Fritz Leiber is nothing if not unpredictable. He takes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser into some weird places this time ‘round. Splitting the pair up in Lean… Read more “Book Review: Swords in the Mist”
Tag: Violence
Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale
Years before the rise of the Ku’ototh and the fall of N’Yoktu, when I was still a mere acolyte, spending my days cataloging clay prayer tablets… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale”
Tabletop RPG Review: Spawn of Azathoth
I read an older edition, because it’s what I own, and because I’m not dropping collector prices for a newer edition. So, perhaps some things I might… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Spawn of Azathoth”
Best and Worst Movies of 2018
Overall, 2018 was a pretty darned good year in film. There were a few dogs, to be sure, but there were also a whole heck of… Read more “Best and Worst Movies of 2018”
Book Review: The Lost World of Communism
“Until 1945 Adolf Hitler was the greatest for us as Germans and I was extremely disappointed when I later found out what kind of person he really… Read more “Book Review: The Lost World of Communism”
Book Review: Brysta of the Dawn
The Hyborian Age was the playground of author Robert E. Howard, who birthed Conan 86 years ago. It is a world of decadent civilization, dark magic, and… Read more “Book Review: Brysta of the Dawn”
Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall
So many books are written every year, it’s inevitable that good stuff falls through the cracks. Sometimes, a book will do well when it first comes out,… Read more “Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall”
Book Review: The Job
William S. Burroughs is a challenging figure in American literature, especially fringe literature. Key to the Beats, but not a part of it; key to drug culture,… Read more “Book Review: The Job”
Comic Review: Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 7
Oh, my. Robert Kirkman puts us through the wringer, again. The war with the Viltrumite empire comes to its crescendo. Alan kinda grows up. Eve goes through… Read more “Comic Review: Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 7”
Comic Review: Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 1-6
These reviews were written between the July 2012 and June 2013 for the In the Mouth of Dorkness blog. I recently reread Volume 6 to get things… Read more “Comic Review: Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 1-6”
