Book Review: Chronicles of Aragore Book 1: Naming by Tyler A. Mann The troll caravan guard that we meet at the beginning of the story has no name. The family he was born into did not have a tradition of naming children, and the circus that enslaved him only called him “the troll.” But his… Continue reading Book Review: Chronicles of Aragore Book 1: Naming
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Webtoon Review: Disenchantment Seasons 4-5
Webtoon Review: Disenchantment Seasons 4-5 Note: This review contains SPOILERS for Seasons 1-3. If you’re sensitive to that, you may want to check out my earlier reviews first. Quick recap: Rambunctious princess (and for a while queen) Bean and her friends, wimpy half-elf Elfo and tempter demon Luci, have gone through many adventures together in… Continue reading Webtoon Review: Disenchantment Seasons 4-5
Manga Review: Delicious in Dungeon 1
Manga Review: Delicious in Dungeon 1 by Ryoko Kui It is said that “an army marches on its stomach.” Logistics are important to adventurers too, as this party just learned the hard way. They’d lost their food supplies while in the dungeon, so when a red dragon popped up, they were suffering the effects of… Continue reading Manga Review: Delicious in Dungeon 1
Anime Review: Uncle from Another World
Anime Review: Uncle from Another World (Japanese title: “Isekai Ojisan”) The year is 2017. Yosuke Shibazaki has just woken from a seventeen year coma he entered when hit by a truck when he himself was seventeen. The shock of all those missing years–his toddler nephew Takafumi Takaoka is now in his early twenties–is compounded by… Continue reading Anime Review: Uncle from Another World
Comic Book Review: Peripety Volume 1
Comic Book Review: Peripety Volume 1 by Sam Medlock (aka Mushkikizou-chan) A young elf awakens with no memory. He has apparently been attacked, but it’s not clear by who or what. An elf girl named Sepa found him in the woods, and brought him to the cottage of herself and her healer brother Irelusuke (Relli… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Peripety Volume 1
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #22: Christmas with the Super Heroes
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #22: Christmas with the Super Heroes by various creators ‘Tis the holiday season, so let’s kick back and enjoy a collection of DC Comics heroes enjoying Christmas, or at least the secular version of same. “The TT’s Swingin’ Christmas Carol!” written by Bob Haney and art by Nick… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #22: Christmas with the Super Heroes
Anime Review: Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (2022)
Anime Review: Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (2022) Centuries ago on a planet named Earth, there was a great scientific civilization. But Man grew proud, and created its own new god, Anthrasax, Goddess of Destruction. Naturally, they could not control it, and the old world ended. Now, science is virtually unknown, magic and wizards are… Continue reading Anime Review: Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (2022)
Book Review: Pilgrims with Blades A01: Pressed into Service
Book Review: Pilgrims with Blades A01: Pressed Into Service by Douglas Van Dyke Jr. The city-state of Kashmer, in the realm of Dhea Loral, has a problem. One of its nobles has been captured by orcs, and the ransom asked is ludicrous. It’s actually cheaper to mobilize the military; while the army attacks from one… Continue reading Book Review: Pilgrims with Blades A01: Pressed into Service
Comic Strip Review: Guilded Age Volume Three
Comic Strip Review: Guilded Age Volume Three written by T. Campbell & Phil Kahn, illustrated by John Waltrip Note: The following review contains SPOILERS for the previous two volumes. The Peacemakers are an elite band of adventurers who are contracted by the city state of Gastonia, which is majority human but has people of other… Continue reading Comic Strip Review: Guilded Age Volume Three
Anime Review: So I’m a Spider, So What?
Anime Review: So I’m a Spider, So What? Getting reincarnated in another world after an accident or explosion is getting rather commonplace these days. But when a spider hatches out with the memories of a Japanese high school student, and her fellow hatchlings try to eat her, this seems like a bit of an imposition.… Continue reading Anime Review: So I’m a Spider, So What?