Month: May 2015

Until Dawn – How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go?

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  Earlier this week I spoke at length about the style of video game that I prefer to play currently. By and large I’m all about playing games that give you a lot of decisions to make, ranging from dialogue options to actions taken to how I’m allowed to react to situations. In researching my earlier blog post, I discovered this hidden PS4 exclusive game that had just been given a fresh release date of August 25th. Until Dawn is a survival horror video game that allows you to control…

Road to Nerfed Llamas 3 – Dr. Love Groove #nerfedllamas

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The road is drawing closer to a conclusion and final preparations are being made. I’m hoping to launch my full fledged Nerfed Llamas comic in early June, likely as a regular weekend post: I’m thinking Sundays sound good. I may need another week or so, but rest assured the new web comic will be ready very soon. Today we have the update to the character Dr. Love Groove, initially conceived of as an impish sort of character, he’s been remade to be a modern millennial vampire. Kind of an Eddie…

Bob Returns a Video Tape to Blockbuster – Original Fiction

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Bob Returns a Video Tape to Blockbuster – Original Fiction “It was as humid as hell,” Bob thought gently to himself as he lay horizontally in his recliner, bathed in only his own sweat. The ceiling fan was rocking from side to side in a violent rhythm that made it seem as if it had just snorted a line of coke (not the delicious beverage), but the cool wind generated by these gyrations weren’t enough. Not only was it hot, but the air was filled with the outstanding aroma of…

Dr. Gamelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Video Games Again

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Dr. Gamelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Video Games Again I’ve been bored as of late. Bored of video games. I have been a gamer for the vast majority of my life, starting with a Sears edition Atari 2600 in the early 80s, graduating to Nintendo Entertainment System in the late 80s, and then eventually most major console releases that followed. I have loved playing games, from classics like Combat, River Raid, Super Mario Brothers and Metroid, to more modern titles such as Mass Effect, Catherine,…

The Unrefined: A Fodo Finish – Original Fiction

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Head count: 8 people in the convenience store. 3 teenage male Caucasians by the soft drink fountain, 2 Latina twenty-somethings at the counter getting ready to buy cigarettes, an older Asian male browsing the snack options, an Arab male assigned to cash register duty, and 1 adult white male by the ice machine. The man guarding the ice box surveys the store one last time, just to be sure before he starts. The Latinas are giggling and making fun of the convenience store clerk in Spanish, believing that he cannot…

Best Movies You’ve Never Heard Of: Tapeheads

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“Any ordinary man would have given it up by now!” In my treasure trove of favorite movie experiences, few match the wit, mirth and profound charm that is baked into the 1988 classic: Tapeheads. Directed by Bill Fishman, a music video director who would go on to direct other excellent films based in the music biz such as “Reckless & Wild” and “My Dinner with Jimi”, Tapeheads is a wonderfully creative and humorous story of 2 best friends and their pursuit of their dreams. Josh (Tim Robbins) wants to make…

Spider-Man Casting 2015 – Who’s Line Is It Anyway?

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Update: Tom Holland was cast as Spider-Man and will appear in Captain America: Civil War. Congrats Tom! Back in February of this year Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios announced that they had entered into an agreement to start a new franchise of Spider-Man movies, that would allow him to become a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Essentially, a new actor would be given an opportunity to become Peter Parker for a whole slew of new Spidey flicks as well as other Marvel films such as Captain America: Civil War…

Road to Nerfed Llamas 2 – the Biwwie Goat #nerfedllamas

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Way back in the ancient era known as 2012, I began work on revamping an idea I had for a web comic. Putting pencil to paper, I created the foundation for what would ultimately become the identity of my website as well as a darn good reason to activate my creative side for the first time in a good long while. Nerfed Llamas, the web comic, at it’s core was designed to exemplify the best and worst of nerd culture. Every comic strip needs a concept, and above and beyond…