I reviewed Twilight of the Gods by Scott Oden for Grimdark Magazine! This is the second book in the dark historical fantasy Grimnir Saga, about the last living orc in medieval Scandinavia. Book 3 arrives later this month!
My review of Conan - Lord of the Mount is up at Grimdark Magazine! It wasn’t quite the caliber of story I was hoping for given Stephen Graham Jones as author, but I think it was valuable as an experiment.
I reviewed Conan the Barbarian issue 4 for Grimdark Magazine. I had pretty mixed feelings about this, the conclusion of the first Titan Comics story arc!
I reviewed “Lord of a Shattered Land” by Howard Andrew Jones for Grimdark Magazine. An ultra-competent general from a destroyed nation will stop at nothing to free every single one of his enslaved countrymen from a cruel empire. Great new Sword & Sorcery!
I reviewed the Free Comic Book Day issue of Titan Comics’ new Conan the Barbarian series! The creative team has me excited and optimistic about this relaunch.
Got back into playing Colt Canyon this weekend and this morning a little. I loved it so much on Switch, I just put it on my Series X because it just went on sale for less than $5 (might still be on sale - seriously, try it, it's a killer roguelike). It's such a good game for quick runs. Now I have to unlock all the characters and weapons. It's a blast.
But over the weekend I couldn't stop thinking about og Diablo. I want to start up a new run of that sometime soon. Gonna try being a rogue (as I realized the other day I've never tried a rogue in any Diablo game), although I'm kinda worried about some tough spots. I beat the game a couple years back for the first time (I played it a bunch as a kid but never beat it) using a warrior, after not being able to get anywhere as a sorcerer. Especially the Butcher fight, that's a brutal early one it's easy to get stuck on if your character isn't strong enough. Best thing about og Diablo though, it's the only Diablo you can save anywhere. That's the best way to beat it, too. Just keep portaling back to town and healing/restocking.I had all my inventory just lying on the ground in town, since there's no stash. 🤣