Thursday, September 30, 2010

World War I, mechanical walkers, and VERY mixed-up animals

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Steampunk fits in to many different time periods.  Gail Carriger integrates it into Victorian-era London in the Parasol Protectorate series....
Monday, September 27, 2010

Manga Monday: A monkey-tailed boy, a turtle master, and a kid with no nose

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For many people in the US, their first exposure to anime was badly cut and censored Dragon Ball Z.  Even now, with the proliferation of Japa...
Sunday, September 26, 2010

What if the Civil War lasted 20 years...and had a few zombies too?

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The best thing about steampunk is that it’s not really a genre unto itself.  Good steampunk is just a backdrop to the rest of the story, an...
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Where the supernatural get a bit less super...

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Note:    Changeless   is the sequel to Soulless .   If you haven’t read it already, check out my review of Soulless  here .  Otherwise, read...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

A teen primer on urban fantasy

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Charles deLint is the grandfather of urban fantasy. Without him, the whole scope of modern-day fantasy would be changed. His Newford serie...
Monday, September 20, 2010

Manga Monday: A cute kitten realizes cabbage isn't tasty

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Note : Chi’s Sweet Home Vol. 2 is, of course, the sequel to Chi’s Sweet Home Vol. 1 .  If you want to read that review first, check it out ...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

After the Zombie Apocalypse, life goes on

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Most zombie stories take place during the initial outbreak.  That makes sense; action movies are based on action, after all, and normal huma...
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