There are times when I really, really hate so-called "gamer culture." This would be one of those times ( Read more... )

You know, on re-reading The Enigma of Amigara Fault, it occurs to me that the main character's silhouette looks a lot like that of Suou Tatsuya from the Persona 2 games. DRRRRR-DRRRRR-DRRRRR-VROOOOOOOOM.

In unrelated news, while reading the High Octane Nightmare Fuel page on TV Tropes, I randomly decided to watch a linked cutscene from Valkyrie ( Read more... )

Aaaaand Peter David goes on the list of "creators Zoe refuses to give money to, ever again."

I really, really, REALLY hate the "Racism is totally over in the US because we elected a black president!" mindset. Obama's election is a sign of progress, yes, but "progress" does not mean that we've arrived at our destination. Furthermore, the " ( Read more... )

From this month's Previews:

THE MANGA GUIDE TO DATABASES

"With the king and queen away, Princess Ruruna has to manage the Kingdom of Kod's humongous fruit-selling empire. Overseas departments, scads of inventory, conflicting prices, and so many customers! A mysterious book and a helpful fairy promise to solve her organizational problems - with ( Read more... )

Linked from practically everywhere on the interwebs... The Stark, Existential Horror of Tarot #53. (Note: Not Safe For Work In The Slightest.)

Yes, this is an actual comic. Yes, that is actual dialogue. No, I don't get how that's supposed to work either.

Off to find the brain bleach now...

Frank Miller eyes big-screen 'Buck Rogers'

A Watchmen video game? What?

I'm reasonably sure I'm not supposed to have over 100,000 HL in Chapter 2.

Eh.

In other news, I have new volumes of Claymore and Fairy Cube. Claymore is shiny! ♥ Claymore. Fairy Cube is, of course, a Kaori Yuki manga, and thus is... not the most coherent in the world. I did like the back-up/spin-off that followed the end of the regular story ( Read more... )

There's a Phoenix Wright manga due out in September. I'm not sure if it's any good, mind, but there it is.

I really need to finish those games at some point.

Youka Nitta has admitted to tracing photos, has cancelled her appearance at Yaoi-Con, and is quitting manga for the time being, while her publisher has evidently pulled her back catalog (or at least the direct links to it).