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sQuick Reviews: MAGE TOME, KARMA UPSILON 4, and APPALLING STORIES
Thursday , 22, February 2018 Book Review, Short Fiction 3 CommentsIn Mage Tome, Rod Walker turns his pen towards fantasy with the first of a series of adventures featuring master thief Rowan of Kalderon. While his The Thousand Worlds series follows in the footsteps of Heinlein’s juveniles, here Walker casts an eye towards the thieves of sword and sorcery pulps and dungeon crawl games for […]
An Excerpt from: SUPERLUMINARY: THE LORDS OF CREATION
Wednesday , 21, February 2018 Fiction, Publications 1 CommentIn the 1940s, Edmond Hamilton earned the title of “World Wrecker” for his galaxy-smashing space operas. Now, seventy years later, John C. Wright sets out to inherit Hamilton’s coveted mantle with the masterpiece of pulp madness, SUPERLUMINARY: The Lords of Creation. And to whet the appetite for this ambitious spectacle of science, fantasy, and adventure, Castalia House offers […]
SUPERVERSIVE Review: The Live Action “Fullmetal Alchemist”
Wednesday , 21, February 2018 Superversive 1 CommentI’m going to start by telling you why I’m not reviewing “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood”. I absolutely loved it, as I said previously, so why not? Honestly…I can’t. It’s impossible for me to review. I love it too much. There are certain books, movies, and shows that I love so much, was so swept up in […]
Jack Dashing returns in the sequel to 2017’s tale of an alternate-earth, Adventure Constant. In just a few short weeks, the Planetary Romantic travels to a world not entirely unlike our own. A curious twist of fate strands him in a nightmarish version of New York City…or perhaps that should be a more nightmarish version of […]
Castalia House New Release: SUPERLUMINARY: THE LORDS OF CREATION
Monday , 19, February 2018 Fiction, News, Publications 1 CommentOne assassination may be an accident. Two assassinations is enemy action. Aeneas Tell of the House of Tell is one of the youngest Lords of Creation. His family rules the Nine Worlds through its control of the ultra-advanced technology that has permitted the colonization of the entire solar System. More gods than men, the Lords […]
Blame Netflix. Oh, sure, I’ve had vast numbers of people DEMAND that I review this cinematic catastrophe, but since I wasn’t ever going to spend any money on seeing it, I could plausibly wave off. “Nope, sorry. I’m too busy, it’s too expensive, and my astrologer says ‘no can do’.” Then Netflix went and put […]
Sensor Sweep: Captain Blood, Cosmic Questions, Frostgrave, and Han Solo
Monday , 19, February 2018 Sensor Sweep 2 CommentsCinema (Men of the West): “I won’t be going to see the new Star Wars movie about a young Han Solo. I’ve ended my abusive relationship with Disney Star Wars, and I’m never going back. It was hard. I loved her so much, and I’m still shocked at the level of betrayal. You see, I […]
“The ancient empires fall. The dark skinned peoples fade, and even the demons of antiquity gasp their last…but above all stands the Aryan barbarian. White-skinned, cold-eyed, dominant. The supreme fighting man of the Earth.” Robert E. Howard, “Wings in the Night” This quote is used at a Youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upSOO8rjHrw#t=15) entitled “He-Man=Nazi.” The “Robert E. […]
Action Comedies in Anime and what we can Learn from Them
Saturday , 17, February 2018 Uncategorized 9 CommentsPerhaps influenced by Anthony’s recent article and the ensuing discussion, I decided to watch anime for the first time in a few years, settling on the series One Punch Man. It follows the exploits of heroic, dull-witted Saitama, who decides to become a costumed hero after failing a job interview and encountering a half human, half […]
Science Fiction New Release Roundup – 17 Feb 2018
Saturday , 17, February 2018 Just Released Leave a commentThis week’s roundup of the newest stories in science fiction features robot geneticists bringing humanity back from extinction, serendipitous discoveries, space-fairing demon hunters, and the return of The Four Horsemen Cycle’s Jim Cartwright–and his giant mech. The Abyss of Savagery (The Wolfpack #5) – Toby Neighbors The Amazing Conclusion To The Wolfpack Series The humans […]
Example by Tom Pace appeared in the Winter 1946 issue of Planet Stories. It can be found here at Archive.org. Sometimes you read a story that just fails to leave an impression. Sometimes you try to read the story again and find out that the reason it fails to leave an impression is that you […]
Will Caligan is already hard at work on SAGA OF THE SWAN KNIGHT. He thought some of you might be interested in having a look at his concept of Gil, the Swan Knight’s Son. Some people have been asking about when they’re going to start receiving their Alt-Hero rewards. Links to download the first two […]