This weekend’s the Toronto Comic Arts Fair plus the Pulp Show and Sale at Lillian H. Smith. Visit both and our friends from The Hand Eye Society at TCAF’s TIFF Nexus Comics vs. Games (trailer here). Hooray for the Toronto Public Library!
An armorer has some suggestions about balancing functionality, character and story in “fantasy armor and lady bits.”
7 Japanese women responsible for “some of the greatest games ever to ever grace the store shelves.”
At Monster Island Resort Podcast, Miguel talks horror in videogames and comics and interviews Joe Hill, writer of Locke & Key and many fine horror short stories and novels.
At his Invincible Super Blog, Chris Sims has some trouble with Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim and compares the game to Assassin’s Creed 3: Brotherhood and Fallout 3. “What’s the point of giving you an overwhelming amount of content when none of it matters?”
Becky Chambers breaks down the controversy around the ending of Mass Effect 3 in a spoiler-free, accessible and interesting article at The Mary-Sue.
Find t-shirts, mugs, totes and more at our new Guttermart location at Teepublic!
The Cultural Gutter 