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sWho is this masked man?
Tuesday , 10, October 2017 Comics, News, Promotions, Publications Leave a commentThanks to the fourth Hero backer, the Alt★Hero campaign is now rapidly approaching the landmark $100k level that less than one percent of all kickstarted campaigns ever reach. In the meantime, someone had better tell Jon Del Arroz to get cracking. He’s now got TWO novels to co-write. And as for the masked man, this is Diego Red […]
The first three books in Jonathan Moeller’s newest science fiction series have now hit the spaceways. * * * * * Iron Hand The galaxy is at war, but wars are won and lost in the shadows. To the galaxy at large, Jack March is a privateer […]
SUPERVERSIVE: The Fatal Flaw of “The Once and Future King”
Tuesday , 10, October 2017 Uncategorized Leave a commentLet me get some stuff out of the way right now. “The Once and Future King”, T.H. White’s brilliant retelling of the Arthurian legend based on Malory’s Le Morte De’Arthur, is an incredible book. It is one of the great achievements of literature. “The Ill-Made Knight” is the second best fantasy novel of all time. […]
Ogre and G.E.V. are easily among the top 100 best games ever created. The gigantic cybernetic battle-tanks tend to get the most attention, and that’s understandable. Winchell Chung’s depictions of the Ogre Mark V is among gaming’s most iconic illustrations of all time. And the awesomeness of one single unit plowing through an entire army […]
“Oh no, Daddy Warpig,” people say to me, “Why are you so mean? Why do you have to tear down things other people love? Why don’t you say something NICE for a change?” Never let it be said that I am loath to answer a fan’s request. So, to brighten the hearts of millions of […]
JUST RELEASED: SJWs Always Double Down
Monday , 9, October 2017 Just Released, News, Publications 1 CommentWhether you realize it or not, if you live in the West, you are currently engulfed in a civilization-wide cultural war that is taking place all around you. Maybe you’re aware of it, or maybe you’re not. It doesn’t matter. The cultural war is real and it is vicious. And unlike a traditional shooting war […]
SENSOR SWEEP: Constantly Shifting Spotlights, Cataclysmic Paradigm Shifts, Metaphysical Exploration, and Opportunistic Tsunami
Monday , 9, October 2017 Sensor Sweep 12 CommentsD&D (Gaming While Conservative) My Gaming Shelf — “Other books have come and gone. I’ve had dalliances with the latest New Hotness, from Gygax’s dense and intellectual AD&D to today’s light and childish edition. I’ve piloted mechs in 3rd edition and ridden the Krynn Express adventures, rails and all. I’ve been to cons where escaping the […]
ALT-HERO update: Chuck Dixon and new stretch goals
Sunday , 8, October 2017 Comics, News, Promotions, Publications Leave a commentSo, we’ve gone ahead and made a few changes to the Stretch Goals and the Rewards. First and foremost, we are pleased to announce that Chuck Dixon–best known for his record run on Batman at DC Comics (where he co-created the villain BANE) and seminal work on Marvel’s The Punisher–will be writing Alt★Hero Vols VII through IX. Just to confirm, Digital Edition […]
In Jon Del Arroz’s novella, Gravity of the Game, Commissioner Hideki Ichiro is growing frustrated as his attempts to bring baseball to the moon are frustrated by its low gravity. About to give up, he visits a sickly child in the hospital, whose love of the game rekindle Ichiro’s drive to succeed. But as he is about […]
Earl Norem (1923-2015) was an artist with a similar background as John Duillo. It is debatable that he is forgotten considering his comic book work is still discussed today. Norem served in the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division in WW II. He saw combat including getting wounded during the breakout into the Po River valley […]
The lay of the land surrounding the player’s base of Yam Town comes into one notch better focus: Gordo is partying it down with representatives of the Last Remnants of civilization four days travel to the west. (Two through clear terrain and two through desert.) There’s still some sort of gigantic mutant bug rampaging around […]
One of the more striking aspects of how science fiction has changed over time is the lack of works that appeal to younger fans. Think back, dear reader, to the first books and authors in the genre that really grabbed your attention. In my case, it was Heinlein. Not only his famous series of juveniles […]