Cutting a classic back down to size
The Internet is chock-full of people who like to complain about everything. Once in a blue Durin’s Day moon, someone actually does something about it. These people are the true keyboard heroes.
Category: ARTS
Chairman of the Board: Game-night of the living dead
I never could understand the zombie trend, and I just don’t get why they’re so popular. However, I completely understand why this zombie-themed game is so prolific.
Animesque: Beyond Pokémon
When I was growing up, it was all about Pokémon. Every kid got up Saturday morning to watch the cartoon, ripped off other kids at school for the playing cards, and locked themselves in their rooms to play the video games instead of doing their homework.
Comic Corner: Bored to death…
If you love zombies and have existed within society for the past few years, you’ve likely heard about The Walking Dead. The award-winning television show began as a successful comic series written by Robert Kirkman and featuring art by a plethora of talented contributors including
‘Essence’ art exhibit explores the energy of nature
Artist Kathryn Gibson O’Regan’s photography features flora and fauna, blossoms and bones, and is currently on display in Essence: A Collaboration, an exhibit with artisan Robert Shiozaki that will run until February 14 in the Amelia Douglas Gallery at Douglas College.
Kickstarter in the Community: Chemistry and comic books
Veronica Berns, PhD, has always loved science from a young age, wishing that she could catch a ride on the Magic School Bus or that Bill Nye the Science Guy would be her fourth grade teacher.
Shelf Indulgence: Outrageous last words
The Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix is both the first and last book by author Paul Sussman. That is to say it’s Sussman’s first, unpublished novel that was published after the writer’s sudden death in 2012.
Get ready for ‘Galavant’
Opening a half-hour comedy series with a musical number fit for Broadway is a bold move for any TV show. But for ABC’s new musical series Galavant, it perfectly sets the tone for an eight-part medieval adventure series in the style of Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Ring in the New Year with Radin
Joshua Radin is back with his sixth studio album, featuring a series of love songs written to win over a reluctant love interest. Onward and Sideways, released January 6, was written by Radin while lying sideways across a bed in a Stockholm hotel room, having travelled to Sweden for a break from music.
Comic Corner: An elven adventurer’s quest for hero status
Looking For Group is a fun, easy read that attempts to make fun of all the clichés that go along with stories about knightly valour. Unfortunately the lacklustre humour and predictable narrative make this book a lot more cliché than the Arthurian tales it’s attempting to parody.