About a year ago I once again started playing Magic: The Gathering. I had played Magic when it first came out in 1993 but had given up my lands and creatures for Star Trek: The Customizable Card Game. I had no idea that Magic would still be relevant 20 years later and that it wouldRead more
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I know way more about comics from the 90s than I do about present day comics. I’ve got a Marvel Unlimited subscription and I’m still trying to catch up. Apparently I’m going to need to pick up the pace, though, because everything I know about the Marvel Universe is about to change. Yesterday Marvel heldRead more
Last week Agent Carter delivered another strong episode. Unlike Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter has gotten out of the gate quickly. The show’s creators have a grasp on its identity and what they want it to be. “Time and Tide” continued Peggy’s search for Howard Stark’s missing weapons. Apart from the main plot, the episodeRead more
Tragic heroes are defined and doomed by their character flaws. Oedipus. Anakin Skywalker. King Saul. Instead of addressing their flaws, tragic heroes are blind to them. If they acknowledge their flaws, then they might have the opportunity to fix them and move beyond them. Unfortunately, though, their flaws go unchecked, leading to an eventual fallRead more
As always the winter is a little slow for nerdy movies. Two of the biggest nerdy movies ever come out this year, but we have to get through April before we get to the first. We’ve got a few options to tide us over until Age of Ultron, but it might be best to justRead more
I use the word “worry” a lot, especially for situations or circumstances that don’t really require that kind of emotional response. I worry that I won’t be able to maximize by playing time on Contest of Champions. I worry that Ant-Man won’t be any good and Marvel will lose some of its momentum. I worryRead more