A few weeks ago, I started watching Due South – the Canadian show about a Mountie who goes to Chicago to find his father’s murderer. Truth be told, it’s not the greatest show on the planet, but the lead character, [...]

“Winter is Coming”… slowly but surely these words have begun to resonate through New York City subway banners, highway road signs, and viral marketing campaigns online, but for long-time fans of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy masterpiece A Song of Ice [...]

Dragon Quest VI, the latest release from the Dragon Quest franchise, has been ported to the west on the Nintendo DS. Probably one of the better-looking RPGs for the system, it gives you hours of game play in a mystical [...]

You’re either on your way to purchase your copy, or are too busy playing to actually read this article. For the scant few that are unaware of the game or are still deciding, anticipation for Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has [...]

There’s no age limit on causing mayhem – at least according to Red, the entertaining action comedy film. While Hollywood may be obsessed with youth, this movie goes to show you that experience can lead for a wholly fun – [...]

As befitting a police procedural, let’s start with the facts. Sweets is a five issue series written, drawn, lettered and everything elsed by Kody Chamberlain. It is the tale of a murder investigation in Louisiana set against the back drop [...]

It was brought up last week in the comments section that 2011 is grooming itself as the year of potential falling short (in albums that is.) It is indeed difficult when listeners are bombarded with promotion for a record to [...]

Newcomer band Tennis had been given a lot of praise long before our tans faded. This past summer, their name was on the keystrokes of many bloggers, with their surf-pop sound and a too-cute origin story. The Denver couple, Alaina [...]

If you have ever read any of my graphic novel or comic book reviews, you might know about my not-so-secret love *cough* obsession *cough* with Mike Carey. Back in 2006 when I first came across the book, The Devil You Know, [...]

With the success of the new Western film by the Coen Brothers, True Grit, the cycle has begun again. In articles, blogs, forums, and status updates across the net, people are discussing whether the Western is making a comeback. It’s [...]

I have a soft spot for bad movies. Not the giant, soulless disasters that should have been cinematic gold but leave you weeping in the theater. No, I love movies with scripts that never should have seen the light of [...]

What happens when you take one part comic book, two parts story book, mix in a spoonful of fairy tale charm and follow with a pinch of Steampunk whimsy? Life takes a turn for the dapper, or at least it [...]

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are changing to golden hues, the air is crisp and everything feels a little spooky. Halloween is upon us, and for those of you who haven’t thought of anything to wear, don’t [...]

When first starting up Mafia II, you’re greeted with some very visceral cut-scenes chronicling protagonist Vito Scaletta’s first tryst with the criminal world. Vito was raised in the slums of Empire Bay, a city very close in resemblance to New [...]