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Olympos Review: The Beautiful People
Although I’ve maintained a moderate interest in Greek mythology since I was in elementary school, I’ve never cared to consume adaptations of said mythos that would place the stories in alternative settings or alter the stories themselves to create a… Read More ›
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First Squad – The Moment of Truth Review: World War Esper
World War II, so ingrained into the psyche of pop culture that even to this day we are still reading, playing, and watching media based on that time in world history (not just Coach Dunn’s 2A class). Recently, fellow writer,… Read More ›
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Children of the Blazing Fist’s New Tumblr is up!
We got ourselves a new Tumblr, so check it out for site updates and general cool stuff like things we find relating to past reviews. Think of it like a visual explosion of cool things we like in Manga, Film, Anime,… Read More ›
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List of Titles Shown at A-Kon 2014
Here is a list of all the titles and some extra information on what we covered at A-Kon 2014. For those cool people who are new to the site, we added hyperlinks to the specific titles that we have reviewed in… Read More ›
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Children of the Blazing Fist @ A-Kon 25!
We will be doing panels once again at this year’s A-Kon! Get ready for some updated and revamped versions of our usual panels and a completely brand new one. If you can come by the Hilton Anatole anytime between Friday… Read More ›
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A•TOMCAT Review: Yo Dog! Heard You Liked Meta!
Astro Boy, a beloved character spanning generations since his premier in 1952, is the flagship and most iconic of all of Osamu Tezuka’s creations. In high school, I had the luck of having fellow writer Franklin Raines as a… Read More ›
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God Hates Astronauts Review: Like Saga’s Louder Younger (Older?) Brother
My glorious plan to cover more Kickstarted (Indigogoed and etc., pick your favorite) comics as of late have hit a few snags. While I am not about to deeply ponder the Service Life Cycle of crowd funding, I believe enough… Read More ›
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Golgo 13: The Professional Review: Feur Frei!
Based on Takao Saitou’s long-running Golgo 13 manga, Golgo 13: The Professional was originally released in Japan in 1983. The film was directed by the late Osamu Dezaki. Dezaki, who was best known for directing a variety of classic anime,… Read More ›
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Panda! Go, Panda! Review: The Adventures of Mimiko Longstocking
A long time ago when I was in 1st grade, I was lucky to have a weekly Japanese class taught by a lovely woman who worked well with children. From what I remembered, we learned very basic things about… Read More ›
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Space Adventure Cobra (The Movie) Review: SPACE BUTTS…AND ARTSY VISUALS
We recently noticed that we had a ton of Discotek Media DVDs lying around waiting to be reviewed (as is a common problem, as you know). Thinking we could make a theme month out of it, we decided to turn April… Read More ›
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Another Guest Appearance on The Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast: Santa Sangre
I was once again on the Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast talking about what I feel is one of the greatest movies ever, Santa Sangre. Yes, I butcher some Spanish. Yes, I force some jokes. Yes, I mumble my words. But… Read More ›
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Black Summer Review: Extremes and Extremities
Black Summer was written by English comic book writer Warren Ellis, known for the comics Transmetropolitan and Hellblazer, as well as novels like Crooked Little Vein. The comic was illustrated by Juan Jose Ryp, who also worked on Alan Moore’s… Read More ›
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The Book of Human Insects Review: More Like a Pesky Mosquito
Originally published in 1970, Osamu Tezuaka’s The Book of Human Insects ran in Akita Shoten’s Play Comic magazine along with other manga titles like Leiji Matsumoto’s Space Pirate Captain Harlock. Human Insects falls under Osamu Tezuka’s adult-oriented and gekiga-inspired 60’s-70’s… Read More ›