Mathias DeRider 
CMYK Avenger Showing off the Shelves
Comics have been a part of my life since I was young. I learned the proper way to read a Silver Age comic book (soap, hot water, dry your hands,…
“From the Files of… Mike Hammer” in Review
They dropped the package at my door in the dead of Minnesota winter, where the bright and unclouded sun shone down in a sweet lie – just touching the door…
An Interview with Jason DeMarco
I’ve been watching Toonami since 1998, and to this day, I marvel at what it’s accomplished. The Cartoon Network, now Adult Swim, animation programming block played a large part in…
I Dig Giant Robots: An Interview with George Krstic
Everybody’s got a Firefly. That show that just gelled perfectly with your sensibilities, that you would follow to any timeslot, and was cancelled without sense or ceremony. My Firefly is…
Op-Ed: Bethesda, Obsidian, and $6 Million for a New Fallout (Part 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 8. They Don’t Have To Make Fallout (or) The Merits of a Spiritual Successor Feargus Urquhart has mentioned his fervent desire for Obsidian to…
Op-Ed: Bethesda, Obsidian, and $6 Million for a New Fallout (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 7. Obsidian Entertainment’s Staff I love Obsidian Entertainment’s games for the simple reason that they have remained steadfast in their efforts to push the narrative for…
Op-Ed: Bethesda, Obsidian, and $6 Million for a New Fallout (Part 2)
Part 1 can be read here. 6. The Curse of Voice Acting I have nothing but admiration for voice actors. The truly talented ones, the ones who aren’t just reading…
Op-Ed: Bethesda, Obsidian, and $6 Million for a New Fallout (Part 1)
Why should Bethesda, the current owner of the Fallout franchise, give Obsidian Entertainment, developers of Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas, six million dollars? The answer’s pretty simple: I want…
Don Rosa in Review – The Complete Captain Kentucky
Here’s the truth: I wrote The Pertwillaby Papers review without ever intending to do a follow-up with Captain Kentucky, Don Rosa’s semi-sequel-but-actually-just-a-dream newspaper strip. I knew I would have serious…
Don Rosa in Review – The Complete Pertwillaby Papers
When I look at The Pertwillaby Papers, I can’t help but think of Aaron Sorkin. Aaron Sorkin created and wrote The West Wing, one of my favorite shows, and is…