybe you just want to splurge on a little something for yourself? Put your wallet away, because over at RadNerd we’re giving away a copy of Phoenix: The…
- December 14th, 2009
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Arkham Wants You!
Batman: Arkham Asylum brought a sort of peerless glamor to 2009: a cutting-edge marriage of video games and comic books that together fostered a near masterpiece of a game. But Rocksteady and Warner B…
- December 13th, 2009
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Marvel Meltdown: December ’09
The Marvel reviews are rolling out for next Wednesday over at Impulse Creations, and The Marvelous Land of Oz #2, What If? Daredevil Vs. Elektra, and Nomad: Girl without a World #4 are all on the plat…
- December 10th, 2009
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Last Minute Holiday Buy Guide
We all know them. Every time the holidays roll around, we have to face them: Friends and family who couldn’t make a candy cane work with their aura. They’re the ones on our lists we save f…
- December 9th, 2009
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PSP Review: PaRappa the Rapper
I still remember the first time I ever played PaRappa the Rapper. No, it wasn’t a bright, sunny day. The birds weren’t singing some cliche tune, and everything wasn’t as right as rai…
- December 7th, 2009
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Bat-Reviews: Batman and Robin #5-6
Yikes, I’m behind in my Bat-Reviews! It’s been a long, grueling month over here at casa de WITA, but things will eventually calm down. Like it or not (and hopefully you’re thrilled o…
- December 6th, 2009
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Pilot Season: Murderer
December is home to a special edition of the ongoing Pilot articles over at Impulse Creations, and it’s all thanks to Top Cow’s annual Pilot Season event. First up on deck is Murderer #1,…
- December 5th, 2009
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Interview at Cary’s Comics Craze
I was honored and incredibly excited when Cary Ashby, a columnist and fellow comic book connoisseur whose name has graced Batman-On-Film (a great website I contributed Nightwing reviews to), asked if…
- December 4th, 2009
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Halo Gets 2D Animation Magic
Countless Halo fans have been salivating over the notion of a movie adaptation for the series, and while they haven’t been “graced” with a live-action filmmaker just yet, they have…
- December 3rd, 2009
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Winter Brings Armory Wars and Alt Rock
Coheed and Cambria do more than just make rock albums for some good ol’ head-banging fun—they frontline comics, as well. The Armory Wars were originally known as The Bag.On.Line Adventures…
- December 2nd, 2009
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Bleepin’ Blips: Nostalgia Goes Next-Gen
More rage than you can shake a stick at! That’s usually the tone of the ongoing Bleepin’ Blips feature over at RadNerd, but this time the rage really was sculpted in a positive way. In fac…
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At Least Heat Miser Would Be Proud
Inferno—it’s the Italian word for Hell. Dante Alighieri knew it, and he warped the first part of his Divine Comedy around the concept and all its nasty little nooks and crannies. But four…
- December 1st, 2009
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Has Yamaoka Escaped Silent Hill?
UPDATE 12/2/09: Joystiq reports that Yamaoka has indeed officially left Konami. There’s a rumor floating around over at Kotaku that the musical genius behind the popular Silent Hill games has fi…
- November 29th, 2009
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Showcase: November ‘09
November comes to an end at Impulse Creations with another graphic novel Showcase. It’s been a mild month here in Pennsylvania, and hopefully everyone stuffed their gobs on Thanksgiving. Before…
- November 22nd, 2009
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Pull-O-Rama: November ‘09
November’s Pull-O-Rama is now up at the Impulse Creations forums. This time it features reviews of Cinderella: With Love from Fabletown, Berserker #3, The Darkness #81, and Resurrection #5. Bel…
- November 20th, 2009
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Holiday Gaming
The holidays are almost upon us, which means sooner or later we procrastinators really need to start, you know, shopping and stuff. December is always a wonderful time of year for gamers—sure, N…
- November 17th, 2009
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Frolick with 3D Heroes and Chocobos This Spring
Spring holds some pretty nifty things in store for us gamers, two of which are sure to be a hit. Final Fantasy XIII finally (no pun intended) struck a release date for March 9, 2010, but while youR…
- November 15th, 2009
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Just Plain Savage, Doc
If you’ve been reading any DC comics lately, you’ve probably spotted the Batman/Doc Savage Special preview at the end—or maybe you picked up the actual issue, which released this pas…
- November 12th, 2009
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Gamers, Yes We Can
In a move that would probably make Rupert Giles (since we’re on a Whedon note here today) cry and babble on about standards and the delightful smell of musty books, libraries across the United S…
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Dollhouse Faces the Attic (Again)
Dollhouse will most likely be turning off its lights and shutting its doors due to its so far poorly received second season. After a short first season that lazily drew in fans and numbers, Fox showed…
- November 11th, 2009
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Book Review: Peter and Max
As you can probably tell from the Books section of this blog, I enjoy spotlighting a few books from time to time. It’s definitely an area of my writing that has gone somewhat unfulfilled—c…
