It seemed like forever, but Arlys and I finally got through both seasons of the Frankenstein Chronicles on Netflix. Re-imagining the Frankenstein mythos in 1820’s Britain sounded like a wonderful idea. The series also featured historical characters such as Ada Lovelace, William Blake, Sir Robert Peel, and Mary Shelley herself. This fictionalization of history plus […]
I approached this Netflix streaming movie with trepidation. Recently this network funded a live-action adaptation of the classic manga/anime Death Note that drew the ire of fans, myself included. I sincerely hoped this wouldn’t be another proverbial train wreck. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn’t. The Fullmetal Alchemist movie (see my review […]
Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, is one of those people who can get the public’s attention simply by announcing a new project. His Futurama quickly became a cult classic and as for The Simpsons, there’s hardly a place on the planet where they haven’t heard of Homer and Bart. So Disenchantment, his new medieval […]
Discuss anime with non-fans and they’ll often mention shows like Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, and One Piece. These are examples of the fighting/action “shonen” genre directed at teenage and younger boys. Usually, I roll my eyes at these examples of “kid’s stuff.” Anime is so much more than that. Yet there’s an exception to […]
Neil Gaiman is one of those people who has earned my profound jealousy. His creative talents have given him success in a multiplicity of areas: fantasy, children’s books, and comics among them. I’ve recently gone on an audiobook kick to occupy my time on my long commute to and from my day job. Gaiman’s Neverwhere […]
Much of the best alternate history is steampunk because the Victorian Era was such a turning point in human affairs. Another such pivotal time was World War II. This is the setting of British author China Miéville’s 2016 book The Last Days of New Paris. People classify his work as “the new weird” and they’re […]
Vox Day’s Throne of Bones is a work of “high fantasy” in the vein of JRR Tolkien and George RR Martin. The story takes place on an Earth-like world called Selenoth, populated by humans and the standard fantasy races: elves, dwarves, goblins, and trolls. Yet Day adds some interesting twists to the tropes. Throne of […]
