It’s nitpicker time, again, kiddies! Yep, our next Christmas playlist is none other than Ichabod’s, and if anybody remembers Ichabod’s regular character soundtrack, you know that means this one will be a bit… esoteric. Heck, just knowing anything about Ichabod in general will tell you that his tastes are a bit on the ...
2022-12-04 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Since this year has wound up being all about Avatar, or at least this December has, it’s only right to kick things off with everybody’s favorite indestructible repository of knowledge. When I first put together Avatar’s soundtrack, I tried to concoct a blend of 70s Disco-Pop, modern JPop, and those kitchy early synth al...
2022-12-02 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm not gonna lie, the most thought and effort I put into this whole page involved deciding which of the mascots ought to be playing Scooby.
What's extra funny is, as omnipresent as the jokes may be, I never really liked Scooby Doo as a kid. I was always more of a Jetsons kid.
2022-12-01 12:32:40 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s been a while since I last did a Far Out There Character Soundtrack because, well, I’d frankly run out of Far Out There characters I could do soundtracks for. But OF COURSE I’d go and find a way to bring the idea back and have that idea be Christmas-related! I’ve often half-jokes about how much I wish there could ...
2022-12-01 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Papas Fritas are a really tough band to summarize beyond “late 90s Indie Pop,” because they kind of played whatever. From the Garage Rock of “Sing About Me” to the Psychedelia of “Hey Hey You Say” to the slinky pseudo-Jazz of the song in question: “Way You Walk,” Papas Fritas were all over the place. That’s ...
2022-11-30 03:49:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Somehow, there's no way it could have been anyone else
2022-11-27 22:14:16 +0000 UTC View Post
It's rare for Jenna to run into somebody that the universe craps on more than her
2022-11-27 22:09:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Admittedly, it doesn't actually happen all THAT often... but when it does happen, it happens MANY times in very short succession.
There was probably a more meta joke to be made about the copy of the Claire Bible being doodled on to prevent a satisfying conclusion mirroring the decline of quality in the Slayers franchise...
2022-11-24 02:49:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Just for the record, I did go check. Kira's apparently not in the books, but was a new invention for the anime. So somebody made the deliberate decision to incorporate this embodiment of... certain otaku preferences into a show that, up to this point, had never had any characters who looked like this. I'm ju...
2022-11-16 16:23:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, you're seeing this right. I've still somehow got leftover content from a weekend where I freely admit to going off and finding any excuse to NOT be at the event I was supposed to be covering.
And yes, it is actually VERY out of the ordinary for me to not pre-register if I'm afforded the opportunity to do so. ...
2022-11-12 18:35:23 +0000 UTC View Post
...and I've lived in Washington DC. Supply your own punchline here. Or don't. It was already hard enough to wrote a comic about an episode talking about political intrigue ON ELECTION WEEK and come up with a joke that would actually be worth reading outside of that limited context. No offense, but I don't ha...
2022-11-09 13:39:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I mean, it obviously helps that the animators clearly gave the dude a ton of wrestling moves, never mind the costume he's in this time around. But still, you get what I'm saying, right?
Also, I must confess that, despite confirmably being a mean-spirited jerk who's even seen this episode before, I still felt sorry...
2022-11-02 23:31:08 +0000 UTC View Post
And with this, we reach the end. Corman’s last Poe film, and the end of the cycle. Yes, more adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe would hit theaters after this, many coming from American International and some even featuring Vincent Price, but this is where the Roger Corman set ends. And I’m sorry to say the series does NOT go ...
2022-10-28 17:55:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Clearly, everybody in this situation lives a VERY healthy life.
2022-10-27 00:37:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Frankly, I'm surprised Chairman Kaga DIDN'T wear those giant shoulder pads at one point.
Also, it didn't occur to me that, while I personally wasn't introduced to Iron Chef until it was airing on Food Network around 2000, the show actually debuted on Japanese TV in 1993, three whole years BEFORE Slayers Nex...
