Sam Reader, Antiochean Pope
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A useless hanger-on in horror (they/them/she/her)
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There actually was a comic that answered these questions, but most superhero fans hated it and then it gave rise to Mark Millar, who didn't bother to understand it was answering questions at all and leaned hard into sadomasochism, edginess, and a villain named "Three Willy Seth."
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
There actually was a comic that answered these questions, but most superhero fans hated it and then it gave rise to Mark Millar, who didn't bother to understand it was answering questions at all and leaned hard into sadomasochism, edginess, and a villain named "Three Willy Seth."
For those wondering, the graphic was made with a picture of the Hampton Roads Embassy Suites on the morning of Halloween.
Here's the more visually noisy version:
Here's the more visually noisy version:
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
For those wondering, the graphic was made with a picture of the Hampton Roads Embassy Suites on the morning of Halloween.
Here's the more visually noisy version:
Here's the more visually noisy version:
Might as well, right?
November 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Might as well, right?
And, god, what should #5 be to show I'm not a basic bitch and actually do have some Video Game Hipster chops? OH RIGHT
5) Idol Manager - There is no honor here. There is joy, but there is also a lot of pain. This is the game that they contemplated on the Tree of Woe.
5) Idol Manager - There is no honor here. There is joy, but there is also a lot of pain. This is the game that they contemplated on the Tree of Woe.
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
And, god, what should #5 be to show I'm not a basic bitch and actually do have some Video Game Hipster chops? OH RIGHT
5) Idol Manager - There is no honor here. There is joy, but there is also a lot of pain. This is the game that they contemplated on the Tree of Woe.
5) Idol Manager - There is no honor here. There is joy, but there is also a lot of pain. This is the game that they contemplated on the Tree of Woe.
4) Stellaris - oh wow the culture fan likes stellaris what a shock
Standing in for most narrative-generating strategy games, Stellaris understands that it isn't just about the galaxy as a whole, but will craft individual stories and random events based on single ships. On fleets. On leaders.
Standing in for most narrative-generating strategy games, Stellaris understands that it isn't just about the galaxy as a whole, but will craft individual stories and random events based on single ships. On fleets. On leaders.
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
4) Stellaris - oh wow the culture fan likes stellaris what a shock
Standing in for most narrative-generating strategy games, Stellaris understands that it isn't just about the galaxy as a whole, but will craft individual stories and random events based on single ships. On fleets. On leaders.
Standing in for most narrative-generating strategy games, Stellaris understands that it isn't just about the galaxy as a whole, but will craft individual stories and random events based on single ships. On fleets. On leaders.
3) Faith: The Unholy Trinity - A lot of these are gonna be standing in for "favorite genre" type things and I'm sorry for that, but Faith stands out in retro-horror as a game that uses its limitations for the medium. I have felt more tense and scared playing this dinky-ass little adventure than
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
3) Faith: The Unholy Trinity - A lot of these are gonna be standing in for "favorite genre" type things and I'm sorry for that, but Faith stands out in retro-horror as a game that uses its limitations for the medium. I have felt more tense and scared playing this dinky-ass little adventure than
2) Disco Elysium - You will hear people say that Disco Elysium is "definitely about" something or has a "blatant (x) message." This is because they played the game a certain way and made certain choices.
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
2) Disco Elysium - You will hear people say that Disco Elysium is "definitely about" something or has a "blatant (x) message." This is because they played the game a certain way and made certain choices.
1) Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines sets you as a fledgeling vampire who is set upon by an entire city. The level-up and quest system doesn't simply act as progression, but also serves to discuss how much empathy and morality you extend to people when the consequences are lessened.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
1) Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines sets you as a fledgeling vampire who is set upon by an entire city. The level-up and quest system doesn't simply act as progression, but also serves to discuss how much empathy and morality you extend to people when the consequences are lessened.
And the cover of the reissue:
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
And the cover of the reissue:
Probably because they adapted a bunch of the text, but didn't preserve the harrowing illustrations from the text:
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Probably because they adapted a bunch of the text, but didn't preserve the harrowing illustrations from the text:
One of the GOATs did.
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
One of the GOATs did.
Was looking at something else and holy FUCK was the cast of Odd Thomas stacked:
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Was looking at something else and holy FUCK was the cast of Odd Thomas stacked:
Never were. I used to post this picture in the comments when my friends linked to them:
October 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Never were. I used to post this picture in the comments when my friends linked to them:
Aw, dammit, I wanted a copy of We Will Speak Again of the *Rad* Tower!
October 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Aw, dammit, I wanted a copy of We Will Speak Again of the *Rad* Tower!
This? I get this
October 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This? I get this
I think the franchise lost something in the adaptation to the screen.
October 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I think the franchise lost something in the adaptation to the screen.
Oh hey same hat!
September 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Oh hey same hat!
Post something random or have an awful October
September 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Post something random or have an awful October
That logo reminds me of this
September 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
That logo reminds me of this
ok bet
I'm gonna try adding a minimum of one word a day to this document. I might add more, but there will be one word a day. I have an idea of an idea of what I might write, but I wanna see how far I get on that one word.
I'm gonna try adding a minimum of one word a day to this document. I might add more, but there will be one word a day. I have an idea of an idea of what I might write, but I wanna see how far I get on that one word.
September 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
ok bet
I'm gonna try adding a minimum of one word a day to this document. I might add more, but there will be one word a day. I have an idea of an idea of what I might write, but I wanna see how far I get on that one word.
I'm gonna try adding a minimum of one word a day to this document. I might add more, but there will be one word a day. I have an idea of an idea of what I might write, but I wanna see how far I get on that one word.
I wasn't aware Sergio Aragonés was dead.
September 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I wasn't aware Sergio Aragonés was dead.