Comic Book Review: Spy Ninjas: Virtual Reality Madness!

Comic Book Review: Spy Ninjas: Virtual Reality Madness! written by Vannotes, illustrated by Mike Anderson The Spy Ninjas, a team of brave Youtubers who battle evil hackers, investigate an abandoned base of their archenemies, Project Zorgo. No attempt has been made to clean up the damage from the battle here some time ago. Checking the… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Spy Ninjas: Virtual Reality Madness!

Anime Review: Uncle from Another World

Uncle means well, but his face can be offputting.

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

Book Review: The History of Opera for Beginners

Book Review: The History of Opera for Beginners by Ron David Opera is one of the great art forms, blending theater and music into a powerful emotional experience.  But it also has a stereotype of being incomprehensible melodrama that boring rich people drag their unwilling spouses to.  And many of the books about opera are written… Continue reading Book Review: The History of Opera for Beginners