Video game journalism (Warning:

(Warning for the humor impaired: the following post should not be taken at all seriously).
I know next to nothing about video games. I'm not good at playing them. I find  every control system confusing. No matter how many times I move the joystick, my character winds up moving in the wrong direction often in the middle of an important boss fight. This may explain why at out of the twenty or so  video game I have ever plaid, I have beaten roughly two.
I also don't keep track of gaming news. I really don't care. However, I have come to understand that many leading video game journalists have come under criticism for essentially being shills for the video game industry. Essentially, the journalists are alleged to be promoting games in exchange for under-the-table cash and other perks.
All of this leads me go believe that being a video game journalist would be the perfect job for me. Cash, prestige, and free stuff for basically saying nice things. Sign me up. I can heap on on praise with the best of them. "Mass Effect 4 is the best thing to happen to human civilization since the invention of the lightbulb, penicillin, and the Internet combined." See, I can say that without knowing anything about the game.  I don't even know if their actually going to make a Mass Effect 4. I'm not even entirely sure what a Mass Effect is.
In summary, if you need a shill with no integrity whatsoever, you know where to find one.

Cat yodeling

Tormenting small animals is always funny.

Name Change

Just posting to says that after much (five seconds worth) consideration that I have changed the name of  this blog to Unspeakable Horrors. This blog has never really just been about comics, but more about my rambling on whatever subject interested me at the moment --- so I've decided to change the name to reflect that.
There's not much else to this post so I'd thought I'd just post a video by Darkest of the Hillside Thicket to thank you for reading.

Review: The Punisher Armory # 2

For Christmas, this year I was lucky enough to receive several old comics for Christmas. Most of them were rather good but there were a few odd ones. And this copy of the Punisher Armory issue 2 was by far the oddest.
The Punisher Armory is not a traditional comic in any sense. Published in the early 90s, it is ostensibly a list of the wepons (and be weapons, I mean guns) Frank Castle, a.k.a. the Punisher uses to wage his one man war on crime. Theres no plot, no story, just a listing of guns.
But this is no Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe style listing. Instead, the comic ostensibly provides the Punisher's personal opinion on each of his guns. (I refuse to belive that this actually is the Punisher narrating. I just don't see him referring to another person as a "smart Johnny." To be fair , I don't believe that anyone born after 1910 has ever referred to another human being as a "smart Johnny").  Each gun is lovingly described with lengthy paeans to their shooting power and ammunition making sure to name check the gun manufacturer.  As a result, the comic plays out like a long gun advertisement.
Which leads one to ask who thought this was a good idea? I mean, no matter a person's stance on gun control, you have to admit that the Punisher is pretty much the poster boy for gun misuse. He shoots people, for God's sake, When I think of responsible use of weaponry, I don't think of the Punisher. This is pretty much the equivalent Camel Cigarettes making their new mascot an emphysema patient. Actually, come to think of it that sounds like a great idea. At least it would be truth in advertising.

I'm Baack

 After a long time away, I've decided to come back to blogging. It's hard to believe that its been two years since I updated. 
That's a lie. It's incredbily easy to believe that  it's been two years since I last updated. I could run though a list of excuses. I started attending law school. (Just like Mightygodking. Yes, I am blatantly name-dopping the name of a more popular blogger to skew Google search results, thank you for asking. Mightygodking. Mightygodking.  Mightygodking.)  I've been busy with other stuff. And, well, writing is hard and time consuming.
But here's the thing. Writing is something I want to do, both professionally and for my own pleasure and thats not going to happen unless I get off my butt and write something. Anything really.
That's why I've decided to start my blog up again. I'm have opinions on things and I am going to share them with you. Whether you want to hear them or not. Hell, especially if you don't want to hear them.
And I'd like to thank the people who have taken the time to check in on this site despite the lack of updates. I'm taking this as a sign that people are interested in what I have to say. Or alternately, they clicked on the wrong link. Either way works for me, really.  Happy NewYears and Mightygodking.

In Honor of Halloween

This is probably Alice Cooper's creepiest song. I recommend ignoring the video and just listening to the lyrics. Its much more unsettling that way.

More Creepy Commericals