2022-10-26 05:35:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Last time, I talked about The Haunted Palace, a movie I think is legitimately one of Roger Corman’s best Poe films, but one I have trouble enjoying on a personal level because I tend to watch all the movies chronologically, so by the sixth movie things start to feel samey. Now we have Masque of the Red Death 2022-10-24 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Well folks, it’s that time again. Time for me to prove to nobody in particular that I still know how to RAWK. This month’s song is by White Wizzard, a 2010’s-era throwback to 1980’s-era Heavy Metal. The band consisted/consists of bass player Jon Leon and whatever random assortment of guitarists and drummers can avoid ...
2022-10-23 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
When confronted by a large mechanical device, there is at least a 70% chance Stilez will tear the top off of it... but only a 20% chance of it being because she realizes there might actually be something inside.
2022-10-22 17:44:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Did this page come out late because I needed to do a deep dive into the lore of both Slayers AND Warhammer and cross-reference all the stuff about The Warp to make sure this joke is consistent with the canon of both franchises? ...no, I just got distracted with other things. But I really did go poking around some ...
2022-10-20 18:48:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, first things first: I legitimately think The Haunted Palace is neck and neck with The Pit and The Pendulum as Roger Corman’s best Poe film. It strikes the creepy haunted house vibe better than any of the other films, the plot is relatively straightforward and easy to follow, and it provides Vincent P...
2022-10-20 10:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve already addressed the inherent challenge in trying to adapt Edgar Allen Poe to feature film, namely that the filmmaker is inevitably stuck having to add new stuff to stretch out the original, brief source material. With that in mind, I ask you honestly: how on Earth would YOU try to get a whole movie out of “The Rave...
2022-10-17 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I have no idea if Roger Corman was deliberately trying to atone for doing one Poe adaptation without Vincent Price by following up with a package of MULTIPLE adaptations featuring him all at once, but that’s what we ended up getting with Tales of Terror. If you’re struggling to remember which Edgar Allan Poe stor...
2022-10-14 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This being anime we're talking about, it's a legitimate question if the first two might actually have been deliberate references... or at least sneaky theft. Again, this is anime, the line between the two are thin to non-existent.
The third one, though... Okay, Batman & Robin didn't come out until the...
2022-10-12 07:28:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Last time, I said if you’re not looking to plow through all of Corman’s Poe cycle in order, you’re better off starting with The Pit and the Pendulum than that actual first film, House of Usher. Doubling down on that, if you’re not REALLY dedicated to watching each and every film in the series, Th...
2022-10-10 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, last time I warned that, if you aren't already set on watching the whole cycle in chronological order no matter what, I don’t think House of Usher is a good place for you to start watching Corman's Poe cylce. If you just want to jump right in at watch a strong, memorable offering, I highly advise starting out...
2022-10-07 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in case anyone was afraid I might not keep doing actual patron-exclusive content while the free Halloween stuff was coming out.. that's fair, given how frequently I just forget to do stuff.
Speaking of forgetting, at first I was going to have a little chibi Amelia in the background complaining about Lina... being L...
2022-10-06 01:29:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: I’m doing these reviews in chronological order, both because I like keeping things neat and organized, and also because I’m more focused on recounting my personal experiences and opinions than trying to recommend any of these films to somebody else. I watch these th...
2022-10-04 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve mentioned elsewhere that, for pretty much my entire formative years, Halloween was never a big deal for me. Part of that is from growing up in a good conservative Southern Baptist family that did do devil holidays like that (we had a Fall Festival at church, thank you very much!), but the main reason for me was that Ha...
2022-10-01 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
We finally know what both the big movie stars' faces look like! ...which would be more of a big deal if I knew how to draw more than five or six faces.
Also, I really shouldn't admit to drawing a page like this in a hurry, as it only draws attention to how much time has passed between this and the previous page, i...
2022-09-29 03:25:27 +0000 UTC View Post
...and it's sad, because the only kind of political allegory I actually like is the kind where the only message is "THIS IS ALL STUPID BOLLOCKS!" Unfortunately, I like piping hot bowls of seafood even more. For all the magic and slapstick, the thing about Slayers that really seems to stick with me the most is the ...
2022-09-28 20:38:08 +0000 UTC View Post
