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It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done any FDM printing. Most recently I’ve been doing a lot of resin prints, thanks to machines like the ELEGOO Saturn 2 which came out earlier this summer. So I was pretty excited when ELEGOO sent me their latest printer, the Neptune 3 Pro. SLA vs FDM: The […]

Tales From Earth-6 #1 variant cover, via DC Comics. Tales From Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee #1 – Michael Uslan, Mark Waid, Stephanie Williams, Becky Cloonan/Michael W. Conrad, Kenny Porter, Collin Kelly/Jackson Lanzing, Zac Thompson, Meghan Fitzmartin, Steve Orlando, Jerry Ordway, Writers; Lee Weeks, Kevin Maguire, Belen Ortega, Pablo M. Collar, Karl Mostert, Juan […]

Well, it’s that time again, when the Earth approaches that point in its orbit that we’ve arbitrarily associated with an end and a beginning. But just because it’s an imaginary line doesn’t mean we aren’t affected by tradition, right? As always, we’re taking a look back at our 2022 reading resolutions and comparing to the […]

When I was young, I loved to create things with building blocks. Of all the structures I built, I probably built more castles than any other. However, medieval castles are basically just walls and towers–not very comfortable places to live. Within these castles or outside of them, most of the people lived and worked in […]

Are you planning some family get-togethers and still need a couple of fun party games to play? If so, Sounds Fishy and Chicken vs Hot Dog from Big Potato Games are worth grabbing on those last-minute shopping trips. What Are Sounds Fishy and Chicken vs Hot Dog? Sounds Fishy is a party game for 4-10 players, ages […]

New Wave Toys is best known for their 1/6-scale replica arcade cabinets, like the Atari Missile Command xReplicade machine that I recently reviewed. But the company’s love of 80’s nostalgia doesn’t stop at the arcade. They also make two different size replicas of the 1981 “King of Boomboxes”, which also function as bluetooth speakers. New […]

Curse Breaker has been sitting on my review pile for far too long. It’s an “adventure gamebook,” the like of which is why I’m sitting here writing these words now. My entry to geekdom was via Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone’s Fighting Fantasy books. Curse Breaker is a direct descendant of these books and with additional tricks like […]

Ever since I was young and began building my own designs with building bricks, many of my creations were based on real-life military vehicles such as tanks. Of course, since the bricks were fairly basic, they did not really look like the real thing. However, in my mind, they were great. Fast forward a few […]

The Pain Tourist is not my usual reading fare. It was sent to me by indie publisher Orenda Books after I’d reviewed two other books for them—two of my favorite books of the year, The Book of Daves and The Rabbit Factor. The Pain Tourist is a crime novel and a little darker than most of the books […]

Drivers sit in their vehicles which have been designed for only one thing–driving fast with as much control as possible. As they rev their engines, their minds are focused on their starting position and the first corner. Can they pass some of the cars ahead of them and get onto the racing line before that […]

Grogu and the Mandalorian have arrived at Vera Bradley with the latest in Vera’s Limited Edition Star Wars line. With four different patterns, including a holiday variation, this is the collection you are looking for.  What Makes Vera Bradley Stand Out? Vera Bradley is an affordable designer that has bags for the everyday person. Many […]