I havent really read american comics for years, despite once being an avid fan (monthly standing order, the whole lot) of them. The reasons for it arent super important, just a change in taste and getting worn down by and tired of the nature of the american comic industry. But I felt a recent yearning and decided it was time for another go. But I wasnt ready to leap into one of the “Big Two’s” universes, overladen with continuity and market forces. Continue reading…
Month: August 2013
Best of 2012 – Games, Anime & Manga – An abandoned post
Planned to have these three finished in January. That clearly did not happen. I no longer have the motivation, or seemingly the ability, to put together even a mini-review for stuff. I think I’ve spent too long wallowing in the extremely toxic environment of online anime and gaming forums. Where “discussion” is largely people screaming at one another about their subjective opinions. It’s driven me to a standpoint where I just want to enjoy what I enjoy without having to explain or justify why I enjoy it. I may get around to filling in the missing entries when I re-read/watch/play the stuff in them. But some of them I havent looked at in over a year (I really should do rolling Top X lists as it would be easier to keep stuff fresh in my mind). The gaming part is mostly complete, 7 out of 10 more or less complete. Anime and Manga are more or less just list/links. Continue reading…
Best of 2013 – Half way there
I like Top X lists, I like reading them, I like arguing about them, what I dont like is writing them. Because it’s always a slog (and one which I just wasnt up to last year, I know you’re devastated dear reader – but I decided to post the semi-complete version I’ve had knocking around as a draft for months, its here). Maybe its because I always leave it to the end of the year and trying to recall stuff that I might have played/read/watched twelve months ago doesnt help. So I decided this year things would be different. I’d do one mid-year, another at the end of the year and then (perhaps) a final master list in the new year. Those who can work a calendar will be aware that we are a month past the halfway point. So (as always it seems) this is a little late. And a little short. But brevity is the soul of wit. Continue reading…