Guilty as charged.
It’s been rough for a lot of people. Money’s tight. Work is fleeting, and when it’s not, it’s a punishing rain of stupid. In this time of disarray, the geek nature thrives. GUILTY PLEASURES, my friends. Guilty pleasures.
-The frothy quadruple cream & sugar of this cup of links: “Kamen No Maid Guy.”
Kogarashi is easily one of the silliest concepts yet. A 7-foot tall, superpowered, shark-toothed, musclebound, MIT-graduate(!) ninja in a maid costume?! His ear’s a USB 2.0 interface! He’s got x-ray vision! Hair radar?! It’s not going to change the world, or provide true innovation in any way, but what it does, it does better than most. I do also enjoy that this male lead is neither waifish, limp-wristed, or TRAGIC. He’s a monster!
-”Invincible” is a quintessential superhero comic, mixing the teenaged angst and growth of Marvel’s Spider-Man, takes a large part of it’s pacing and structure from DC’s Justice League of America (sometimes even lampooning them), and is deeply integrated with Image’s stable of heroes (Savage Dragon even makes an appearance!) But luckily, Invincible spins it’s own unique tale of a superhero’s coming-of-age and throws a heckuva curveball too.
“King of Thorns“ is a survival-horror story; afflicted carriers of a deadly virus that’s stricken the world, awaken from cryosleep to find the population devastated and what seems to be dinosaurs (?) roaming the land. But while ruin and desolation are everywhere, there are a lot of clues that don’t add up. The story is ripe with both interesting twists and though the story might seem average, it’s polished so well that characters don’t suffer for it, and the pacing is extremely well done.
-TIME TRAVEL! “The Guardian Legend/Guardic Gaiden” for the NES/Famicom is a recent replay this blogger is currently going through. Still one of the best fusions of a vertical shmup (scrolling shooter) and a adventure game in the vein of the original Legend of Zelda. Unique weaponry, high difficulty, bizarre monster designs, and well.. a cyborg lady warrior in a bikini who transforms into a high speed fighter ship. Yes.
-My old man pointed this one out: the Maybach 62 Landaulet. Rampant and aggressive Ebay sales might land you this disgustingly pretty set of wheels.
That’s all for now — it’s time to get back to the grind, ladies & gentlemen!
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