Originally posted over on G+, but also here in case I want to refer back to it: ?+Epidiah Ravachol was speculating on why John Carter has not done so at the box office. The discussion has just crystalized my own ideas on the subject. My own first reaction to the movie was “I really enjoyed … Read more
Had a great time this weekend at Dreamation 2012. As always, the Double Exposure staff put on a great convention. The players are always top-notch and this year was no different. Thursday I started off the con playing Monsterhearts, MC’d by Brendan Conway. The game is built on the Apocalypse World chasis and sinks its … Read more
I went to RECESS yesterday in NYC. It is just about the longest trip I will make for a single day of gaming fun. And a lot of fun it was. First, I played Lady Blackbird. I had never played before, so it was interesting to see the New Hotness of 2009 in action. It … Read more
I woke up with an idea for a story. It’s set in the Liberty League universe that I have used for my With Great Power… convention events. What do you think? ******** THE STALWART in “The Cold, Hard Truth” by Michael S. Miller The Armor of Truth was going to fail. Already a dent in … Read more
This weekend I went to the Burning Apocalypse convention in New York City. Finances dictated that it could only be a one day trip, but what a great day it was! I left the house at 6:15 AM and got home at 1:10 AM. Even today, my legs feel like they’re about to fall off. … Read more
METATOPIA was this weekend. I was skeptical before we went. By the time we left, I was a convert. This was a great convention, and I had a lot of fun! For us, the convention started on Saturday morning, running late as usual. Bill White’s “The New World” was also running a bit late, so … Read more
I’m putting together my Mouse Guard event for Luke and Vincent’s Burning Apocalypse convention. I started discussion over on the Mouse Guard forums. Any and all comments welcome.
I recently watched the DC animated movie Batman: Under the Red Hood. It’s a six year story, but still a warning is warranted: Spoilers throughout this piece, so consider yourself warned. I was particularly struck by the parallels between this and the Captain America: Return of the Winter Soldier story. Both Cap and Batman are … Read more
A week of ups and downs, but my game chef entry is finally done: Exiles of Will is away. Here’s the intro: The glories of the canon are past, but five wandering characters live on. Although their plays have finished, and their epilogues have been spoken, some characters have still not found peace. They have … Read more
Just watched Shadow of the Vampire, a movie about an obsessive visionary director making the classic silent film Nosferatu. The twist is that the director has hired an actual vampire to pretend to be an actor playing the vampire. The movie was okay, but not great. A great deal of dramatic tension in the first … Read more