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Writer/artist Jhonen Vasquez has what you could call an unconventional path to success, but like his hit characters Invader Zim (opens in new tab) and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac (opens in new tab), it works for him.  (Image credit: Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group) (opens in new tab) After a self-imposed …

I hear the familiar sound of the dragon’s roar as it splashes onto the screen. The title for Dragon Age: Origins lands with a metallic clang just before the start-up menu appears to welcome me in, as though I’m standing in front of the door of a home I know …

This feature first appeared in the March 2021 issue of Total Film magazine, featuring Godzilla vs. Kong on the cover. Pick up a hard issue here (opens in new tab). When Total Film catches up with Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard in February 2021, his long-awaited crossover grudge-match movie …

David Marquez describes his and Brian Michael Bendis’ recent Justice League #59 (opens in new tab) as like “the first 10 minutes of when the title rolls in for a movie.”  Now that everyone’s in their seats and the stage is set, the real “heart of the story,” as Marquez …

On day 367 of the Clone Wars, in a ghost ship drifting through the Chaykin Cluster, a genetically engineered soldier trips over the shaft of a lightsaber. “An elegant weapon for a more civilized time, eh,” he sneers. “Well guess what? Times have changed.” There’s a punk nihilism to the …

Following rumours last month, Sony has now confirmed that it will indeed be closing down the PSP, PS3, and PS Vita digital storefronts later in 2021. This is, of course, a massive blow to the industry from a game preservation standpoint, and has already sparked discussions over the dangers of …

What’s more violent and out of control than one Midnighter? Try dozens of Midnighters in infinite loops, righting his past wrongs.  The former WildStorm hero is returning with a new back-up serial in DC’s Action Comics, beginning this week with March 23’s Action Comics #1029 (opens in new tab). In …

I don’t think an Animal Crossing game has ever been played like New Horizons was in 2020. Previously players have been happy diving in each day to greet villagers and tick through daily tasks. But last year, we collectively wrung every second of gameplay possible out of Animal Crossing: New …

The end of the Doom Slayer saga is nigh. Wrapping up the story that began with 2016’s phenomenal Doom reboot, id Software’s final piece of DLC for Doom Eternal, The Ancient Gods Part 2, is going out with a bang, squelch, howl, or indeed any other noise a demon makes …

The Snyder Cut – once a dream, now a reality. The director’s cut of the superhero team-up, now titled Zack Snyder’s Justice League, arrives on HBO Max, and there’s a lot to untangle if you’re not already submerged in the Snyder Cut movement.  Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a reinvention …