The current volume of Harley Quinn hits a milestone – Harley Quinn #75 – as writer Sam Humphries says goodbye, and he gets a helluva sendoff. The writing is really only scaffolding for the murderer’s row of artists that join him here. Harley’s getting roasted and different characters are telling …
Read More »Teen Titans Go! to Camp… Darkseids summer camp
Longtime Teen Titans Go! Comics writer Sholly Fisch reunited with the gang for their first long-form graphic novel story – and it’s set inside a summer camp organized by Darkseid. While that might sound a bit too dark, Fisch has found humor in this nightmarish summer camp. (Image credit: DC) …
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We’re taught from an early age that first impressions count, so it makes sense that developers often put a great deal of thought and care into the first few moments of their interactive stories. As a result, we’ve been treated to some truly jaw-dropping video game openings in our time, …
Read More »Seth Rogen interview: “If youre going to make a huge comedy, your competition is Marvel”
Seth Rogen’s laugh has become as ubiquitous as some of the actor/writer/producer’s work. That deep, inward “he-he-he-he” has been turned in a meme, with one video montages of Rogen laughing for 30 seconds non-stop (opens in new tab) being viewed over 500,000 times. It is, therefore, a pleasure to report …
Read More »Best Shots Review – Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1 (5/10)
Stemming from Marvel’s ongoing ‘Empyre’ crossover, Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1 (opens in new tab) focuses on the villainous Quoi who leads the Cotati forces. This issue focuses on a psychic battle between mother and son, as Quoi seeks to prove his loyalty to his father and the ways …
Read More »The making of Yoshis Island – How Nintendo delivered a sensational successor to Super Mario World
There’s an enormous burden of expectation that comes with following up a game like Super Mario World. Retro Gamer (opens in new tab) readers voted it the greatest game of all time, and many would argue that it was as close as you could get to a perfect game, as …
Read More »Best Shots review – Joker War in Batman #96 “looking better than ever”
If the first installment of ‘Joker War’ established the stakes as they relate to Batman directly, Batman #96 allows James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez to show a little bit about how Gotham City has been affected. Batman #96 Written by James Tynion IV Art by Jorge Jimenez and Tomeu …
Read More »Have you tried… building a base to explore an irradiated, evil wood in Chernobylite?
I nearly bounced off Chernobylite hard. Its spooky set up of exploring an irradiated, monster-filled Chernobyl explains nothing. After wandering cluelessly around a forest for a while, with nothing more than 10 bullets for a revolver only slightly more damaging than a bad Yelp review, I died. Then I shut …
Read More »Project Cars 3 preview: At last a driving sim that’s properly playable with a pad
Everyone’s favourite Community Assisted Racing Simulator returns for a second sequel in the form of Project Cars 3, and we’ve been given days’ worth of unmonitored access to an unfinished but impressively full-featured version of the game on PC to poke about with. But what is immediately apparent is how …
Read More »Best Shots Review: Captain Marvel #18 “meat-and-potatoes superhero action”
Carol Danvers’ promotion as the new Kree Accuser feels like echoes of Spider-Man’s own symbiotic power-up from the days of Secret Wars, and as such, Captain Marvel #18 (opens in new tab) is a solid Empyre tie-in that adds new wrinkles to Carol’s history with the Kree empire. This issue …
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