Gotham City Sirens Hope everyone isn’t tired of Batman because here at Graphic Reviews, it’s all Gotham! While I don’t generally like going to heavy in on any one topic since there’s so many to choose from, the release of one of my favorite Batman comics (The Killing Joke), followed […]
Selves We Cannot Forgive The newest album from Black Crown Initiate I have been anxiously awaiting the newest onslaught from Reading, Pennsylvania. I have definitely introduced you to the likes of Black Crown Initiate on several occasions, but for those unfamiliar with them (first time checking out my work here?), […]
Tribalism and Team Games Tribalism is an underlying concept that’s arguably intrinsic to the human condition. It’s evident in every culture, every society, every continent. The concept of delineating an “us” versus a “them” exists in every group of people across the globe. At first glance, this may seem to […]
Designer Focus Ryan Laukat When it comes to designing games there are lots of people who immediately spring to mind. From Bruno Cathala to Ignacy Trzewiczek, many designers are beginning to be common names. On top of which, some of these designers even run their own companies! But none of […]
The Killing Joke An astute (i.e. has read more than one of my reviews and isn’t brain dead) may have noticed that my favorite superhero is Batman. I have mentioned this a few times in previous reviews. I grew up watching Batman: The Animated Series and first fell in love […]
Artist Profile The Agonist Country of origin: Canada Genres: Melodic death metal, metalcore Years active: 2004-current Current members: Danny Marino (guitars), Chris Kells (bass, backing vocals), Simon McKay (drums, percussion), Pascal Jobin (guitars), Vicky Psarakis (lead vocals) Number of albums: 4 Number of concerts attended: 3 Notable cameos on artist’s […]
Overwatch Like many other poor souls before me, I have fallen victim to the allure of Blizzard’s latest game, Overwatch. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m a huge fan of videogames but I had never gotten into playing online largely because my experiences with Left 4 Dead had led me to […]
Artist Profile Scroobius Pip Country of origin: United Kingdom Genres: Hip hop, Spoken word Years active: 2005-current Current members: David Meads aka Scroobius Pip (lyrics/vocals, some beats) Number of albums: 2 (5 including Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip) Number of concerts attended: 0 Notable cameos on artist’s records: Travis […]
Dalliances to Obsession, the continuum of pastimes Dalliances, hobbies, obsessions and passion. Which are you following now? We all have interest in our lives in varying degrees. There’s things we’re somewhat interested in, where we maintain a passing familiarity. There’s things we’re keen on, where we go out of our […]
The Min-Max Effect Often as gamers we run into people that play games hard. Unlike the casual gamer who enjoys being around friends and enjoying a story, these gamers find fun in making the best plays and optimizing the decision making process. As much as I don’t think things are […]