- November 10th, 2009
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Konami Just Won’t Break the Ice
Our appointment with the psychiatric Silent Hill remake, Shattered Memories, has been moved … again. The game that was supposed to debut in late October was then pushed back to early November, a…
- November 8th, 2009
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Marvel Meltdown: November ‘09
Today I bring you another Marvel Meltdown, complete with Moon Knight and villainous pals, a Spider-Man and Deadpool titan clash, and some wannabe X-Men. Good ol’ Osborn. He just wants to fit in…
- November 6th, 2009
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Bat-Reviews: Batman #691-2
Double the Batman, double the fun … right? Two-Face would say so, especially with that dual-colored Bat-suit he’s donning on the cover and first few pages of Batman #691. Harvey must have…
- November 5th, 2009
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Off to Never Neverland with Joe Brusha
Zenescope Entertainment regularly turns classic fairy tales and fiction into the stuff of nightmares. Alice in Wonderland and Grimm Fairy Tales have both fallen under its shadow, and now Peter Pan is…
- November 4th, 2009
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Bleepin’ Blips: When Games Change Developers
We all know it happens. Sometimes a games series changes developers, and our hopes and dreams come crashing down as a result. Crash Bandicoot 2 was my first game on the PlayStation; although I had a N…
- November 3rd, 2009
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Lame Tagline, but a Trailer to Turn Back Time
I adore the Prince of Persia games, so when talk comes to a movie adaptation, I whip out the armor and flaming swords and prepare to kick some ass. I can’t help being a defender of things I love…
- November 2nd, 2009
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PSP Review: Daxter
As a long-time fan of Naughty Dog, I expect only the highest quality and entertainment from games stamped with the infamous red and white paw. The Jak and Daxter series managed to pull at my heartstri…
- November 1st, 2009
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Pilot: Arkham Reborn
This week’s Impulse article focuses on the premiere issue of the three-part mini-series, Arkham Reborn. The name kind of gives the basic set-up away—the recently blown-to-smithereens Arkha…
- October 29th, 2009
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Load Those Shotguns: Zombieland
Ready your popcorn and plop down in a good seat, because Zombieland aims to please. Let’s face it: It’s Halloween and you’re craving blood and gore. If not, you should be! The latest…
- October 25th, 2009
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Showcase: October ‘09
It’s that time again: Another Showcase article has hit the Impulse Creations forums. There’s no theme this time around (feel free to make one up for me), just a trio of good, random trades…
- October 15th, 2009
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Book Review: Atonement
Published in 2001 by Ian McEwan, Atonement unfolds during the years of World War II and is crafted with a Modernist tradition of writing and understanding rare to such a present time in our history. W…
- October 14th, 2009
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Leveling up to Volume 2: When Video Games Hit the Splash Page
If you love video games and comics alike, then there’s a good chance you’ve picked up a video game comic adaptation (say that three times fast!). I certainly have, and there’s plenty…
- October 13th, 2009
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Review: Fables Deluxe Vol. 1
Fables has been on my must-read list for awhile, so I was pretty happy to find a shiny review copy of the new Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 waiting for me in the mail. It retails for about $30, which isn̵…
- October 11th, 2009
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Pull-O-Rama: October ‘09
This month’s Pull-O-Rama is a platter of Daredevil #501, Haunt #1, Batman Annual #27, and Batman: Unseen #1. Which are good and which are bad? You’ll have to head over to Impulse Creations…
- October 8th, 2009
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Bat-Reviews: Streets of Gotham #4
Just look at that awesome cover art of Mr. Zsasz, one of my personal favorite rogues from Batman’s gallery. The actual comic should be just as great, right? It’s somewhere in between good…
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Review: Robot13 #2
When Robot13 #1 came out, I was impressed by the highly original idea and strong art (despite its likeness to Mike Mignola’s trademark visuals). Recently I was given the chance to review the sec…
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Bleepin’ Blips: No Rooster Hat Can Save It
Do you ever feel the overwhelming need to throw a fit over something in gaming that just ticks you off beyond belief? I certainly do. So this week at RadNerd I launched a new ongoing feature in which…
- October 5th, 2009
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Review: High Moon Vol. 1
Step away from the sunlight, Twilight. Get away from that movie poster, zombie. How about some good ol’ monsters and werewolves instead? David Gallaher and Steve Ellis’ comic, High Moon, i…
- October 4th, 2009
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Taking a Lesson from the Spider and the Bat
Marvel and DC have some explaining to do, and two familiar comic characters are going to set them straight. Any guesses as to who? Have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about? Then head over…
- October 2nd, 2009
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Bat-Reviews: Batman and Robin #4
I wasn’t too impressed with the previous issue, but Batman and Robin #4 kicks things into high gear once again, thankfully. Pyg is out and down for the count for now, and Grant Morrison introduc…
