Short Fiction Fridays: War In the Streets

Adrienne Carter limped out of the building burning behind her. Pain shot through her left leg as she struggled not to fall to her knees. She took another step, heat searing her back and then another, hoping she could get away from the building fast enough. She hoped whatever that was in there died along [...]

Nazi Killin’ Fun

Sometimes a movie will just be a huge surprise, like Iron Man, and manage to be impressive in every way and exceeding any expectations anyone has for the film.  Much like Iron Man before it, Captain America: the First Avenger is that kind of movie.  Clever, charming, if a little simple, Captain America is probably [...]

Balancing the Budget

This is going to be a short one, since it’s late and I want to go back to reading the Dresden Files.  I’ve got to give thanks to my friend John for setting me up with tonight’s idea, by the way, since most of these concepts are his.  We sat down and I grilled him [...]

Dumb Marketing Gimmicks: Mega Man Legend 3

I don’t really have too much to write here today.  I’ve been doing a lot of research all day for the big article I’m doing on sexism in video games and other media I’ve been promising for about four months.  That one looks like it’s going to be a multi-parter, so I’m probably not going [...]

A Fitting End: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Review

After eight movies in a row, it’s good to see a franchise end with a bang.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 gives a satisfying ending to the lengthy, complex and sometimes questionable Harry Potter series by being tightly focused, well written and, frankly, pretty awesome.  While the movie highlights the issues with [...]

I wonder if Morrison and DC called it Project: One More Day

I was going to write a review of Harry Potter, but I think that can wait. DC announced what they plan to do with Superman with the reboot.  Surprising no one, and seriously disappointing me, DC decided they were going to break up Clark and Lois and reset the entire Superman mythology.  Again. I can’t [...]

Reboots and Continious Storytelling

I was going to do a little filler about rebooting Donna Troy today, but I started thinking about it, and after realizing I didn’t want to do a bunch of research on a character I don’t like very much, I started to think about the nature of the upcoming DC Reboot.  The more I think [...]

Short Fiction Friday: I Swore An Oath

Scott had to wait until the hail of bullets subsided before he could run to the men and women laying out in the street in front of him. Automatic rifle fire rattled against the mailbox he was ducking against as he prayed to any deity that would hear his medical supplies were still intact. Cursing [...]