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Month: July 2010

This Trailer is Viking Approved!

I don’t know how long it will be up but there is a trailer for Thor available on the Tubes. I got wood. My only complaint: too many car explosions. And please, please don’t let Odin actually die. Anthony Hopkins Read more…


Because I’m a Sucker for this Stuff

Get it? Son of a bitch, but does this not look cool? Why yes. Yes it does.


Stop! Hammer Time!

The pic’s been out there for a bit, but I just wanted to throw in my 2 cents. Shocking, from someone who maintains a blog, eh? (Though I use the term “maintains” loosely these days) I know there is at Read more…


MGM: Next Step? Busking!

The MGM bankruptcy fiasco continues, as its creditors have provided it with a further extension, meaning the deadline for a resolution is now September 15th. This means that the deadline for a resolution on things like the Hobbit and the Read more…


Getting a Good Look at Conan

I have to admit that I don’t mind the look of Jason Momoa as Conan. I have no opinion on his acting skills, or any other criteria for taking on the lead role in the upcoming Conan movie. Now pics Read more…


The Clothes Make the Norse God

There have been lots of great photos of the Thor movie hitting the intartubes recently. Not all of them fill me with excitement, but I’m still optimistic. I was hearing a lot of the techno-mythic feel of the costuming, and Read more…


Why Monday Sucks #117

Something that is depressing? The Doug Liman adaptation of the Three Musketeers is dead. Something even more depressing? The Paul WS Anderson version is still a go. Sigh.


Mundus Novit at RPG Now

Repost from SEP Although the release was done in the stealth model, Mundus Novit: the Changed World is available at RPG Now. This reminds me of Clerks: “I Assure You, We’re Open!” The sourcebook is systemless, it provides the secret histories and Read more…


Happy Independence Day

As sad as it is that we can’t share a queen, I’m glad all my American friends got that independence thing they were all on about back at the end of 18 C.


Design Dilemma

I’ve been working on designing an RPG for sword noir. Right now, it’s running on a PDQ engine, but with each step, moves a little farther from that. I don’t know where it will end up. I know it will Read more…