Posts by The Rocka-Who?

Finished China Mieville's Railsea last night.  I see the term "world building" around here a lot and this book had that in spades.  I've seen a lot of Moby Dick comparisons in the reviews I read, and that's apt, but only...

Wasn't the idea that the Smith program's only function was to completely take over the entire Matrix?  Once Neo allows Smith to assimilate him, Smith's function is complete, and he's essentially destroyed for being useless....

Munich came out at a time when its themes felt so urgent and immediate that I had trouble shaking it for weeks.  That last image was seared into my mind.  For my money, it is one the best when it comes to dealing with...

Quote: Originally Posted by Greg Clark  Iraq. Letting Bin Laden out of his sights. Supporting anti-gay marriage amendments. Driving a shism between two halves of the country. Furthering the ideals of ignorance and...

Quote: Originally Posted by LaurenOrtega  Christ what the fuck was going on with you guys in the 90's? Not reading the comics I bought because they, like, were totally going to be worth a fortune if they...

I've enjoyed Lemire's work on Animal Man and Frankenstein, so I'll have to check out JL Dark.  I tried out the first few issues, but felt completely lost and dropped it.  It seems like a great concept, though.   I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bartleby_Scriven  Speaking of Lost, we can talk about the similarities. Psychic children, center of power protected by a guardian, limbo place where time is funny, personification of...

Thanks to Jacob's incredible generosity, I dove into this for a couple hours last night.  I picked a Dark Elf, found a bow and a mace, and went exploring.  I found myself caught up in the theft of a golden claw and, despite...

Skyrim came last night.  A million "thank you"'s Jacob!  This is amazing!

I won't bother to explain the circumstances under which this came to be on in the house last night, but it was, and it was as awful, uncomfortable, and obvious as you'd expect.  This would have felt dated in the '90s.  It's...