We’re a week out from Halloween. I’m doing this High 5 as a public service for adults out there. Get your shit together. There will be hoards of children outside your house dressed as ghouls, goblins, politicians, and ghosts. If you give them raisins or toothpaste or anything that isn’t candy, yummy, tooth decay enabling candy, you’re in for some trouble. So here’s my top 5 candy products that should always be given out for trick or treating.

Keep Reading »

Whoa Nelly! It’s going down out there in zombieland! After an almost untoppable start to the third season, episode deux turned out to be quite a pleasantry as well. In the campaign of Gore vs. Snore, our heros are growing quite the dark side. These turds are finally learning how to feed my ever-thirsty murder-boner, and so can you, on our latest Walking Dead 2min Redux.

Keep Reading »

Welcome back my infected kindred, to another head-smashing season of The Walking Dead 2min Redux. Our first drop of the 3rd season wasn’t terrible, and actually kept the traditional whine-fest to a minimum. So go slam a couple dews, heron, or whatever you need to get your mind right for a brand new season of high-filtered zomb-dram, and let’s dance.

Keep Reading »

The thought of traveling through space scares the hell out of me.  Not many things do, but that is one of them.  To be immersed in the infinite blackness with no compass, putting all your trust in a computer that may or may not be correct is insanity.  Why would anyone do it?  Well, if I were forced into it, these are the spaceships that would make me feel slightly better about the whole ordeal.

Keep Reading »

[WEEKEND OPEN BAR: The one-stop ramble-about-anything weekend post at OL. Comment on the topic at hand. Tell us how drunk you are. Describe a comic you bought. This is your chance to bring the party.]

Once again our intrepid heroes are out there fighting the good fight.  So while Caff and Rendar are ingratiating themselves with the folks at Comicon, why don’t we have a chat.  Pull up a chair, its story time.

Death is all around you.  It will take you at some point.  When you are a child, you don’t know this.  Hell, if you did, you probably wouldn’t care all that much.  Death doesn’t have to be a bad thing.  It simply is a transition.  I’m sorry about getting all philosophical on you.  I always get this way around my birthday.  Also, I’ve had a few.  So, depending on when you read this, it may in fact be my birthday.  I suppose that’s true of any article I write.  Well, if its Saturday, October 13^th, then feel free to send along your birthday well wishes (Cheap Pop).  I’m not going to tell you all how old I am as that may kill any cool vibes I may have garnered, however I will say that it is the one year anniversary of my 30^th birthday.

Sorry for my digression, lets move on to this week’s Open Bar topic.  When did your childhood die?

Let me add a bit of perspective.  When you are a child, you have your perception of how the world works.  Specifically with you at the center, and everyone trying to please you like you’re Caligula.  However, in most cases, there is a world event that occurs that kind of snaps you out of this fantasy.  You start to see the world as a large organism that you are a part of rather than background noise.  As you slowly realize that if you disappeared, nothing would change on the large scale.  You then find yourself wondering what your place is in the world as opposed to wondering how the world would shape itself around you.  When you start to question your place in the world, your childhood is dead.

So, what global event killed your childhood?

Keep Reading »

I’m phoning it in today.  I’ve had a busy week, I’ve been lacking sleep, and I’ve been straining to think of a good topic.  So I’m lobbing one in there.  Today I’m going to do my favorite urban legend creatures.  Bear in mind, I don’t believe in most of these … or probably any (with one exception), but the stories behind them are fascinating.

Keep Reading »

There’re few things more depressing than watching creators lose the passion by which they were once driven. We’ve all seen it happen – the old dog, worn down by years spent chasing artistic success and financial stability and personal greatness, loses its love of the hunt. Instead of drawing fowl into the hunters’ scopes, these hounds are content with gum-delivering the birds that’ve already been blasted out of the sky.

And thus, we get comics and movies and music that get the job done, but without the zeal that we crave.

On the other hand, there’s nothing more beautiful than the sight of an up-and-comer in love with the creative process. This is the young pup who’s been told he’s too small for the hunt, but is just too damn scrappy to stay with the litter. So he puffs out his chest and snarls and barks as fiercely as he can. And just as he’s about to be dismissed by the tired hounds, the pup pounces on a swan from behind and rips out its goddamn jugular.

This is the image that comes to mind when I think of Giannis Milonogiannis.

Milonogiannis is a comics creator who’s making no small work of proving his worth to the pack. After being blown away by his contributions to PROPHET, I decided to investigate the other creations of the artist with the wonderfully-multisyllabic name. I was led to Old City Blues, the “cyberpunk police adventure” set in New Athens, 2048. I quickly devoured the first volume, and then went to the OCB website to feast upon the issues available online.

Gritty noir detectives, cybernetic mechs, car chases, discussions of consciousness – I just couldn’t get enough.

Hoping to satiate my rapacity, I contacted Giannis Milonogiannis and he was kind enough to answer some questions. Hit the hyperspace jump to check out this incredible young talent’s thoughts about his work, the current state of Greek comics, the digital/print discussion, and the process of seeking inspiration.

C’mon! Let’s join the hunt!

Keep Reading »

Whether it be good or bad, Resident Evil 6 is getting written about and talked about a whole lot. Every gaming website seems to be running a ‘best bit of a bad game feature’ or a condescending guide on how you’re playing it wrong, all just to keep that sweet advertising revenue rolling in and make sure they avoid another Jeff Gerstmann situation. That said, review scores have hardly been kind to the latest installment of the Resident Evil series and it isn’t hard to see why. Keep Reading »

Hello friends and welcome to Buy These F**king Comics!. The comic book shop group-wank turned internet-based (non) sensation. Here within these hallowed halls we gather, sharing the various comic books, graphic novels, clusters of sequential art, and plush, slightly erotic dolls we’re buying on a given Wednesday. If you’re not certain what’s coming out, hit up Comic List. If I omitted your binky, let me have it the comments section.

Keep Reading »

Holy taint, Dexter is back on its game. After seasons of circling the nipples, it has clamped back down with a vengeance. Teeth grinding while you arch your back in unexpected pleasure. Pain. Something-such. Draw in your breath and prepare for the terminal descent, as it looks like the writers are finally willing to play with an endgame. The season seven premiere had me diddling my taint with anxiety for a solid hour, before sucker punching me in the groin while I screamed yes.

Keep Reading »