- December 26th, 2009
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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…
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- December 24th, 2009
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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…
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- December 23rd, 2009
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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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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…
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- December 22nd, 2009
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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…
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- December 21st, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- December 20th, 2009
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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…
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- December 19th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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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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…
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- December 16th, 2009
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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…
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- December 14th, 2009
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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…
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- December 13th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- December 10th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- December 9th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- December 7th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- December 6th, 2009
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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,…
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- December 5th, 2009
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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…
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- December 4th, 2009
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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…
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- December 3rd, 2009
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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…
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- December 2nd, 2009
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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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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…
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- December 1st, 2009
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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…
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- November 29th, 2009
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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…
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- November 22nd, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 20th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 17th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 15th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 12th, 2009
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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 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…
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- November 11th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 10th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 8th, 2009
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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…
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- November 6th, 2009
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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…
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- November 5th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 4th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 3rd, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 2nd, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- November 1st, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- October 29th, 2009
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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…
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- October 25th, 2009
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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…
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- October 15th, 2009
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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…
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- October 14th, 2009
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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…
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- October 13th, 2009
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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…
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- October 11th, 2009
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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…
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- October 8th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- October 5th, 2009
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whatistechnoagain has posted a new entry on: What Is Techno Again?
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…
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- October 4th, 2009
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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…
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- October 2nd, 2009
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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…
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