Jack Irons: The Steel Cowboy – Issue 2 Review

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  The second issue of Jack Irons, well this is somethin’. This is the first time I’ve had the chance to do a followup to one of my comic reviews.…
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Jack Irons: The Steel Cowboy – Issue 1 Review

(DISCLAIMER: This is an archived article from my time at the gaming/pop-culture website “Escape Zero”. For reasons I won’t fully disclose, most of my articles were removed and the rest were butchered. I would like to note that this was not some sort of personal attack, I was not the only one affected. Nor was it the fault of Escape Zero’s owners. There is no bad blood, I’m simply uploading my work in a place where I know it’s safe. As such, this article is old, and it’s date and timestamp here are not representative. All articles with this disclaimer were written in the latter third of 2019.)

  I find immortal characters incredibly interesting. From Wolverine in the X-Men, to Highlander, and just about any vampire story. That’s why I have some of my own. Either immortal, or just characters of a fantasy race that live longer than humans.…
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Dogs and Sailors – Review

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  If you the reader have seen my other reviews, you’re probably aware that I love noir. It evokes a certain image in your mind when you see the word, but it’s such a versatile genre that your imagination is likely only scratching the surface.…
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Changeling – Review

(DISCLAIMER: This is an archived article from my time at the gaming/pop-culture website “Escape Zero”. For reasons I won’t fully disclose, most of my articles were removed and the rest were butchered. I would like to note that this was not some sort of personal attack, I was not the only one affected. Nor was it the fault of Escape Zero’s owners. There is no bad blood, I’m simply uploading my work in a place where I know it’s safe. As such, this article is old, and it’s date and timestamp here are not representative. All articles with this disclaimer were written in the latter third of 2019.)

  You know, my love for noir stories and my habit of writing characters with seriously fucked up lives might lead some people to believe Changeling wouldn’t be up my alley, but it is.…
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Mythics – Review

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  I’d like to make something clear before we really get into this: I’m going to be very harsh, I have a lot of criticisms for this one. I can only stress that it not be taken as an attack, rather advice.…
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Adobe Kroger: Dame Commander – Review

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  You know, comics haven’t interested me in some time. Not the mainstream ones anyway. Whether it’s because I feel the writing and art are becoming bland, or because of reasons I don’t feel are appropriate to bring up here.…
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Streets of Rage 3 – The Bigger They Are…

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  I hate to do this, I really do. But I did not like Streets of Rage 3. I knew I didn’t the first time, or the second time I played it.…
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Streets of Rage 2 – A Near Perfect Classic

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  This is it folks, the peak. It doesn’t get better than this. After playing Streets of Rage for the first time on my shitty little emulator, I thought to myself: “Damn.…
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Streets of Rage – Still a Great Game

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  So, I’d like to say something before we get started. I didn’t play Streets of Rage growing up, none of them. I didn’t play a single entry in the series until we were well into the current generation of consoles (Xbox One and PS4 if this is somehow being read years later).…
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Modern Warfare – Propaganda (Response)

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  How do I even begin with this one? Well, I suppose I could start with a statement of my intentions. I’m not responding to the crying over white phosphorus or any other such nonsense I’m sure is getting everyone’s attention.…
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