Boxed Culture: Hidden Agendas

Hidden Agendas This weekend Aeither.net co-writer Cait posted on Facebook about Cthulhu, our glorious savior, and his influence on board games. It was a funny Dork Tower comic about how Cthulhu’s ability to be Integrated into any game making the game more fun. Cait very much dislikes Game of Thrones: […]

Graphic Reviews: Tyson Hesse’s Diesel

After the dark, occasionally creepy and disturbing tones of Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham and Superman: Red Son, it seemed like  this week was a perfect time for something fun and silly. This week, I’m taking a look at a wonderful, indie steampunk story called Tyson Hesse’s Diesel. […]

A Bard’s Eye View: 70,000 Tons Preview (Part One)

70,000 Tons of… Oh my God, Holy shit Part I It’s February now but little do you know that I was actually writing this as early as 13 January 2016!  That’s right, I was so excited about this that I wanted to get an extra head start.  By now, I […]

Graphic Reviews: Superman Red Son

I have long been a fan of superheroes but I have always found that one in particular has never been my cup of tea: Superman. While I will gleefully read stories that have me diving into Gotham with Batman, going on mythic adventures with Wonder Woman or planet hopping with […]

A Bard’s Eye View: Borknagar – Winter Thrice

Winter Thrice Examining the latest Borknagar album Well, it’s been four years and that’s about how long I wait for a new album from a band before I start freaking out.  Following up a stellar performance from the recording of Urd, Vintersorg, Vortex, and the rest of the gang have […]

Digital Beard Stroking: Extending Efficacy

Extending Efficacy We, as physical beings, can interact with the world around us.  The extent to which we can do so, our efficacy, is a product of our bodies, our tools, our circumstances and our cleverness in applying those things.  One of the great, unending struggles in humanity is extending […]

Boxed Culture: Drawn Out Theme

Drawn Out Theme I just got my Kickstarter pledge from Mr. B Games for the game called Posthuman. This is a fantastic game about surviving a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland in a journey to find the last bastion of humanity called The Fortress. The game takes a bit of time to play […]