Have you watched Transformers: War for Cybertron on Netflix? This is an anime adaptation of our favorite robots in disguise focused more directly on their home planet: Cybertron. They just released the first part of the trilogy and I watched all 6 episodes within a few days. This definitely has more of a wartime feel …
Tokaido is a strategy game for up to 5 players set in feudal Japan. Each player is travelling along the East Sea Road gathering experiences. This is not a race. Your goal is not to get to the end first but to gather a rich and fulfilling assortment of experiences. These include gathering sections of …
Right now we are all in the middle of one of the largest most confusing disasters in recent history. Covid-19 surprised most of us and has been relentlessness. It is affecting most countries in the world if not all of them. But, that is not the only disaster for this year. The year began with …
Star Wars Episode 9 finds the young lady Rey in a point where she has no peace. She keeps asking “Be with me. Be with me.” trying to use the Force to connect with the Jedi of the past. She has been told in the previous movie that her lineage is that of nothingness. That …
I recently attended a Heroscape tournament at a small comics and games store in Ann Arbor, MI called Fun 4 All. While there I picked up a copy of a graphic novel that combines the first 7 parts of Neil Gaiman’s run with the Eternals for Marvel Comics. I chose this because I have not …
Who are you after Christmas? Think about this. When the fanfare is done, who are you? I have been watching a lot of the Doctor Who Takeover on BBC America this Christmas, and mostly Christmas Specials at that. But after the Doctor leaves who are the companions? When it feels like Jesus isn’t around, who …
Greetings Warriors and Scribes of the King! I hope this holiday season is going well for you. I have had quite a busy time. Last week I had the pleasure of working alongside believers from about 33 churches of varying backgrounds in presenting “The Journey to Bethlehem“. This was an interactive theatrical event that lasted …
Last week I had a couple friends over to watch the first episode of The Mandalorian. We thoroughly enjoyed the feel, setting, tone, characters… well, everything about it. I excitedly watched the 2nd episode after I got out of work on Friday. Before watching I noticed that it was only 32 minutes…but at the end …
Shared universes. The new wave in movies and television which is, well, not so new. While the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has re-popularized the concept, it has existed before. Not just in comic books. The old classic, Universal Monsters such as the Mummy and the Werewolf and such had their universe. Then we had Toho’s …
GrandCon is always a pleasure to attend. It is a board games convention in Grand Rapids, MI and I’ve been involved since the first year when I ran games and volunteered at the event. Since the second year Nerd Chapel has been a presence at this con. The table is a place for people to …