The Abode of McThag

I just hit me why the sequels to The Curse of the Black Pearl fell flat for me. The complicated fight sequence is a pause in the plot.  The ...

Chugging away at George MacDonald Fraiser's Pyrates. I am enjoying this so much more than the Flashman books I've attempted. I knew ...

THE distributor for comic books, Diamond, has declared bankruptcy. That's a bummer because I have so many fond memories of comic books. ...

I am pecking away at "Flashman and the Redskins." The style has something I've noticed before. It's hard to read, and I st...

I've been doing a rewatch of The Marvel Universe movies in order. Today the movie will be Thor from 2011. On a Thursday. [giggle like a ...

The thing that bugs me most about an elf that played by an African descended actor is that it blatantly forgets that racial characteristics ...

The truth be told, I was "over it" until you brought it back up again. The Game of Thrones series ending sucked.  The entire last ...

I've started reading "The War" over at Chant du Départ . Because I didn't start reading the serial as it came, I'm in ...

 It's long, but worth your time. 11

As a cavalry mage, my character would be issued some sort of .38 Revolver. Most likely a Colt M1894... Or an M1892 upgraded to M1894 sta...

I was looking forward to doing some gaming here in Iowa. I nominally have two players. One of whom seems to want me to do everything for...

The artist at Archer are constantly surprising in their attention to details.

Gandalf the Gray:  Gray robes.  Elm staff.  Pointed hat.  Unruly beard. Angus The Evil Magic User:  Impeccably tailored, finest silk emb...

I've been curious to read the original Robert E Howard Conan stories for a long time. My dad read them and got me a subscription to th...

The death of Harlan Ellison underscores something in science fiction for me. With the current social justice warrior gatekeepers forcing a...

I just realized why my first viewing of Marvel's Black Panther was, "meh". It was from all of the reviews by conservatives w...

This is a really thorough analysis of character creation and storytelling. Something I've been part of as a roleplayer and game...

If you're being all maudlin about whom died or didn't die in Avengers Infinity War... Just remember that unless your name is Ben P...

I wonder why Galen Erso sends Jyn to Scarif to steal what's obviously the off-site back-up of the Death Star plans. Shouldn't the ...