Marvel’s 2006 Civil War comic book storyline was, at the time, a critically divisive work and yet, a commercial success. Retrospectively, the whole thing comes across as kind of stupid. Civil War was an exciting, brutal, incoherent mess; an action story with not much heart, full of an enormous cast that seem to obey no …

DC Comics is reinventing itself yet again, relaunching all its titles and bringing in some fresh creative teams. Last week we had a look at all the new Batman books that would be launching. Some were interesting, others less so. But what about Superman? DC’s oldest and possibly most recognizable property is also given the …

Welcome little scorpions to the second episode of this season of Penny Dreadful. In this episode, titled “Predators Near and Far”, we see what a Victorian date with Ives and Dr. Sweet is like and what “getting coffee really means”. Then we travel to Africa and meet up with Sir Malcolm and learn of how much …

Throw on your cloaks and hold onto your butts – we’re headed into the Forbidden Forest. You know. The place where no one should ever, ever go. Except, of course, if you are an eleven-year-old who needs to be punished for an insignificant infraction. Something is murdering unicorns and we are very concerned (maybe too much), …

Warning: Contains violence against puppers. This recap obviously contains spoilers from Season 6 Episode 3. Jon is alive and Davos cannot believe his eyes. We got to see some Jon butt but what was up with that strategically placed leg hiding his Pennsylvania, being a literal cock block? 0/5 stars. Being dead for a couple …

The Indie presence was in full-force at PaxEast 2016 this year and with the Megabooth set in the dead center of the convention, it was an imposing figure on the show floor. I spent a great deal of time travelling through setups and have boiled down the Indie games that got my blood pumping. Battle …

  Oh HBO, you are such a tease! This week, got mere feet away from the biggest mystery in all of Game of Thrones, only to be whisked away by Bran’s tree daddy. That being said, we still had some fun moments this week. We got to see groggy Jon Snow take vegence on those …

The Abridged Drunks and Dragons is our attempt to making getting into the DnD Podcast easier for new listeners. Episodes have been boiled down to around 10 – 20 minutes. All the important story bits, and even more important goofs and tangents have been left in for your enjoyment. This original version of this episode …

This is not a light book. Ada Palmer has rewritten the whole history of the modern world and the onrushing future, according to philosophies both new and old, but deeply held and profoundly discussed regardless of their age. Questions of progress, of perfection, of right living. It’s heavy and at times perplexing. But all of …

There are a few elements to a video game that will ensure I will want to play it. One is if I can date in the game; preferably date humans, but I have settled for pigeons before. The second is if it has any dealings with a period of history that I find interesting, I …