Book Review: Seeking the Storyteller by Jessica Walsh & Briana Lawrence Alix Andre DeBenit and Randall Fagan are Hunters, tracking down and killing monsters called “demons” that harm humans. They’re experienced and work well together, and the Twin Cities are surprisingly monster-infested so they’re doing quite well for themselves, with a warehouse headquarters and full-time… Continue reading Book Review: Seeking the Storyteller
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Magazine Review: Fantastic Universe October 1955
Magazine Review: Fantastic Universe October 1955 edited by Leo Margulies Fantastic Universe was a digest-sized science fiction and fantasy magazine that ran from 1953 to 1960, originally coming out from King-Size Publications. Its quality is considered to have fallen off after 1956, with lesser stories and more emphasis on pseudo-science articles, but this particular issue… Continue reading Magazine Review: Fantastic Universe October 1955
Manga Review: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10
Manga Review: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10 by Hiromu Arakawa. In the country of Amestris, the highest form of science known is alchemy, the ability to transmute substances into another form. It seems limited only by the Law of Equivalent Exchange “to obtain an object, something of equal value must be lost.” Transmutation of humans is… Continue reading Manga Review: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10
Movie Review: When Marnie Was There
Movie Review: When Marnie Was There directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi Anna is an orphan with asthma and alienation issues. When she is sent to a rural village for the fresh air, Anna believes her foster parents are just dumping her on their friends for the summer. But the area certainly isn’t a bad place to… Continue reading Movie Review: When Marnie Was There