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Comic Review Bites

Posted on January 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

With thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read advanced copies of these graphic novels, in exchange for honest reviews. Red Sonja vol.1: Queen of Plagues The Red Sonja movie is a guilty pleasure, yet I have never read the comic, perhaps for fear of what the industry would do with a metal bikini-clad heroine. […]

Authors Just Wanna Have Fun: Freya Robertson

Posted on January 5, 2014 1 Comment

It’s one thing to love an author’s books, especially when you recognize how much of themselves they put into their written worlds. It’s something more when you realize that these authors are actually *gasp* real human beings with hopes and dreams and even similar interests! Freya Robertson isn’t shy about her love of gaming and […]

Book Review: Dragon Age: Asunder by David Gaider

Posted on December 27, 2013 6 Comments

Asunder by David Gaider Genre: Dark Fantasy Series: Dragon Age #3 Publisher: Titan Publishing Company Publication Date: 2011 Author Info: dgaider.tumblr.com Wendy’s Rating 3 of 5: Despite the presence of three beloved characters from Dragon Age: Origins and a few amusing moments with them, the characters in Asunder fell flat for me – which is very unusual since I love […]

Book Review: Heartwood by Freya Robertson

Posted on November 29, 2013 Leave a Comment

Heartwood by Freya Robertson Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Elemental Wars #1 Publisher: Angry Robots Publication Date: October 2013 Author Info: www.freyarobertson.com Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 stars: The world of Anguis is a beautiful one, and I love the way the religion is bound into it and the characters so deeply and how Robertson explores that. Peace between […]

Book Review: Ghosts of ARCADIA by Ramsey Isler

Posted on November 8, 2013 Leave a Comment

Ghosts of ARCADIA by Ramsey Isler Genre: Science Fiction, GamingPublisher: Self PublishedPublication Date: October 2013Author Info: http://www.ramseyisler.com Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars – My pixel people have come to mean a lot to me and many of them do reflect me in many ways. Imagine if you could truly create a character within a […]

Graphic Novel Review: The Last of Us: American Dreams by Neil Druckmann

Posted on October 26, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Last of Us: American Dreams by Neil Druckmann Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Zombies, Survivalist Adventure, GamingSeries: Last of Us (video game tie-in)Publisher: DarkHorse ComicsDate of Publication: July 2013 Great art, but a rather straightforward story without enough meat to be as powerful a tie-in to the game as it should be. 3 out of 5 stars […]

Review Bite(r)s: The Walking Dead

Posted on October 13, 2013 Leave a Comment

October 13, 2013 is an auspicious day, what with the return of The Walking Dead and all. This has also been a pretty happy TWD year for me, what with getting to meet and have photos taken with some of the cast members. And so, in honour of all this, I have been doing a […]

Dragon Age: The World of Thedas

Posted on September 5, 2013 Leave a Comment

Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 1 I’m a sucker for art books and it took all my will not to tell Labyrinth Books to shut up and take my money when I stopped at their row upon row of shelves at Fan Expo last weekend. My bank account wouldn’t have been happy, so […]

Comic Review: Dragon Age: Until We Sleep by David Gaider

Posted on July 18, 2013 2 Comments

Dragon Age Volume 3: Until We Sleep by David Gaider In the final volume of the trilogy, Dragon Age‘s King Alistair Theirin continues the search for his father Maric, accompanied by the pirate queen Isabela and the storytelling dwarf merchant, Varric. They are aided by the Tevinter mage, Maevaris, as they track down the evil […]